April 22, 2013
By Emilie Katz
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin and tennis star Maria Kirilenko, are planning to get married. The Washington Capitals forward and two-time NHL MVP took to Twitter and announced: "We are engaged !!!!!!! )))))))))"
April 18, 2013
By Scoop Malinowski
Status: Former ATP Tennis Professional. Former French Open doubles champ. Currently serves as head coach of Syracuse University women’s tennis team.
April 17, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
World number one Novak Djokovic survived a second-round scare at the 2013 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, defeating Mikhail Youzhny 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Djokovic twisted his ankle a week earlier on Davis Cup duty for Serbia, and is lacking in match practice on clay, having been restricted to one hour a day in the lead-up to protect his ankle.
April 17, 2013
By David Cox
Most news stories on men’s tennis in the past two years have been scraping the thesaurus for new ways to eulogize the current state of the game. And fair enough, it’s undeniable that in Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, we are privileged to be witnessing three of the greatest players of all time doing battle on the biggest stages of all.
April 5, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
New York Tennis Magazine and Long Island Tennis Magazine have assembled an incredible slate of speakers for the First Annual New York Tennis Expo, set for Sunday, April 28 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.
March 11, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was tested in the second round at the 2013 BNP Paribas Open second-round match, winning 10 of the first 11 games, before Fabio Fognini staged a big comeback, forcing a third set before Djokovic sealed the win 6-0, 5-7, 6-2. Djokovic is undefeated to date in 2013, with a 14-0 record with victories at the Australian Open and the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
March 7, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Defending champion Roger Federer could meet Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of the 2013 BNP Paribas Open. Even before a potential meeting with Nadal, Federer could have a re-match of last year’s final against American John Isner in the fourth round.
March 5, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
A recap of the winners and those who called it quits in 2012 ...
March 4, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Serbia's Novak Djokovic clinched his fourth title at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic at the Dubai Tennis Stadium in just over 90 minutes.
January 28, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan have become the most successful doubles team of all-time after capturing their 13th major title at the Australian Open, defeating The Bryans share 84 titles since the Open Era began, followed by the team of Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde with 61 titles.
January 28, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka won her second Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, rallying from a set down to beat Li Na in a dramatic three-setter and successfully defend her Australian Open crown.
January 23, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Roger Federer defeated a very tough Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-3 to reach the Australian Open semifinals for a 10th consecutive year. The 17-time Grand Slam champion will next play U.S. Open winner Andy Murray, who advanced in straight sets over the unseeded Jeremy Chardy of France.
January 22, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
As Tennis Channel's analysts Lindsay Davenport and Justin Gimelstob fulfill their current on-air duties during the network's extensive coverage of the Australian Open, they will also debut their acting chops in a tennis-themed episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on CBS on Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 10:00 p.m. ET.
January 22, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Even after top-seeded Novak Djokovic's five-plus-hour marathon match against Stanislas Wawrinka, the world number one showed no signs of any lasting fatigue to overcome Czech fifth seed Tomas Berdych 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Tuesday and advance to the Australian Open semifinals.
January 21, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Serena Williams continued her run toward a third consecutive major title, beating Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 6-0 on Monday to reach the quarterfinals at the Australian Open.
January 18, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic defeated Radek Stepanek in straight sets 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 on Friday, extending his winning streak to 17 matches at the Australian Open.
January 17, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
French Open champion Rafael Nadal of Spain has targeted early February to make his comeback from injury at the Chilean Open.
January 15, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
The Australian Open's second day of action saw the top seeds roll through, but some other seeds go home. On the men's side number three seed Andy Murray and second-seeded Roger Federer breezed through their matches with straight-set wins.
January 14, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
The 2013 Australian Open will take place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia from Jan. 14-27, the 101st edition of the Open. ATP top-ranked Novak Djokovic from Serbia will return to defend his men's singles title for a third time, as WTA top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus will defend the women's singles title. Here is a look at this year’s contenders, pretenders and sleepers as well as an overview of what's new this year in the land Down Under.
January 10, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
World number 13 and top-ranked American John Isner has withdrawn from next week's Australian Open with a knee injury, leaving 22nd-ranked Sam Querrey as the highest-ranked U.S. man at the season's first Grand Slam tournament.
January 7, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
World number three Andy Murray began his 2013 ATP World Tour season by winning a second-straight Brisbane International title, defeating Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(0), 6-4 in the finals.
January 7, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel's sixth year of televising the Australian Open, the first major tournament of the annual tennis season, will begin Monday, Jan. 14, at 7:00 p.m. ET. The network plans for more than 30 hours of live match telecasts during the two-week competition again this year, with more than 180 hours of dedicated tournament coverage overall.
January 3, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
John Isner withdrew from the Hopman Cup on with a right knee injury, ending the American team's chances of reaching the final of the eight-country tournament and giving the championship berth to Spain. Isner played with tape on his knee when he lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France on Tuesday. Later, he said was suffering from "a little tendonitis."
January 2, 2013
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Russian Maria Sharapova injured her right collarbone and has withdrawn from the Brisbane International as a precaution ahead of the Australian Open. She pulled out just prior to her first match after experiencing some pain.
December 28, 2012
By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
As confirmed by the official Web site of the 2013 Australian Open, Spain's Rafael Nadal has put his comeback on hold as a stomach virus has further delayed his training and will prevent him from competing Down Under. Nadal was originally scheduled to make his return from right knee surgery at this week's 2012 Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dahbi, followed by another event in Doha.
