Defending champion and third-seed Caroline Wozniacki rallied back from a third-set deficit to beat American Shelby Rogers 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 and reach the quarterfinals at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan. Wozniacki trailed 0-3 in the final set, but rallied to win 30 of the last 37 points and six of the last…
The majority of our area’s top tennis coaches and program directors are tennis lifers who picked the game up at a young age and took to it right away. That isn’t exactly the case for Manhattan Tennis Academy’s Executive Director John Curtis. “I grew up as a baseball player, which wasn’t too far of a…
We all saw Roger Federer win yet another Grand Slam victory, totaling 19, undoubtedly making a strong case for being the GOAT … Greatest Of All-Time. However, that’s not the purpose of this article. Let’s leave that debate to others and bring our focus to the story behind the story. What is Roger’s driving force?…
The ATP announced that it will try full electronic line-calling during the Next Gen Finals in November, using strictly technology and no linespeople on the court. “This could be a landmark moment for officiating,” said Gayle Bradshaw, ATP Vice President of Rules and Competition. “Our athletes deserve the best and most accurate officiating we can…
For as long as he can remember, Brooklyn’s Tyler Korobov has been playing tennis, getting his start playing the sport when he was around six- or seven-years-old on the public tennis courts of Manhattan Beach. “I started at a really young age, and we would just go to the courts and hit around,” Korobov said….
As we shut down a glorious summer of tennis and look forward to a great fall going into winter, I am just floored by the work done on the pro tour by the veterans who continue to amaze. When I played on the pro tour, players in their 30s were a rarity. Johnny Mac, Jimmy…
The Lady Judges of Cardozo won its first match of the season on Friday afternoon, downing Bayside 3-2. Katherine Kachkarov led the way for Cardozo with a 10-0 win over Jennifer Yoo at first singles, while Emily Moczulski defeated Cosette Futoran by the same score at second singles to give Cardozo the edge. Cardozo’s third…
I started playing tennis when I was 10-years-old. My brother Paul and I would go with our parents to the park in Sag Harbor and eventually, we decided to go out and try to hit some balls. We pretty much picked it up right away and became regular hitting partners for the next 20…
Last Friday, the Queens College men’s tennis team once again had the amazing opportunity of helping the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Foundation “Serving up Dreams” with its annual fundraiser at the US Open Tennis Championships. Photo courtesy of QueensKnights.com. During the event, donors get to compete with past tennis champions. It is an experience of a…
New Jersey native and defending champion Christina McHale advanced to the semifinals of the Tokyo Open on Friday, downing third-seeded Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-4, 6-1. McHale converted on five of six break point chances and won 71 percent of the points on her serve to win the straight-sets match in one hour and six…