Victoria Azarenka, the greatest tennis player in Belarusâ history, will not compete in the nationâs Fed Cup Final against the United States this weekend in Minsk. âItâs a pity but we just canât change anything right now,â said Belarus captain Eduard Dubrov last week. Azarenka has not played since Wimbledon in July as a…
Many of us read biographies about celebrities to learn the whys and wherefores of their success. Sometimes we just want to get the dirt on them so we can feel judgmentally superior. A bonus for careful readers is the chance to glean better insight into themselves. Compare the cover photos of John McEnroeâs latest book,…
Even the most confident of champions can experience a loss of confidence and self-defeat, and this occurs far more often than you may think. In the world of golf, we recently saw the possibility of self-sabotage show up at the 146th Open at Royal Birkdale in England. The worldâs newest superstar, 23-year-old American Jordan Spieth,…
Tennis prodigiesâgifted and precocious playersâare rare, but very special. I have had the good fortune of working with many young players whom I would consider to have been tennis prodigies and they exhibit certain traits that all players, coaches and parents can learn from. Maturity and emotional control Prodigy players that I have worked…
Iâve been involved with tennis for more than 40 years now, and have seen the game evolve to what it is now. There is no doubt in my mind that the racket size should have remained their original size when invented. That decision, which was ultimately a commercial decision, would change the game forever. The…
The Justin Gimelstob Childrenâs Fund will be holding The 2017 Tennis Exhibition on Saturday, December 9, as Madison Keys, Coco Vandeweghe and the Bryan Brothers will be on hand for the day at Centercourt Athletic Club in Chatham, New Jersey. The exhibition gets underway around 3:00 p.m. and will feature a few of the…
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One of the first members of MatchPoint NYCâs QuickStart program was a five-year old named Katerina Shabashkevich, and in the years since joining the club, Shabashkevich has become a top junior player. Now nine-years old, Shabashkevich is a USTA member and has competed in many tournaments where she has found success. She has earned…
HarTru has announced that Kimberly Schoeffel has joined the HarTru sales team. Kimberly will be transitioning into the sales representative for the Southeast territory. She is taking over for Harriet Lambert, who has 44 years of service with Har-Tru, as she plans to retire in the summer of 2018. Kimberly is a native of…
The Bloodhounds of John Jay won the first City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) title in program history over the weekend, beating Brooklyn College 5-4 in the championship match. âItâs amazing to win a championship,â head coach Juan Andrade told JohnJayAthletics.com. âGoing into the tournament, we were trying to figure out how…
Denmarkâs Caroline Wozniacki defeated Venus Williams for the first time in her career to win her first WTA Finals trophy, beating the American 6-4, 6-4 in Singapore on Sunday. Wozniacki had to hold off a surge from Venus, who rallied from 0-5 down in the second set, but managed to hang on to beat…