ATP Weekend Recap: Auger-Aliassime Wins First Career ATP Title

Feb,14,2022
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
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,”...Read more

WTA Weekend Recap: Kontaveit Wins St. Petersburg Title

Feb,14,2022
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit won her 20 th 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,”...Read more

Mythbusters: Not All Coaching Advice is Based on Facts, But You Should Certainly Believe In Your Coach...Part Three

Feb,11,2022
  | By Ricky Becker
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...Read more

Junior Player Spotlight: Abigail Eisenberg, Generation Next Tennis

Feb,11,2022
  | By Brian Coleman
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...Read more

LITM's Literary Corner: Mother Deuce: Tennis Etiquette and the Rules of the Game

Feb,11,2022
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
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...Read more

Saturday Night Social

Feb,09,2022
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
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...Read more

World No. 25 Dimitrov, Aussie Open Junior Champ Kuzuhara Receive Wild Cards to Delray Beach Open

Feb,09,2022
  | By Press Release
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...Read more

Tip of the Week: Use a Wide Stance and Stay Low

Feb,08,2022
  | By Steve Annacone
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...Read more

ATP Challenger Tour Announces 2022 Carvana Arizona Tennis Classic

Matteo Berrettini, currently ranked sixth in the world, won the Arizona Tennis Classic in 2019.
Feb,08,2022
  | By Press Release
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), the governing body of men’s professional tennis, is pleased to announce the return of the Arizona Tennis Classic now called the “Carvana Arizona Tennis Classic” after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. Running from March 14 through March 20, the...Read more

Height of the Sportsmanship Bar

Feb,07,2022
  | By Barbara Wyatt
We are still scratching our heads. The USTA match was scheduled for a 5:15 p.m. start. The host team booked a court prior for an extra warm-up. With only one available court, the host team will use it from 4:00 to 4:45 p.m., then provide the final half hour to the visiting team. Or, they work all...Read more

Stop The Conversation to End Tennis Frustration

Feb,03,2022
  | By Steven Kaplan
Faulty second serves, shaky volleys, careless ground strokes and anger over bad line calls may rob us of many points. However, none of these are the primary cause of why most points are lost. Our mistakes are not as costly to us as are our negative reactions to our mistakes. For most players, more...Read more

The Top Ten Tennis Tips of All-Time: Part One

Dealing with the media is one of the many aspects of life on the professional tour that can cause anxiety for players.
Feb,02,2022
  | By Dr. Tom Ferraro
In order to win on the courts, there are many skills one must have. After working with professional athletes and coaches for thirty five years in the fields of tennis, golf, soccer, football, baseball and more, I’ve learned that there are ten secret ingredients to winning in tennis. Over the next...Read more

Tip of the Week: Play Points in the Match Like a Rally

Feb,01,2022
  | By Steve Annacone
Very often, a match situation can change the way we hit the ball. When a tennis player is put in a competitive situation, the tendency is to immediately prioritize, "How can I win the point, the game, the set or the match?" Unfortunately, many of the things that happen when using this idea tend to...Read more

2022 Australian Open Recap: Nadal Comes Back to Win 21st Major Title

Rafael Nadal won his record-setting 21st major title at the Australian Open on Sunday.
Jan,31,2022
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Prior to the start of the 2022 Australian Open, the general consensus was that a player on the men’s side would be in line to win his record-setting 21st Slam title. While the consensus was it would be nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic, but instead on Sunday, it was Spain’s Rafael...Read more

2022 Australian Open Recap: Barty Beats Collins to Win Third Major Title

Ash Barty became the first Australian woman to win the Australian Open since 1978.
Jan,31,2022
  | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Let the Barty Party begin. Australia’s Ashleigh Barty completed her dominant two-week run in Melbourne and captured the Australian Open title, defeating American Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-6(2) on Saturday. The win gives Barty her third career Slam title, and she becomes the first Australian woman to...Read more