Professional Tennis
American teenager Amanda Anisimova notched a massive victory over Petra Kvitova at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. on Sunday night, knocking out the eighth-seeded Czech 6-2, 6-4. “I’m still in shock,” the 16-year-old said afterwards. “She’s the best player I have ever played, and it was the biggest court I have…
Playing in her first match back on the WTA Tour since last year’s Australian Open, Serena Williams got her comeback off to a winning start with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. on Thursday. “It was incredible,” said Serena. “It’s been over a…
International Tennis Hall of Famer and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Gigi Fernandez will return as head coach for the New York Empire, the team announced on Tuesday. Fernandez, a winner of 17 Grand Slam doubles titles during a career that spanned from 1983 to 1997, is the only female coach currently in World TeamTennis….
More than 3,700 attendees came out for the New York Tennis Expo on Feb. 10 at NYCB Live, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in the largest event of its kind in the country. This marked the fifth New York Tennis Expo, the first held in conjunction with a professional tournament. This year’s…
A week after reaching the first ATP quarterfinals of his career on Long Island at the New York Open, young American Frances Tiafoe won the first tour-level title of his career by capturing the title at the Delray Beach Open with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Germany’s Peter Gojowczyk in Sunday’s final. “I…
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov came back from a set down to beat American Jared Donaldson 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4 in the Delray Beach Open second round on Thursday. “It’s definitely a confidence builder for me,” Shapovalov said of being able to come through in three sets. “I’m trying to get a little momentum [on my season]…
When local tennis prodigy Noah Rubin discovered that the inaugural New York Open would take place at NYCB LIVE home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, he was blown away. “I came to Islanders games my whole life here.” Noah told New York Tennis Magazine. “This is eight minutes from my home. It’s incredible.”…
Merrick, Long Island native Scott Lipsky and partner Divij Sharan moved into the Delray Beach Open quarterfinals on Wednesday, defeating recent New York Open finalists Wesley Koolhof and Artem Sitak 7-6, 6-2. “We’ve played five or six tournaments together. We won one, and got to a final in another,” Lipsky said of the partnership….
As top-seed Kevin Anderson and second-seed Sam Querrey squared off in the New York Open final on Sunday, the tournament’s finale was sure to be an exciting one. With mirroring styles and Querrey slightly leading the career head-to-head 8-7, there was little doubt that this chapter would go the distance. The two did not…
The singles final for the inaugural New York Open is set, and it will be the tournament’s top two seeds, Kevin Anderson and Sam Querrey, respectively, who will square off on Sunday. Anderson raced out to a huge lead against Kei Nishikori in the semifinals on Saturday night at NYCB LIVE home of the…