The USTA Metro Winter Season is now in full swing. The first league to finish up was the 40 & Over League. Congratulations to the following teams for winning their respective divisions and advancing to the Sectional Playoffs: Women â–º3.0 Level: Deborah Fantera & Karen Johnson ​►3.5 Level: Ashley Rowe & Susan Chee…
Appearances by Marquee Players Caroline Wozniacki on August 1 and Andy Roddick on August 9 and a full slate of matches for top roster draftee Christina McHale are among the highlights of the inaugural 2016 New York Empire presented by Citi schedule this summer at historic Forest Hills Stadium at The West Side Tennis Club. The new Mylan World TeamTennis squad will face the five-time…
In what is probably the biggest upset of the 2016 season up to this point, Czech Jiri Vesely shocked world number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to reach the third round of the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters. It was only the second loss of the season for Djokovic, with the other…
In the spirit of exposing a group of high performance junior tennis players to “embraceable” challenges, I recently set up a good-natured exercise to see how they would react to a particular challenge often faced in matches: Dishonest calls. The activity was simple: I asked each member of the group in my session to take…
Welcome back to The Jensen Zone! I am writing for you, the tennis fan, that in over four decades of being involved with the sport of tennis, I have seen every side of the game. It has been an honor to be part of this glorious game that reveals every ounce of your soul when…
The Cardozo Judges edged Townsend Harris 3-2 in a Queens A matchup on Monday afternoon, improving to 5-1 on the season, while handing Townsend Harris its first defeat of the year. Cardozo was led by its singles play, winning all three singles flights, which was crucial because Townsend Harris was able to win both doubles…
Former champion Juan Monaco captured the second U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship title on Sunday afternoon, coming back from a set down to beat American and defending champion Jack Sock 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in final in Houston, Texas. Sock looked impressive early, rolling through the opening set 6-3 in just 30 minutes. He won 65…
The Columbia men’s tennis team improved to 5-0 in Ivy League play this season, notching victories over Yale and Brown over the weekend. On Saturday afternoon, Columbia defeated Yale 5-2. After dropping the top doubles match, Shawn Hadavi and Victor Pham won at second doubles and Christopher Grant & Richard Pham clinched the doubles point…
I remember not too many years ago, coaches and tennis teaching pros commiserating over the lack of growth in our sport and the recurring comment was: “Those darn video games are killing our sport and kids think they’re actually playing (exercising) these virtual games.” Well, kudos to USTA who has launched the best-in-class system that…
Last year’s US Men’s Clay Court Championships winner Jack Sock made his way into the quarterfinals of the 2016 tournament on Thursday, moving past qualifier Matthew Barton 6-2, 7-6(5). “It’s never easy playing a guy you’ve never faced before and who you haven’t seen,” said Sock. “He’s very athletic and has a pretty big serve….