Long Island’s Noah Rubin outlasted fellow American and friend Bjorn Fratangelo 6-7(4), 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the second-round of the Australian Open on Monday, setting up a clash with 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer. "I started to find my range in last two sets and my body was feeling good," Rubin told New…
Japan’s Kei Nishikori needed to use everything he had in his tank to advance to the second round of the Australian Open on Monday, outlasting Russia’s Andrey Kuznetsov 5-7, 6-1, 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-2 in three hours and 34 minutes. “I didn’t quite play great tennis in the beginning, but especially in the fifth set, I…
American Shelby Rogers produced the best match of her career during the Australian Open’s first slate of games, upending fourth-seed Simona Halep 6-3, 6-1 to earn her first career top five win while also handing Halep a first-round exit in Melbourne for the second-straight year. “I think I played great today, trying to be aggressive…
In the world of tennis, the Australian Open is the first major stop of the new year. Players on both the men’s and women’s side will converge on Melbourne aiming for Grand Slam glory after a lengthy layoff. Will Serena regain her number one ranking from Angelique Kerber on the…
The Metro Corporate League’s fall season came to a close on Thursday night as it hosted its end-of-season party and the Advanced Intermediate and Advanced Division Finals at Roosevelt Island Racquet Club. The team matches are comprised of six different matches: women’s singles, men’s singles, women’s doubles, men’s doubles and two mixed doubles, and the…
Johanna Konta captured the second title of her career on Friday, cruising past world number three Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-2 to win the Apia International Sydney title. Konta, who was born in Sydney, played aggressive tennis and used her power to neutralize Radwanska, defeating the Pole in an hour and 20 minutes. “I think I’m…
Agnieszka Radwanska entered Thursday’s semifinal at the Apia International Sydney having never lost to the Czech Republic’s Barbora Strycova. That didn’t change on Thursday, as Radwanska dismissed Strycova 6-1, 6-2 in just over an hour to advance to the Sydney final. “I think I’m playing better and better each match. I think I was doing…
Americans Jack Sock and Steve Johnson both won their respective quarterfinal matches at the ASB Classic on Thursday, setting up a matchup between the two Americans in the semifinals in Auckland, New Zealand. Johnson took on fellow American John Isner in his quarterfinal bout, edging Isner in a third-set tiebreaker to advance with the 6-3,…
Eugenie Bouchard continued her excellent start to the 2017 season, advancing to the Apia International Sydney semifinals with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Anastasia Pavyluchenkova on Wednesday. Bouchard saved the only break point she faced and converted on three break points to dismiss Pavlyuchenkova in one hour and 16 minutes. “I feel more and more…
The PSAL announced its spring schedule for the upcoming boys’ tennis season, which begins on Wednesday, February 1 with the Coaches’ Clinic at the PSAL Office in Long Island City. The second coaches’ clinic will be held on Wednesday, February 8, and coaches are required to attend one of these clinics. Adam Schersten of First…