Jack Sock, the top-ranked American on the ATP World Tour, is also the top selection in the 2017 Mylan World TeamTennis Marquee Draft. The Springfield Lasers tabbed the Missouri resident with the first overall pick in today’s draft. Other top names set for action this summer include Venus Williams, Martina Hingis, and Bob and Mike…
Twitter/@geniebouchard By now, most tennis fans know about the promised date that Canadian star Eugenie Bouchard had with a Twitter fan after the New England Patriots completed its comeback against the Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl. The two finally got together last night as Bouchard flew in John Goehrke to New York, who attends…
How many times have you tried to resist the last chocolate chip cookie on the plate and succumbed to your craving? Or, how many times have you tried to resist the scoop of ice cream that has your name on it and ended up with a triple scoop sundae when you are clearly determined to…
Photo Credit: Darren Carroll/USTA With the demands of the sport, it is common to see tennis players dealing with anxiety, stress, and overwhelming complications that take place in the mind. The mental aspect of the game is sometimes even more important and critical to look at than the physical. Having a journal has become such…
Over the past 12 years, I have been very interested in understanding performance differences in tennis coaches and their standards. Some are recreational coaches, some are assistants, some are head tennis pros … all the way to tennis directors and everything in between. I believe that my six habits below can serve and help every…
Credit photo to USTA The United States defeated Germany 4-0 in Fed Cup play over the weekend at the Royal Lahaina Resort in Maui, Hawaii, booking a spot in the semifinals. With two matches wrapped up already, Vandeweghe took on Andrea Petkovic in the third rubber on Sunday. Early on, Petkovic seemed to be on…
Local New Yorkers Noah Rubin and Jamie Loeb were on the other side of the world this past week, and both of them are coming home with singles titles at the Launceston International over the weekend. Rubin captured the second ATP Challenger title of…
Noah Rubin just wrapped up his first full year as a professional tennis player and, as the Long Island native will admit, it was an up and down season, but he is chomping at the bit to get back onto the court in 2017. “It really opened up my eyes,” Rubin told Long Island Tennis…
In the November/December 2016 edition of New York Tennis Magazine, I discussed the four options players have when facing a determined cheater. In Part II, I will explore some specific actions and plans that players can take to help ameliorate the cheater's negative impact. 1. Make excuses, whine and complain, and give up This is…
For 76 weeks, Andy Murray took a backseat to Novak Djokovic in the ATP Men’s Singles World Tour Rankings. But the Briton ever so slightly trimmed away at the deficit and it all culminated just a couple of months ago, when he finally leapfrogged Djokovic, becoming the 26th player to reach the top spot and…