The $15,000 Florida One-On-One Doubles Championships will be held at the historic St. Petersburg Tennis Center in St. Petersburg, Fl. on Saturday, May 7. The event will be filmed for a delayed broadcast on Florida’s premiere sports television network, Bally Sports Florida, the same network that airs the Tampa Bay Rays and Tampa Bay…
I have often mentioned that tennis has become a power game, basically at all levels. The equipment is better, the players are better, and the ball is going faster. This makes us want to try to hit the ball through our opponents. A better idea is to hit two or three deep shots at…
For the first time in his career, Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime has an ATP Tour title. Auger-Aliassime defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-2 to win the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Sunday. “It has not been the smoothest road since my first final three years ago,” said Auger-Aliassime. “It is an amazing…
Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit won her 20th straight match indoors on Sunday, outlasting Greece’s Maria Sakkari 5-7, 7-6(4), 7-5 to win the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy. “It was such a tough battle. I was behind in the score so many times that I couldn’t quite believe that I managed to pull that off,” Kontaveit told…
I present to you Part Three of a series. Click Here to read Part One Click Here to read Part Two There are many tennis strategies, techniques and theories that are debatable, presented as fact by coaches but that are, in fact, opinions. While good coaches feel strong in their convictions, there are many…
This fall, the St. Francis Prep girls’ tennis team captured the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) team championship. The Terriers put together a dominant season which saw the team go undefeated and claim not only the Long Island Catholic title, but the State Catholic title as well. To go undefeated, a team has…
Tennis can be a complicated game to learn. With a scoring system that goes from 15 to 30, to 40, it can sometimes be difficult to translate, especially to young kids. Author George Poppel has the answer with his book, Mother Deuce: Tennis Etiquette and Rules of the Game, published by Inprint Books. Through…
This past Saturday, players gathered at Sportime Roslyn for the second Courts & Cocktails event hosted by Grow Tennis New York, the 501c(3) non-profit organization of Long Island and New York Tennis Magazine. Players got out of the cold and inside to enjoy a night filled with tennis drills and games, catered food, and…
World No. 25 Grigor Dimitrov and 2022 Australian Open junior champion Bruno Kuzuhara have been given wild cards for the Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com’s 30th anniversary tournament that begins Friday. Dimitrov, an eight-time winner on the ATP Tour, receives entry into the main draw while the World No. 1 junior Kuzuhara (17) will play qualifying. In honor of the 30th…
I see many tennis players standing straight up and with their feet close together when standing in the ready position. Try keeping your feet at least shoulders width apart and knees bent. This will give you a much better chance of reacting quickly to your opponent’s shot. A wide stance improves your balance and…