Tennis Hall of Famer, native New Yorker and former world number one-ranked player John McEnroe has announced that Nike has agreed to become the first official corporate partner of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy, which will open in mid-September at the new $19 million Sportime at Randall’s Island in New York City. Nike will be…
Donnay, the 100-year-old tennis brand, has announced the introduction of a new product line for the U.S. market called the X-series. Based on patented technology called “XeneCore”, nine models will be offered: X-Black 94, X-Black 99, X-Blue 94, X-Dark Red 94, X-Red 94, X-Red 99, X-Orange 99, X-Yellow 99, and X-White 99. Distribution in the…
The USTA and Tennis Channel have announced that the network will present live broadcasts of the finals of the 2010 U.S. Open National Playoffs–Men’s and Women’s Championships. The men’s and women’s winners of the U.S. Open National Playoffs each receive a wild card entry into the 2010 U.S. Open qualifying draw. In addition to live…
For the second straight summer, four of Long Island’s most prestigious country clubs will be fielding professional tennis teams and playing for $10,000 in prize money along with the George Seewagen Cup in the Long Island Professional Tennis League (LIPTL). The four clubs are the Creek Club, Pine Hollow Country Club, North Hills Country Club…
In time for Wimbledon, AT&T and Tennis Channel have announced the addition of Tennis Channel to the U-verse TV lineup. Tennis Channel is available on channel 660 and channel 1660 (High Definition) in the AT&T U450 package, in addition to The Sports Package, with plans for expanded future distribution across multiple AT&T screens, including AT&T…
Tennis Channel, the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle, will debut, "Serena: My Journey to Africa," on Monday, June 7 at 8:00 p.m. ET. Far from the clay courts of Roland Garros and the grass courts of Wimbledon, this 30-min. original program chronicles American tennis icon Serena Williams’…
Tennis Channel, the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle, has re-signed French Open and U.S. Open announcer Ted Robinson, extending his role with the network through 2013. The Emmy Award-winning sportscaster is currently on the air in Paris in the play-by-play role he has held since the…
The year is 1987. Ronald Reagan is president and country club tennis is flourishing on the South Shore of Long Island. American tennis players, such as John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Chris Evert and Tracy Austin, solidify tennis as part of the American landscape. South Shore golf and tennis country clubs, Inwood, Seawane, Woodmere and Middle…
Tennis Channel, the television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle, will provide a portion of its advertising inventory to Google TV Ads’ system, effective immediately. The arrangement makes the network the first single-sport channel inventory partner of the three-year-old online-based television platform. Tennis Channel will have the opportunity to develop…
racquetTune, an easy and inexpensive way for tennis players to check that their racquet is correctly strung, has been released as an application for the Apple iPhone and iTouch devices. A couple of taps on the strings and racquetTune displays the tension with high accuracy. It is fun, runs on one of the hottest devices…