Professional Tennis
The main draw of the New York Open got underway on Monday with a number of Americans taking to the black courts inside NYCB LIVE home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. One of those Americans was Ryan Harrison, who held off a late surge from compatriot Donald Young to notch a 6-3, 7-6(4)…
The first competitive action of the inaugural New York Open took place on Sunday at NYCB LIVE home of The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, highlighting by the evening’s Opening Night Premiere which brought star power to the tournament’s debut. The qualifying draw of tournament kicked off during the day and gave way to the…
Japan’s Kei Nishikori captured the RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas this past weekend, downing American Mackenzie McDonald 6-1, 6-4 in the final on Saturday. Nishikori, who is still working his way back from injuries, lost in the first-round of an ATP Challenger event two weeks ago. He responded this past week in Dallas to…
2018 Australian Open boys’ singles champion, Sebastian Korda (pictured below), has been awarded a wildcard into the New York Open’s main draw, which will run from February 10-18 at NYCB LIVE home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The 17-year-old Korda is the fifth American to win the Australian Open boys’ singles title and the third…
The 2018 Australian Open came to a close this weekend with two edge-of-your-seat men’s and women’s singles finals as each went the distance, with one player claiming his 20th Grand Slam title, and another winning her first. On Saturday, Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki captured the first major title of her fantastic career with a thrilling…
Josh Ripple is the Tournament Director of the New York Open and was integral in moving the tournament from Memphis to New York. Long Island Tennis Magazine sat down with Josh to talk about the tournament making its move to Long Island and what the future holds for the newest ATP World Tour event. …
Roger Federer advanced to the seventh Australian Open final of his career on Friday, but didn’t do so in the fashion he would have liked. The defending champion and 19-time Grand Slam winner held a 6-1, 5-2 lead against 21-year-old South Korean Hyeon Chung, before the tournament’s breakout star was forced to retire with…
Both Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki both advanced to the third major final of their careers on Thursday, but each did so in different fashions with contrasting semifinal matchups that saw Wozniacki through easy, while Halep battled through an epic match with former champion Angelique Kerber. Wozniacki took on 22-year-old Elise Mertens of Belgium…
Marin Cilic advanced to the third Grand Slam championship match of his career on Thursday, using precision and focus to defeat Great Britain’s Kyle Edmund 6-2, 7-6(4), 6-2 in the Australian Open semifinals. “I think overall, consistently, I’m playing better,” said Cilic. “I think I am performing better when you look at match after…
Angelique Kerber looked like the player that was once ranked No. 1 in the world on Tuesday as the 21st seeded German dismantled 17th seed American Madison Keys 6-1, 6-2 to advance into the Australian Open semifinals. “It’s always tough against Madison but I tried to just go out and play my game,” said…