In a rematch of last year’s U.S. Open final, Americans Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys will square off in the French Open semifinals after each won their respective quarterfinal matches on Tuesday. Keys was the first of the two to advance as she beat Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 7-6(5), 6-4 in one of the…
When Patrick Maloney made the decision to play for Oyster Bay in his senior season, he did so with the goal of winning a Nassau County Championship and then a New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Championship. He accomplished the former a couple of weeks ago at Eisenhower Park in East…
One of the hardest shots in the game to master is the serve. And one of the hardest serves to master is the Kick Serve. The Kick Serve is often tremendously difficult to learn for most players. I have many students coming to me from New York City and around the country who are…
Three-time champion Serena Williams withdrew from the French Open Monday prior to her match with Maria Sharapova, feeling the effects of a pectoral muscle issue. “I unfortunately have been having some issues with my pec muscle, and has unfortunately been getting worse to the point where right now I can’t actually serve,” said Serena. “It’s…
Ten-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal continued his quest for an 11th title, advancing at Roland Garros with a 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(4) win over Maximilian Marterer. With the win, the 900th of his career, Nadal moves into the quarterfinals to face the number 11 seed, Diego Schwartzman, who upset the sixth-seeded Kevin Anderson, 1-6, 2-6,…
There is perhaps no player in the women’s singles draw of the French Open that has looked better than Caroline Wozniacki, and the No. 2 seed put that on display once again on Friday. Wozniacki won the first 11 games of her third round match against France’s Pauline Parmentier, and despite a late surge…
Novak Djokovic looked sharp once again on Friday, booking his spot in the French Open fourth round with a 6-4, 6-7(8), 7-6(4), 6-2 victory over No. 13 seed Roberto Bautista-Agut. “It was a great fight, almost four hours. Bautista Agut, he’s not going to hand you the win. You have to deserve it,” said…
Rafael Nadal advanced into the Round of 32 at the French Open Thursday afternoon, a straight-sets winner over Argentina’s Guido Pella, 6-2, 6-1, 6-1. With the win, Nadal extends his record to 81-2 on the clay courts of Roland Garros, needing just over two hours to dispatch Pella. Nadal advances to face the hometown Richard…
Recently, there is a lot of talk about new rules that will be introduced to the pro circuit. Some of these rules are revolutionary and are almost unheard of for an “old schooler” like myself. But then again, when I played in the Davis Cup for Israel back in the 1980s, we played no tie-breaker…
World number one and two-time French Open champ Simona Halep defeated American Taylor Townsend, a wild card entrant into the draw, on Thursday, 6-3, 6-1, to move into the third round at Roland Garros. It marked Halep’s second consecutive day on the court having had her match against another American, Alison Riske, postponed. “It was…