There are several important factors that contribute to match performance of a tennis player, including: Physical, Psychological, Technical and Tactical (management of skills or decision-making), respectively. Although these different factors all together contribute to a tennis player’s match performance and will determine a player’s average level of play, for the purpose of this article,…
The metro New York tennis community has some of the sport’s finest facilities, both indoor and outdoor, and best coaches in the world. With this wealth of talent available right in our own backyard, New York Tennis Magazine recently took the opportunity to pick the brains of some of these top coaches. What you will…
France captured its 10th Davis Cup title, with a 3-2 victory over Belgium at Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille, France. World number 18 Lucas Pouille clinched the victory for the French with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-0 win over Steve Darcis, currently ranked 77th in the world. Pouille entered the match having lost his past two…
I was one of the 90 million viewers who watched the televised match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs on Thursday, Sept. 20, 1973—the highly touted “Battle of the Sexes.” I felt let down after watching the program. The hoopla surrounding the spectacle reminded me of the wrestling matches that were popular on…
This year marked a special year for The West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, as the historic club celebrated its 125th anniversary. To ring in the anniversary, the Club hosted a day-long celebration, giving its members and the public a chance to play on the famous grass courts before taking in exhibition matches from…
Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov capped off the best season of his career by capturing the biggest trophy of his career on Sunday, knocking off Belgium’s David Goffin 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 to win the Nitto ATP Finals at the O2 Arena in London. “This makes me even more locked in, more excited about my work, and…
The fantastic run to end the 2017 season for Jack Sock continued on Thursday as the American downed Germany’s Alexander Zverev 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 to advance into the semifinals of the ATP Finals at the O2 Arena in London. “He got me early on when we played. I’ve been able to get some wins…
During tryouts for a high school basketball team, the coach tactfully pulled a young student aside and said, “Perhaps you should try tennis.” The young man hung his head in despair, but picked up a tennis racket and turned the rejection into a winning high school and college tennis career. Greg Smith went on…
This story first appeared in the November/December 2017 Issue of New York Tennis Magazine. The John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) at Sportime Randall’s Island has produced many top college players since its inception almost a decade ago, and the latest in that group is Sophie Graver. The Auburn-bound New Jersey-native is the 19th-ranked player…
Hurry! Turn! Move your feet! Watch the ball! Hit up! These are catch phrases that so many instructors use that are really meaningless without explanation. Yet they are yelled across the court everywhere as though repeating them over and over will do the trick. Then, we have an overload of online instruction with enough…