The WTA Finals got underway this weekend with the top eight players in the world competing in Singapore, and Sloane Stephens and Naomi Osaka produced a thrilling match on Monday. In a battle between the last two U.S. Open champions, it was Stephens who came out victorious in the opening round-robin match as she…
Starting in 2019, the Wimbledon Championships will use tiebreakers in final sets if the score gets to 12-12, the All-England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has announced. “In reaching this decision, the AELTC Committee sought the feedback of both players and officials, analyzed two decades of match data, and considered other factors including scheduling complexities…
Watching the U.S. Open and all the Grand Slams are so much fun! What always stands out to me is the moment in every match when the players win or lose based on how they handle turning points. More specifically, how the champions handle pressure! Pressure will pose this question to you before, during…
Earlier this summer, the Gay & Lesbian Tennis Alliance (GLTA) and Metropolitan Tennis Group (MTG) held the 2018 Liberty Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. This was the 28th year that the Liberty Open was held, and once again some fantastic tennis was played on the courts of the U.S….
The singles field for the 2018 BNP Paribas WTA Finals in Singapore was rounded out Wednesday, as Karolina Pliskova and Elina Svitolina officially qualified based on their results at the VTB Kremlin Cup in Moscow. Pliskova and Svitolina join Simona Halep, Angelique Kerber, Naomi Osaka, Petra Kvitova, Caroline Wozniacki and Sloane Stephens in Singapore to…
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov, Aussie Alex de Minaur and Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. joined Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas and German Alexander Zverev as players to have qualified for the Next Gen ATP Finals, to be held Nov. 6-10 in Milan. Tiafoe reached two ATP World Tour finals and jumped more than 60 spots in the ATP…
World No. 4 Juan Martin del Potro is facing another long road to recovery after he fractured his kneecap at the Shanghai Masters last week. The injury occurred during a Round of 16 match against Borna Coric when del Potro had an awkward step and fell to the ground. “I made a weird…
As the old saying goes, “You should always learn from your mistakes.” I add to that you should also learn from other people’s mistakes. Throughout my coaching career, I have tried to learn from my mistakes and just like everyone else, I certainly made lots of them over the years. The trick is to…
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has announced an exciting new way for former college tennis players to reconnect with their old teammates and opponents with the College Alumni Tennis Classic. This event is scheduled for Friday, December 14 through Sunday, December 16 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla. More information: ►The…
Defending New York City champions Brooklyn Tech remained unbeaten on the season with a tight 3-2 victory over James Madison on Tuesday afternoon. James Madison would win first singles as Nadejda Maslova defeated Alina Abramoff 10-2, but Brooklyn Tech would take the second and third singles courts, thanks to Maryna Bohdanovska and Audrey Simon,…