Over the years, I have had the pleasure of working with many talented tennis players. My partnership coaching my wife, Liezel Huber, has been my most notable–she won seven Grand Slam titles, played in three Olympics, and reached the number one spot for 199 weeks. As a coach, it is not easy to balance the…
American Frances Tiafoe notched one of the biggest wins of his young career Thursday evening in Delray Beach, upsetting the second-seeded Juan Martin del Potro in round two of the 2018 Delray Beach Open, 7-6(6), 4-6, 7-5. Tiafoe started slow, was down 0-3 in the first set before coming back to win the set 6-4….
Tie Break Tens announced on Tuesday that it has added Daniela Hantuchová and Sorana Cirstea to the field of its inaugural United States tournament at the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York City on Monday, March 5. They join a dynamic line-up, including Serena and Venus Williams, Elina Svitolina, CoCo Vandeweghe and Marion Bartoli,…
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov came back from a set down to beat American Jared Donaldson 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4 in the Delray Beach Open second round on Thursday. “It’s definitely a confidence builder for me,” Shapovalov said of being able to come through in three sets. “I’m trying to get a little momentum [on my season]…
Merrick, Long Island native Scott Lipsky and partner Divij Sharan moved into the Delray Beach Open quarterfinals on Wednesday, defeating recent New York Open finalists Wesley Koolhof and Artem Sitak 7-6, 6-2. “We’ve played five or six tournaments together. We won one, and got to a final in another,” Lipsky said of the partnership….
The 2018 New York Tennis Expo was the fifth installment of the Expo hosted by Long Island and New York Tennis Magazines, but it was the first to feature a Beach Tennis Arena as a part of the event’s Activity Zone. Each time the New York Tennis Expo is held, Long Island and New…
The Planning Committee behind the Sol Schwartz #SaveCollegeTennis All-In Tournament is proud to announce that on this cold and rainy day, Ilene Schwartz, wife of the late Sol Schwartz, and her son, Evan, traveled to Washington, DC, to present the first of what we hope will be many grant checks in honor of Sol’s…
As top-seed Kevin Anderson and second-seed Sam Querrey squared off in the New York Open final on Sunday, the tournament’s finale was sure to be an exciting one. With mirroring styles and Querrey slightly leading the career head-to-head 8-7, there was little doubt that this chapter would go the distance. The two did not…
The singles final for the inaugural New York Open is set, and it will be the tournament’s top two seeds, Kevin Anderson and Sam Querrey, respectively, who will square off on Sunday. Anderson raced out to a huge lead against Kei Nishikori in the semifinals on Saturday night at NYCB LIVE home of the…
American Sam Querrey overcame an 0-3 career record against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino to reach the first ever New York Open finals on Saturday afternoon, coming back from a set down to win 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-3 at NYCB LIVE home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. “It feels good,” said Querrey. “I’m so happy to…