German Sabine Lisicki had to wait out a long rain delay to defeat American Venus Williams on Monday night, but did so in routine fashion, beating the American 6-0, 6-3 in a first-round matchup at the Rogers Cup in Toronto. The two didn’t take to the court until after 10:00 p.m. on Monday night, as…
Top American juniors Frances Tiafoe (17, College Park, Md.) and Sofia Kenin (16, Pembroke Pines, Fla.) won the USTA Boys and Girls 18s National Championships this past weekend, each earning wild cards into the main draw of the U.S. Open and headlining the annual USTA National Championships that took place last week. The nation’s top junior tennis…
Germany’s Angelique Kerber won her fourth title of the season on Sunday, beating Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 to win the Bank of the West Classic trophy in Stanford. In this tightly-contested match that lasted over two hours, Kerber was just a bit more efficient than Pliskova. While Pliskova nearly doubled her up in the…
In the last issue of New York Tennis Magazine, we spoke of the value of a good pre-match routine and mentioned how important physical and mental preparation was to the tennis player. In this issue, we will discuss what you do following the match. The most important skill a tennis player can possess is the…
Two Americans found themselves in the Citi Open finals from Washington, D.C. on Sunday afternoon. On the women’s singles side, Sloane Stephens was seeking her first career WTA title, while John Isner looked to take down last year’s U.S. Open runner-up Kei Nishikori in the Men’s Singles Final. Stephens was playing in her first career…
Australian standout Nick Kyrgios has been added to the roster of stars competing at the Annual Johnny Mac Tennis Project Benefit Night, set for Wednesday, Aug. 26 at SPORTIME Stadium on Randall's Island. The 20-year-old Kyrgios will battle 14-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal in the featured singles match of the evening. Hall of Famer…
Repetitive overhead sports, such as tennis or throwing sports, can lead to various conditions in the shoulder. One common condition is a SLAP tear (Superior Labrum Anterior Posterior). This refers to a tear in the ring of cartilage that surrounds the glenoid (socket bone) in the shoulder. The labrum is composed of cartilage and functions…
American Varvara Lepchenko played lights out tennis on Thursday, defeating top-seed Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-2 to reach the Bank of the West Classic quarterfinals in Stanford, Calif. Lepchenko fired 26 winners, committed just 17 unforced errors and broke four times to beat Wozniacki rather routinely. “I think I just followed my plan. I was doing…
For the first time since 2012, three Americans find themselves in the quarterfinals of the Citi Open in Washington, D.C, as eighth-seed John Isner, 15th-seeded Jack Sock and unseeded Steve Johnson all won their third round matches on Thursday. The most surprising victory of the three came from the unseeded Johnson, who upended sixth-seeded Bulgarian…
For tennis fans in America, the best way to catch the sport is by attending the U.S. Open. You get the opportunity to see your favorite tennis stars, build lasting memories and possibly even get their autograph! You’ll be able to delight in the dramatic twists and turns that comprise of such a major, and…