Tennis fans, I am going to tell you about the biggest secret in professional tennis. Wherever I go in the world, tennis fans talk about their amazing adventures to tournaments like Wimbledon, the French Open, Indian Wells, Miami, the U.S. Open … But I never hear about the warmest tennis hotspot in the world: The…
Credit photo to Fiona Hamilton/Tennis Australia American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Czech Republic’s Lucie Safarova captured their fourth Grand Slam title as a duo, coming back from a set down to defeat Andrea Hlavackova and Peng Shuai 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3 and win the Australian Open women’s doubles title. “We were celebrating like five-year-old kids out there,”…
Rafael Nadal outlasted Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-4 in an epic Australian Open semifinal that spanned nearly five hours, setting up a dream matchup against Roger Federer in the year’s first Grand Slam final. “For me it’s a privilege and I think it’s a very special thing for both of us to be…
As a specialist in treating sports injuries without drugs, I see many patients with tennis elbow, otherwise known as lateral epicondylosis. Many of these patients have already tried conventional medical treatment, including prescription anti-inflammatory drugs, such as naprosyn or celecoxib, and cortisone shots. They come to me because drugs don’t help and can make the…
MatchPoint NYC in Brooklyn continued its commitment to its junior programs by hosting another Junior Development Tournament to showcase and highlight the progress of its young players. The tournament was broken up into three different divisions: 8 and under with coaches feeding the ball, 9 and under with coaches feeding the ball and 9 and…
Roger Federer advanced to the sixth Australian open final of his career on Thursday, holding off a late surge from fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka for the 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3 victory. Both players were dominant on serve in the opening set until 6-5, when Federer recorded the only break of the set and won…
At the Australian Open in 1998, Serena and Venus Williams played against one another for the first time. Both were teenagers at the time and it was the elder Venus who won the match in straight sets. Now, 19 years later, the two will meet in the Australian Open final, the first all-Williams title match…
Rafael Nadal defeated Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6(7) 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the Australian Open semifinals, his first major semifinal since the 2014 French Open. “It is good news—especially beating difficult players: Monfils, Zverev and now Raonic. I think all of them are top players,” said Nadal. “So that’s very important for me, because that…
Credit photo to Sidney Beal III Six-time Australian Open champion Serena Williams powered her way back into the semifinals on Wednesday, moving past ninth-seed Johanna Konta 6-2, 6-3 in one hour and 15 minutes. Meeting for the first time, Serena came out of the gate firing and quickly established her hold on the match. She…
The first men’s singles semifinal at the Australian Open will pit two Swiss men against one another after Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka each won their respective quarterfinal matchups on Tuesday. Wawrinka was first up on Tuesday, and he defeated 2008 finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-3 in two hours and 14 minutes. “It’s not…