Entering Monday’s first round showdown with Argentina’s Guido Andreozzi, American Jack Sock had lost in the opening round at five of the last six Grand Slams. But the 18th seed from Lincoln, Neb. looked sharp on Court 17 of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Monday as he rolled past Andreozzi, 6-0,…
USTA Foundation, the national charitable arm of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), has announced that 39-time Grand Slam Champion and International Tennis Hall of Famer Billie Jean King, and host of ESPN’s morning show Get Up!, Mike Greenberg will co-host the 18th annual Opening Night Gala on Monday, Aug. 27, at the 2018 U.S….
In terms of grand openings, this one was fit for kings — or more appropriately, Queens — that surely left a number of legends of tennis and music and thousands of fans of both wondering just what the late Louis Armstrong would have thought to himself. The shimmering new Louis Armstrong Stadium was officially dedicated…
The inaugural New York Open brought professional tennis back to Long Island in exciting fashion earlier this year, and the ATP World Tour 250 tournament has announced its dates for next year. The 2019 NY Open will run from Feb. 9-17, 2019 at NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Anderson, Querrey…
The Long Island Tennis Challenge returned for its fifth year as more than 40 doubles teams came out to The Hamlet Golf & Country Club in Commack. The day began with pros from Sportime Kings Park giving a clinic which helped prepare the competitors for the start of play. The morning session was host…
A week before the best wheelchair tennis players competed in the annual Jana Hunsaker Memorial Tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, some of the tournament’s participants took part in a Wheelchair Tennis Exhibition at Old Westbury Golf and Country Club. The event gave the club’s members and their children and…
The John McEnroe Tennis Academy’s (JMTA) Long Island satellite location at Sportime Syosset will be hosting an open tryout, giving players an opportunity to earn full and partial scholarships for the 2018-19 year. The tryouts are open to players ages 6-16, and will be held on Sunday, June 17 at Sportime Syosset, located at…
The Port Washington varsity boys’ tennis team held its first Autism Awareness “Play with the Teachers” tournament at Paul Schreiber High School on Thursday. Each member of the team asked a teacher or administrator from the Port Washington School District to pair up and form a doubles team in the tournament. Parents went out…
Long Island Tennis Magazine’s 2018 Summer Series gets underway on Saturday, June 9 with the first installment of the 2018 Long Island Tennis Challenge at The Hamlet Golf and Country Club in Commack, N.Y. The event will consist of three divisions/levels of play, the Men’s Amateur, Women’s Amateur and Men’s Pro Division. The Men’s…
USTA Eastern and the Junior Tennis Foundation (JTF) inducted four extraordinary new members into the Eastern Hall of Fame Class of 2018 on Saturday, April 28, at the historic New York Athletic Club in Manhattan. Eastern legends David Benjamin, Lloyd Emanuel, Robert Kenas and Nadine Netter Levy were celebrated for their outstanding lifetime achievements…