Professional Tennis
The "Hit for Haiti Presented by Oracle" exhibition will feature a lineup of Grand Slam champions that includes Martina Navratilova, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Lindsay Davenport, Steffi Graf, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin. Proceeds from ticket sales and viewer contributions will support American Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti. The Tennis Channel will run…
The International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Tennis Federation have announced that Heinz Grimm of Switzerland is the 2010 recipient of the prestigious Golden Achievement Award. The Golden Achievement Award is given jointly by the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Tennis Federation. It is presented annually on a worldwide basis…
Sunday morning before a partisan crowd at Belgrade Arena John Isner took the second-ranked player in the world, Novak Djokovic to the brink, but came up just a bit short, falling in five sets, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-4. It was the clinching win for Serbia. Serbia defeated the U.S. 3-2 in the best-of-five first…
Recently, Long Island Tennis Magazine had the pleasure to take part in a teleconference with Ana Ivanovic who called in her from San Diego while practicing for her next tournament. Ana discussed many topics, including her appearance at the BNP Paribas Showdown at MSG. The following is an excerpt from our chat with Ana. The…
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the U.S. Davis Cup team’s first-round competition against Serbia in Belgrade this weekend, with comprehensive live and primetime telecasts this weekend. The meeting will consist of two singles matches on Friday, March 5, at 10:00 a.m. ET, followed by the doubles match Saturday, March 6, at 8:00 a.m….
Harrah’s Entertainment, Caesars Atlantic City and StarGames are proud to announce that tennis will be returning to Atlantic City’s historic Boardwalk Hall on April 10, 2010 with the first annual "Caesars Tennis Classic." The exhibition tournament will showcase four U.S. Open Champions and feature tennis legend Ivan Lendl’s first match since his 1994 retirement. Tickets…
The BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup took place on Monday night, March 1 at Madison Square Garden. A crowd of more than 11,700 got a chance to watch high quality tennis as some of the top players on the WTA Tour competed on Monday night. The unique format of the event…
The United States will take on Serbia in a tough first round Davis Cup matchup beginning today. The Americans will be counting on some of their young guns, as Jon Isner and Sam Querrey will be the two singles players for the U.S. This is the first time since 2000 that neither Andy Roddick or…
The International Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2010 was introduced on March 1st as part of Tennis Night in America in a ceremony held at the BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup at Madison Square Garden. In the Class of 2010, doubles stars dominate the Recent Player and Master Player categories,…
The top women in the world of tennis, including current world number one-ranked player Serena Williams, seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, 2009 U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters and 2009 French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, will face off in the one-night, single elimination $1.2 million BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup at…