Jessica Pegula is the highest remaining seed left in the Australian Open women’s singles draw, and the event’s lone American woman still alive in the tournament. Pegula reached her fifth major quarterfinal of her career on Sunday after defeating 20th seed Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic 7-5, 6-2. Pegula has reached the quarterfinals…
The American train continues to roll in Australia as Sebastian Korda ousted last year’s runner-up Daniil Medvedev 7-6(7), 6-3, 7-6(4) in stunning fashion on Friday. “It was an unbelievable match,” said Korda. “I kind of knew what I had to do. I stuck with it even when I was going up and down with…
In the early morning hours in Melbourne, Australia, Andy Murray delivered an inexplicable comeback over Thanasi Kokkinakis to reach the third round of the Australian Open. Murray notched his record 11th comeback from two-sets-to-love-down as he advanced with a 4-6, 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-2, 7-5 after five hours and 45 minutes. “It was unbelievable I…
Mackenzie McDonald scored the biggest win of his career on Wednesday as the American ousted an injured Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in the second round of the Australian Open. “I’m really happy with how I started that match,” McDonald said. “I thought I was playing really well, serving great, returning well too. I…
Thirty-one Americans (17 women, 14 men) are set to compete in the singles main draws of the Australian Open next week in Melbourne, leading all nations in men’s, women’s and total main draw singles players. Play begins on Sunday night ET, with Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Frances Tiafoe, Madison Keys and Danielle Collins all scheduled to play on Day 1. The…
The 2023 tennis season begins where it always does, on the other side of the world in Australia. While it isn’t exactly the first tournament to be played this year, the 2023 Australian Open is the first pivotal event of the tennis calendar as the best players in the world will gather in Melbourne,…
The United States won the first ever United Cup title on Sunday as the Americans clinched its victory over Team Italy in the first-ever year of the competition. The top-ranked American man, Taylor Fritz, sealed the deal for Team USA as he defeated Matteo Berrettini 7-6(4), 7-6(7) to give them an insurmountable 3-0 lead…
The world’s top two men’s tennis players will square off in a special one-night championship match when all-time tennis great Rafael Nadal visits Las Vegas for the first time to meet current world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in “THE SLAM: Nadal vs. Alcaraz,” hosted by MGM Resorts International. The event is scheduled for Sunday, March 5 inside the MGM…
Legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettieri passed away at his home in Florida on Sunday night at the age of 91. One of the pillars of tennis coaching over the last half-century, Bollettieri was a Hall of Fame coach who coached the likes of Andre Agassi and Monica Seles, as well as founding his own…
This article is the cover story for the November/December 2022 edition of Long Island Tennis Magazine. Click Here to read the full digital edition. In one of the most emotional sports scenes we have seen in quite some time, Roger Federer closed the curtain on his professional tennis career at the Laver Cup in…