Guests attending The Legends Ball on Friday, Sept. 10 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City will rub elbows with tennis legends and industry leaders, honor the greats of the game and have the opportunity to support the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum by participating in a live and silent auction featuring…
Before Roger Federer and Venus Williams took the court for their respective evening first round matches, the Opening Night Ceremonies were held to officially kick-off the 2010 U.S. Open. Celebrating the theme of "Dream, Succeed and Inspire," this year’s Opening Night Ceremony was hosted by Christiane Amanpour included tributes to four remarkable individuals who have overcome…
On Monday, Aug. 30, 24 junior players from across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were awarded for their outstanding performance in tournaments this year at USTA Eastern’s Annual Junior Awards Gala. The gala honored juniors, ages 12 to 18, who have excelled in sectional tournaments and traveled across the country to represent the Eastern…
The sun was out and the fans swarmed to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Day One of the 2010 U.S. Open. While the day was filled with a bunch of close and thrilling matches, there were no major upsets. On the men’s side, Lleyton Hewitt was the first seed to fall, as…
City Parks Foundation’s annual CityParks Tennis Benefit, co-chaired by Billie Jean King and John McEnroe, and hosted by Mary Carillo will be held Tuesday, Aug. 31 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The event raises important funds for CityParks Tennis, a free youth instructional program that serves more than 8,000 children in…
Kids swarmed the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Saturday, Aug. 28 and they were treated to many forms of fun throughout the day from the world of tennis to the hottest pop stars. Around the grounds, there were many hosted activities, including face painting, a speed serve area, a Quick…
As this issue of Long Island Tennis Magazine goes to press, Beach Tennis USA is gearing up for its sixth annual National Championship. The season-ending tournament will once again be held on Riverside Boulevard in Long Beach, N.Y. on Labor Day Weekend (Sept. 4-5). Juniors, amateurs and pros will compete for beach tennis bragging rights, as…
In weekend action at the 2010 U.S. Open Qualifiers … on Friday, Aug. 27, American Ryan Harrison qualified into his first U.S. Open main draw, and Robert Kendrick took one step closer to earning a spot in the men’s singles draw after winning their matches on Day 4 of the U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament. Harrison, 18,…
On Friday night, Aug. 27th, KIm Clijsters tried out a new sport … baseball! The 2009 U.S. Open winner threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Citi Field before the Mets took on the Houston Astros. Clijsters overcame some jitters in trying out a new sport and threw a perfect strike to Mets catcher Henry…
First round action of the 2010 U.S. Open begins today, Monday, Aug. 30 at 11:00 a.m. at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Some of the sport’s top stars will be in action Monday, including Venus Williams, who takes on Italian Roberta Vinci at 7:00 p.m.; Kim Clijsters, who takes on Hungarian Greta…