MSG Networks today announced it will be airing live coverage of upcoming ATP and WTA tennis tournaments throughout the month of August. The network’s tennis broadcasts will feature live tournament action from the Citi Open in Washington, D.C., the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, the National Bank Open in Montreal/Toronto and the…
Har-Tru will sponsor the historic Citi Open® Tournament, held next week in Washington D.C.’s Rock Creek Park. The four-year arrangement provides the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center with new hard court surfacing for the event and Har-Tru clay court material for the community courts at the facility. The tournament has a deep and rich…
Six new members of the USTA Eastern Hall of Fame will be inducted later this summer, as the 35th annual Celebration will be held at The River Club on Friday, August 26. The 2022 class of the Hall of Fame includes: Nick Bollettieri Acclaimed tennis coach Billy Davis 11-time ATA National Champion Bob Davis…
World TeamTennis, the nation’s only professional, mixed-gender team tennis league, has announced that it is accepting expansion proposals from prospective ownership groups and markets that are interested in acquiring a WTT franchise. WTT, which played in single locations during the 2020 and 2021 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is also planning to return…
It is extremely important to get your first serve in and to get your return of serve in play. However, one of the keys to winning a tennis match is to get control of the point more often than your opponent. In addition to making your serve and return of serve, try to get the opponent…
There has been a lot of discussion and controversy in the tennis world lately over the need to adjust technique in accordance with front or cross eye dominance. Notably high profile coach, Patrick Mouratoglou has been outspoken on this topic and is an advocate of learning and modifying techniques based upon this technique. Specificity,…
What does it take to be the best? Or the fastest? Coolest? Strongest? This depends on innumerable factors, but most importantly: context. What if, however, achieving the best, is less important to most people than achieving, their best? Sky Kim, a South Korean tennis player, achieved a dream that so many young athletes share,…
Tennis and the real estate business; on the surface, these two things don’t have anything in common. But if you look closely, the ways to be successful in both of these fields often overlap. It takes dedication, discipline and confidence, and at their cores, they both require focusing on the process rather than results….
The USTA today released the men’s and women’s singles entry lists for the 2022 US Open. Click to view the full entry lists: Men’s Singles | Women’s Singles The United States leads all nations with 15 women and 13 men earning direct entry. The American women in the field include six-time singles champion Serena Williams, who entered with a…
Tennis professionals and coaches all have their own way of communicating. However, there are many words of wisdom coming from your instructors that have been repeated so many times, they get taken for granted and are often overlooked in a match situation. These can be your most helpful ideas out on the court when…