The United States Tennis Association today announced that global superstar Shania Twain will headline the Opening Night Ceremony for the 2017 US Open on Monday evening, August 28, in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The ceremony will be televised live on ESPN2 in the United States and by a host of…
The women’s singles final at Wimbledon was established on Thursday morning as American Venus Williams and Spain’s Garbine Muguruza won their respective semifinal matches in straight sets. In the day’s first semifinal, the 14th seed Muguruza took on the surprise of the tournament in Slovakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova, and played a nearly-flawless match, rolling to a…
The New York Empire presented by Citi, New York City’s only professional tennis team, is proud to announce City Parks Foundation as the team’s selected charity for the Mylan World TeamTennis Aces Program. The team has also added Citizen Watch Company as a team sponsor for the 2017 Mylan World TeamTennis (WTT) season, which begins…
There is no shortage of high-quality tennis coaches on Long Island, and the area has helped grow some of the best players in the country. But few of those coaches carry the type of background and experience brought to the table by Andrea Retolaza. “Andrea has the combination of a professional background and the technical…
Roger Federer dismissed last year’s finalist Milos Raonic in dominant fashion on Wednesday, reaching the Wimbledon semifinals for the 12th time in his career with a 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(4) over the sixth-seeded Canadian. Playing in his 100th career match at Wimbledon, Federer wasted no time making Raonic play from behind. He broke in the fifth game to…
Sam Querrey became the first American man to reach a Grand Slam semifinal since 2009, shocking world number one and defending champion Andy Murray 3-6, 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-1 at Wimbledon on Wednesday. Murray looked sharp early, breaking Querrey in his opening service game to open up an early 2-0 advantage. The Briton served well…
Great Britain’s Johanna Konta knocked off world number two Simona Halep 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 on Tuesday, becoming the first British woman to reach the Wimbledon semifinals since Virginia Wade in 1978. “I definitely felt very clear on what I was trying to achieve out there and regardless of whether it was going my way or…
Today, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced a star-studded lineup for the 2017 Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day powered by Net Generation. The stadium show will feature live performances from Sofia Carson, star of Disney’s Descendants franchise, and global pop sensations Jack & Jack, along with singer-songwriter-musician Alex Aiono, UK boy band New Hope Club and Epic Records’ breakout trio Saving Forever. In…
Novak Djokovic secured the final spot in the Wimbledon quarterfinals on Tuesday, rolling past France’s Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 7-6(5), 6-4 in a match that was postponed from Monday. Djokovic came out firing early, breaking Mannarino in the Frenchman’s opening service game on his way to taking the opening set in 37 minutes. He would break…
Manic Monday at Wimbledon produced some highly entertaining and competitive matches as four went the full five-sets, including an epic four hour and 47 minute showdown between fourth-seed Rafael Nadal and 16th seed Gilles Muller. In what was the tournament’s best match, the Luxembourg-native outlasted Nadal 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 15-13 in an instant classic….