Since its inception more than two years ago, the USTA’s Net Generation initiative has made its mission to get more kids playing tennis, and has attempted to reach this goal through fun and unique events throughout the year. A major aspect of this initiative takes place at the end of the summer during the US Open,…
Below are scores from across New York City on Thursday afternoon, via PSAL: Have a score or photos to share from a high school match in New York City? Send us an e-mail to info@usptennis.com to be included in our daily recaps: ►Harry Truman 5, Christopher Columbus 0 ►Eleanor Roosevelt 5, Bronx Science 0 ►Franklin D. Roosevelt…
Former world number one and three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray is climbing his way back into form, and that continued in Shanghai this week. Murray battled against Italy’s Fabio Fognini on Tuesday, and the two were involved in a back-and-forth dialogue after Fognini appeared to shout as Murray went to hit a volley…
Below are scores from across New York City on Monday afternoon, via PSAL: Have a score or photos to share from a high school match in New York City? Send us an e-mail to info@usptennis.com to be included in our daily recaps: ►Stuyvesant 4, Bronx Science 1 ►Beacon 3, Eleanor Roosevelt 2 ►Brooklyn Tech 4, Leon…
Below are the scores from Wednesday’s action in New York City, via PSAL. Have a score or photos to share from a high school match in New York City? Send us an e-mail to info@usptennis.com to be included in our daily recaps: ►Louis Brandeis 4, Seward Park 1 ►Beacon 5, Stuyvesant 1 ►Environmental Studies 5, Bayard Rustin…
The semifinals for the China Open, on both the men’s and women’s side, are finalized after exciting quarterfinal action in Beijing on Friday. The top match of the day was the showdown between two-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka and US Open champion Bianca Andreescu. The match was preceded by high expectation and it did not disappoint,…
US Open champion Bianca Andreescu has known nothing but winning over the last several months on tour, and the Canadian teenager extended her streak to 17 straight matches with a win over American Jennifer Brady at the China Open. Andreescu won 6-1, 6-3 to reach the tournament’s quarterfinals, her sixth tour-level quarterfinal appearance this season. “I…
As it pertains to running a good clean group lesson—with juniors in particular—being organized with your time allocation is extremely important. Let’s be honest: If you allow them, kids can and will completely derail your lesson plan within the first minutes of the class. We have all likely received crazy requests from our students…
PSSHHHTTTTTT …. the sound of a new can of tennis balls opening. Mmmmmm … nothing like that new ball scent. Three bright optic yellow spheres glistening in the light. Bounce, bounce, bounce. Ready to rock! Now, in the quest to take your tennis game to the next level, let’s train “Outside of the Can.”…
This summer, Israel Tennis Center changed its name to the “Israel Tennis & Education Centers Foundation (ITEC),” as the organization—which has been around for 43 years—has grown and evolved into one of the largest social service agencies for children in Israel. Over the last half-century, ITEC has become one of the most important social…