To get the best out of your students, tennis pros need to build a detailed curriculum just like school teachers. This ensures that players will more likely get the most out of their lessons. This doesn’t mean that lessons cannot change on the fly if the pro notices some glaring problem, but “winging it,” as…
The USTA has announced that “Hamilton” star and Tony Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. will return to his native Queens, N.Y., to perform a special duet with cultural legend Phil Collins during the Opening Night Ceremony for the 2016 U.S. Open, Monday evening, Aug. 29 at Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King…
The USTA today announced that two-time NCAA singles champion Danielle Collins, 2016 USTA Girls’ 18s National Champion Kayla Day, young American Lauren Davis, USTA Pro Circuit US Open Wild Card challenge winner Sofia Kenin, former Top 50 player Vania King, and Rio’s mixed doubles Olympic gold medalist Bethanie Mattek-Sands have been awarded women’s singles main draw wild card entries into the…
The USTA today announced that 2016 Olympic silver medalist and 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro, of Argentina, American Olympic mixed doubles silver medalist Rajeev Ram, rising Americans Bjorn Fratangeloand Frances Tiafoe, 2016 NCAA singles champion Mackenzie McDonald, 2016 USTA Boys’ 18s National Champion Michael Mmoh and USTA Pro Circuit US Open Wild Card Challenge winner Ernesto Escobedo have been awarded men’s…
Top tennis executives will present the latest research and share plans for growing this industry at the ninth annual TIA Tennis Forum, which will be Monday, Aug. 29, from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. at the Grand Hyatt New York City, right before play begins at the 2016 US Open. The…
In a proper ending to an excellent tennis tournament at the Olympics, Great Britain’s Andy Murray outlasted Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 to capture his second career singles Gold Medal. Murray won the final four games of the match after trailing 3-5 in the fourth set. “It was probably one of…
Credit all photos to Brian Coleman The New York Empire played its final match at Forest Hills Stadium at West Side Tennis Club on Friday night, as the San Diego Aviators came into Queens and won 24-16, clinching a spot in the Mylan World TeamTennis finals. American Ryan Harrison got things started for the Aviators…
Having problems with the backhand? Here some easy cures that will it improve. We’ll begin with the one-handed backhand. If you have read my column often enough, you already know that all groundstrokes should have some degree of spin on the ball for control of your shots, the spin could be either topspin or backspin….
As a coach, you learn fast that in tennis, every student is different in style of play, character and body type. However, there are still many things that are similar among most young players (such as the love to play points in practice over doing repetition drills). Over the years, I have noticed that most…
The USTA Eastern Metro Region/Friends of South Oxford Park Community Tennis Festival USTA Eastern Metro Board member Mel Swanson and Friends of South Oxford Park President Dwayne Broadnax organized a free kids tennis clinic for the community which was sponsored by the USTA Metro Board. The kids had a great time on the court and…