Martina Hingis has announced her engagement to lawyer boyfriend, 38-year-old Andreas Bieri. Hingis a former world number one ranked women’s player, who won 43 tournaments in singles and 37 in doubles. She retired earlier in her career and then made a succesful comeback. However, things took a negative turn at the Wimbledon in 2007, as she…
Girls 16 Singles Final Round
Men’s National Team Rankings Administered by the ITA Rank Team 1 University of Virginia 2 University of Tennessee 3 Ohio State University 4 University of Texas 5 University of Southern California 6 UCLA 7 University of Florida 8 University of Kentucky 9 Stanford University 10 California 11 University of Georgia 12 University…
Sunday morning before a partisan crowd at Belgrade Arena John Isner took the second-ranked player in the world, Novak Djokovic to the brink, but came up just a bit short, falling in five sets, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-4. It was the clinching win for Serbia. Serbia defeated the U.S. 3-2 in the best-of-five first…
Recently, Long Island Tennis Magazine had the pleasure to take part in a teleconference with Ana Ivanovic who called in her from San Diego while practicing for her next tournament. Ana discussed many topics, including her appearance at the BNP Paribas Showdown at MSG. The following is an excerpt from our chat with Ana. The…
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the U.S. Davis Cup team’s first-round competition against Serbia in Belgrade this weekend, with comprehensive live and primetime telecasts this weekend. The meeting will consist of two singles matches on Friday, March 5, at 10:00 a.m. ET, followed by the doubles match Saturday, March 6, at 8:00 a.m….
Fourteen-time Grand Slam winner Pete Sampras, and James Blake have been added to the Caesars Tennis Classic at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on April 10, 2010. Sampras and Blake join Andy Roddick, Ivan Lendl, Mats Wilander and Marat Safin for the exhibition tournament that will be hosted by Venus Williams. The Classic will feature…
The USTA announced that it is awarding more than $34,000 in USTA Wheelchair Program Grants to 23 wheelchair tennis programs across the country for the second consecutive year. Two programs within the Eastern section received these grants. Grants were awarded to local organizations that promote and develop the growth of wheelchair tennis and use the…
Harrah’s Entertainment, Caesars Atlantic City and StarGames are proud to announce that tennis will be returning to Atlantic City’s historic Boardwalk Hall on April 10, 2010 with the first annual "Caesars Tennis Classic." The exhibition tournament will showcase four U.S. Open Champions and feature tennis legend Ivan Lendl’s first match since his 1994 retirement. Tickets…
The BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup took place on Monday night, March 1 at Madison Square Garden. A crowd of more than 11,700 got a chance to watch high quality tennis as some of the top players on the WTA Tour competed on Monday night. The unique format of the event…