The New York Empire begin its third season in World TeamTennis presented by GEICO as the franchise returns to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center this summer, looking to build off a 2017 campaign which saw it come one match away from the finals. “There were so many close matches, we lost…
In one of the best matches you will ever see, South Africa’s Kevin Anderson outlasted American John Isner 7-6(6), 6-7(5), 7-6(9), 6-4, 26-24 in six hours and 36 minutes to book his spot in the Wimbledon final. Heading into the semifinal, most people thought Isner and Anderson would play a competitive match as both…
In a rematch of the 2016 final, and that year’s Australian Open final, Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber will square off for the Wimbledon championship on Saturday after each won their respective semifinals on Thursday. “Believe me, I know she wants to go out there and win. So do I,” Serena said of Kerber….
After nearly 30 U.S. Opens, I finally made the decision to leave the nest and travel with my wife from New York City to Paris for Roland Garros 2018. Here are some of my top tips to make your first visit to Paris even easier: 1. Book your tickets early Tickets go on sale…
Through two sets on Wednesday, it looked as if Roger Federer would be cruising into the Wimbledon semifinals. The top-seed and defending champion had yet to drop a set throughout the tournament. But Kevin Anderson must not have known. The eighth-seeded South African completed the incredible comeback to stun Federer and reach the Wimbledon…
It’s been 12 years in the making, but American John Isner is into the first Grand Slam semifinal of his career after dispatching Canada’s Milos Raonic 6-7(5), 7-6(7), 6-4, 6-3 in the Wimbledon quarterfinals on Wednesday. In a matchup of two big-time servers, few were surprised that neither play faltered on their own serve…
Centercourt Athletic Club of Chatham will be hosting The Saint Barnabas Medical Center UTR Mens’ Singles Professional Championship this weekend as 16 professional players will battle for the title and 15K in prize money. “This is going to be an incredible weekend of professional tennis. I’d like to give a huge shout out to…
In a joint initiative between the USTA, ATP and WTA, the 2018 US Open will use a serve clock and a warm-up clock to try and increase the pace of play. The clocks were initially used in the Qualifying, Juniors and Wheelchair draws of last year’s US Open, as well as the American Collegiate…
It was ladies day at Wimbledon on Tuesday as the four semifinal spots were finalized, with former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko leading the way. The 12th seeded Latvian defeated Dominika Cibulkova 7-5, 6-4 as she continued her streak of straight set wins at the All-England Club. Ostapenko has been very honest this fortnight about…
American John Isner reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time as he defeated 31st seed Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 7-6(8), 7-6(4) in a fourth round showdown at the All-England Club on Monday. “I’m very happy to be in the quarterfinals of a Slam. Not just Wimbledon,” said the ninth-seeded Isner. “It’s been a…