Americans Scott Lipsky of Merrick, N.Y. & Rajeev Ram of Englewood, Colo. defeated Rohan Bopanna of India & Kristof Vliegen of Belgium to win the Atlanta Tennis Championships Doubles Title. After winning the first set 6-3, Lipsky & Ram dropped the second, losing in a tie-break 7-4. The third set was decided by a 10-point…
TC Entertainment and The Event Group have announced "A Special Evening With Andre Agassi," a once in a lifetime public event to be held on Thursday, Sept. 2 in New York City at The Town Hall, located at 123 West 43rd Street, at 8:00 p.m. Agassi’s appearance will coincide with this year’s U.S. Open to…
Tennis Channel, the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle, will carry nine Olympus U.S. Open Series tournaments this summer, offering viewers nearly 80 hours of high-definition action from the six-week series that leads to the U.S. Open in August. In addition to prime-time Sunday doubles finals, the…
The USTA has announced that Grand Marnier Liqueur has entered into a partnership with the USTA to become an official sponsor of the Olympus U.S. Open Series. Grand Marnier will also sponsor seven Olympus U.S. Open Series events, including the Atlanta Tennis Championships, Farmers Classic, Bank of the West Classic, Mercury Insurance Open, Western &…
MSG Plus and StarGames have announced that it will launch a new program this summer called “World of Tennis, presented by BNP Paribas.” The eight-week series will take an inside look at the sport, from the professional tours to the history of the game. The magazine-style show will debut on Tuesday, July 13 at 7:30…
James Blake was in action at Sportime Stadium on Randall’s Island in New York on Wednesday night as the Boston Lobsters were in town to face the Sportimes in World TeamTennis action. The Sportimes came in to the match undefeated, but Blake was too much for them on this night. He swept his matches, winning…
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of Spain and France’s Davis Cup quarterfinal competition in Clermont-Ferrand, France, this weekend. The meeting will consist of two singles matches on Friday, July 9, at 7:00 a.m. ET, followed by the doubles match Saturday, July 10, at 8:00 a.m. ET. Tennis Channel’s coverage concludes with the remaining singles…
The 2010 Wimbledon men’s finals are set as Tomas Berdych will face Rafael Nadal this Sunday in the men’s finals. Berdych continued his winning ways on Friday, this time upending Novak Djokovic, ranked third in the world, 6-3 7-6 (11-9) 6-3. The 12th-ranked Berdych continued his Wimbledon dominance en route to the finals, fresh off his 6-4,…
The International Tennis Hall of Fame will present the highest honor available in tennis to seven legends of the game on Saturday, July 10 at 12:30 p.m. The Induction Ceremony will take place on the historic grass courts of Bill Talbert Center Court at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I. The Class…
The women’s final of the 2010 Wimbledon is set, as top-seeded Serena Willams will face Russia’s Vera Zvonareva. Zvonareva advanced to her first Grand Slam final after rallying to defeat unseeded Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria, 3-6, 6-3 6-2 in today’s first semifinal. The momentum swung the Russian’s way after she broke Pironkova midway through the second set…