Defending French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko was ousted on the tournament’s opening day as Ukrainian Kateryna Kozlova shocked the No. 5 seed from Latvia 7-5, 6-3 in the first round at Roland Garros on Sunday. “Obviously, it feels great,” said Kozlova. “I didn’t expect anything from the match. I just went to enjoy every…
The Men’s Side of the Draw The contenders … Rafael Nadal World number one Rafael Nadal will arrive in Paris as the heavy favorite to capture his 11th French Open title. Last year, Nadal won Roland Garros in dominating fashion, winning every set he played, and losing just 35 games over the course of seven…
The draw for the 2018 French Open was revealed on Thursday, and one of the more intriguing first-round matchups on the men’s singles side was the all-American matchup between John Isner and Long Island’s Noah Rubin. “I’m truly excited going into this tournament,” Rubin told Long Island Tennis Magazine. “I got a great four…
During my years of coaching, I have noticed a lack of knowledge with American tennis players at all levels as to how well they understand the game and how well they understand their own game. These players have been working on their technique for years and have been handfed balls as their training. Some…
The yips are one of the most devastating and embarrassing afflictions that an athlete can experience. Stories of athletes plagued with the yips occur in a variety of sports, including tennis, golf, gymnastics, football and baseball. Chuck Knoblauch, the Gold Glove Award winning second basemen for the New York Yankees, suddenly lost his ability…
This story first appeared in the May/June issue of New York Tennis Magazine. Each year, the French Open brings the ATP and WTA Tours to Paris for an exciting fortnight of tennis on the famed red-clay courts of Roland Garros as the tennis season reaches its second Grand Slam event of the year. There…
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SHOWTIME will present the television premiere of the documentary LOVE MEANS ZERO, which tells the story of celebrated yet controversial tennis coach Nick Bollettieri and explores the cost of his all-consuming drive for greatness, on Saturday, June 23 at 9 p.m. EST. From Showtime Documentary Films, LOVE MEANS ZERO features interviews with his former students and tennis prodigies, including Jim…
An extremely common question that the parents of our tennis academy students ask our coaches around this time every year is, “How can our children improve their game this summer?” They want to know if it beneficial to send their child to a tennis camp in Florida, California, Maine or Europe. There are so many…
For the second straight year, St. John’s sophomore Jessica Livianu will compete at the NCAA Division I Women’s Singles Championships, which is set to begin Wednesday, May 23. “I’m so excited and proud to be representing St. John’s for the second year in a row,” Livianu told RedStormSports.com. “I am so lucky and blessed…