The rubber match between the United States and Croatia got underway in Zader on Friday, with Croatia winning the first two rubbers to open up a 2-0 advantage in the Davis Cup World Cup Semifinals. In the first rubber, Borna Coric defeated Steve Johnson 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-3 in two hours and 24 minutes. Coric it…
The New York Open and its ownership, GF Sports, have unveiled a new event promotional platform this summer called “The Skills Challenge.” The multi-purpose content and event platform is tennis’ version of a grassroots skills competition that has been produced in conjunction with many of the major sports leagues. Similar to the NFL’s “Punt,…
Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning 1720 Crotona Avenue • Bronx, N.Y. (718) 247-7420 CaryLeedsTennis.org CaryLeedsInfo@NYJTL.org The Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning houses a two-story, 12,000-square foot clubhouse, educational spaces, and access to 20 courts (10 bubbled for winter/indoor use) and two stadium courts that seat up to 800 spectators. Seven-time Grand…
Beacon improved to 2-0 on the young season, defeating Hunter 4-1 on Wednesday afternoon. The victory was led by the three singles players for Beacon who all won their respective matches. Sofia Iantosca beat Maria Tollock 8-0 at first singles to lead the way. Below are the rest of the scores from across New…
They say New York is a melting pot. When you are here, you will be surrounded by various types of people and different cultures, all of which merge to create one of the most diverse cities in the world. If you head east from NYC and towards the Hamptons, you will find a tennis…
Choking is one of the biggest fears of many athletes in competitive sports, and it is caused by thinking about the outcome, rather than the process. This causes the explicit (controlled) learning system to dictate the player’s actions. When the player first learns to hit a ball, they usually think about the skill in…
How about Rafael Nadal at this year’s French Open? I have always been impressed with the Spaniard’s mental tenacity and toughness. Before he won any Grand Slams, I remember watching him play his first ATP final. It was against a fellow Spanish player who was a veteran. Rafa had won the first set easily and…
For two weeks in Queens, nobody played better tennis than Naomi Osaka. The 20-year-old who was born in New York City and lived on Long Island as a kid, capped off the greatest tournament of her career this weekend, defeating 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 to win the 2018 U.S. Open….
The 2018 summer has belonged to Novak Djokovic, and he capped it off with a defiant win in the U.S. Open final on Sunday, soundly beating third-seed Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 to win his 14th Grand Slam title. “If you told me in February this year when I got the surgery that…
American Coco Vandeweghe and Australia’s Ashleigh Barty won their first Grand Slam title as a doubles team by claiming the U.S. Open championship this weekend. The 13th seeded pairing fought back to beat second-seeds Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic 3-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(6) on Sunday. “We’ve been talking about this moment,” said Vandeweghe. “For me, personally,…