Novak Djokovic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a tricky second-round match at the Australian Open on Thursday, downing the Frenchman 6-3, 7-6, 6-4 to advance. “It’s always tough playing Jo,” said Djokovic. “He’s struggled with injuries in the last 12 months. His ranking doesn’t do him justice at the moment—he’s always been a top player…
Defending champion Roger Federer had to overcome a ready Dan Evans on Wednesday at the Australian Open, but still managed to move through in straight-sets 7-6(5), 7-6(3), 6-3 to secure his spot in the third-round. “I think I couldn’t pull away early in the match,” said Federer. “Always helps if you sneak a quick…
American teenager Amanda Anisimova cruised into the third-round of the Australian Open on Wednesday, ousting 23rdseed Lesia Tsurenko 6-0, 6-2. “When I got on court, I was focused,” said Anisimova. “I was really relaxed and my game was really on today. I felt like a lot of competitiveness came out. I want to let…
Brooklyn native Nadejda Maslova captured the title at the USTA Super National Winter Championships in Orlando, Florida to start off the New Year and bringing one of the biggest junior titles back to her home club at MatchPoint NYC. Maslova entered the tournament as the No. 8 seed, but compiled some dominant results as…
American Sloane Stephens won her first match in Melbourne since 2014 as she defeated fellow American Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-2 in the Australian Open first round on Monday. “I thought I played well, solid. It’s not ever easy playing someone from your own country, so I was happy to be through,” said Stephens. “I…
Borna Gojo secured one of the four spots in the New York Open Wild Card Playoff this past weekend as he defeated Brooklyn’s Quinnton Vega 6-3, 7-6(3) in the Pre-Qualifying Tournament at SPORTIME Randall’s Island. Gojo, a White Plains native who plays for Wake Forest, was the draw’s top seed and demonstrated why…
The first major of the 2019 season kicked off on Sunday night on the east coast of the United States as the Australian Open got underway from Melbourne, Australia. It was a good start to the tournament for many young Americans both on the men’s and women’s side. Highlighting the action was the tall…
In a shocking and emotional press conference on Friday, Andy Murray announced that he plans to retire after Wimbledon this year at the latest. “I spoke to my team and I told them I can’t keep doing this and that I need to have an end point, because I was just playing with no…
The 2019 New York Tennis Expo is committed to bringing the very best tennis experience to the thousands and thousands of attendees, and so we are excited to announce that legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettieri will be joining us at NYCB LIVE, Home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, February 9. Click Here to…
Many of the country’s current, former and future college players will gather at Sportime Randall’s Island this weekend for a chance to earn a berth into the New York Open qualifying tournament, which runs from Friday, January 11 – Sunday, January 13. The facility will play host to a loaded 64-player draw, including top-seeded Borna…