Tennis Channel will explore five alternative tennis histories in the upcoming edition of countdown series, "Best of 5." Among the scenarios the fourth season’s latest episode, What Ifs, will consider: What If young number one Monica Seles had never been attacked by a deranged fan at the height of her dominance? The show will premiere Sunday,…
Just like the men in Montreal, the women have just gotten underway with the Rogers Cup which is taking place in Toronto, Canada. Just like the men again, all the top tier names such as world number one and defending champion Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, second ranked Kim Clijsters of Belgium, Russia’s Maria Sharapova and…
The first big summer tournament kicked off this past Monday in Montreal, Canada with the ATP 1000 Series Rogers Cup. All of the top tier players, including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, etc. would be playing in their first major tournament since Wimbledon. Yesterday, however, the tournament kicked off with a major…
The following is an excerpt from a recent Olympus U.S. Open Series conference call with world’s number one ranked women’s tennis player Caroline Wozniacki that Long Island Tennis Magazine participated in: How does the atmosphere in New York for the U.S. Open compare to other majors? Do you enjoy that atmosphere at the Open? I really think it’s a great…
In addition to being the number one-ranked player in the United States, Mardy Fish is currently number one in the Olympus U.S. Open Series Bonus Challenge men’s standings, having reached the finals of the first two events: Winning in Atlanta and with a runner-up finish Sunday in Los Angeles. The following is an excerpt from a recent Olympus U.S. Open…
Venus Williams has announced that she will be withdrawing from the Masters Series tournament in Toronto, Canada due to an illness. Venus explained that she had not been feeling well Sunday and decided to see a doctor where it was determined that she has a viral illness that will prevent her from playing . Venus…
This weekend at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. we saw the unexpected happen. By that, I mean unseeded Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic capturing the title, as he faced the number one seed, Gael Monfils of France, who was obviously favored going into the match. Two rain delays were not enough…
The 11th-seeded American John Isner got past his doubles partner and fellow American James Blake, 7-6 (0), 1-6, 7-6 (4) in Washington, D.C. in Thursday action at the Legg Mason Classic. Isner hit 13 aces and overcame 46 unforced errors, including seven double-faults, to beat Blake for the second time in a span of two weeks…
Yesterday at the Legg Mason Classic in Washington, D.C., we saw a bulk of matches held up due to rain delays. Despite the delays, play was eventually resumed in each of the scheduled matches of the day. First was the number four seed Jurgen Melzer of Austria going up against young American Donald Young in…
The following is an excerpt from today’s Olympus U.S. Open Series conference call with Roger Federer that Long Island Tennis Magazine participated in featuring Roger Federer of Switzerland, currently ranked number three in the world: You have won the U.S. Open five times from 2004-2008. Which of those tournaments stands out in your mind and why?…