Even a massive traffic tie up on the highway near La Guardia Airport couldn’t stop 40 determined tennis trainers from attending a recent orange ball workshop, the USTA Player Development Team USA Early Development Camp Coach Training, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The program’s facilitators were Kirk Anderson, the USTA director…
Sixth-seed Steve Johnson advanced to the BB&T Atlanta Open Round of 16 on Tuesday, downing Slovakian Lukas Lacko 6-1, 6-7(3), 6-2. Johnson cruised in the opening set, breaking twice to win the first set in just 21 minutes. Lacko’s serve picked up in the second, holding in all of his service games to force the…
The finals of the L1 USTA Summer Championships took place Monday at the North Shore Towers Country Club. Beginning July 24, the sanctioned USTA Eastern Metro clay court tournament is known to be one of the more competitive summer tournaments, as 65 applicants registered to play at the Floral Park-based facility. As the finals for…
As I pondered what to write about as the publication deadline for submission rapidly approached, the light bulb went off in my head. Politics, religion and civil rights really do not belong as subject material in Long Island Tennis Magazine or does it? After all, Long Island is a melting pot of people of varying…
Teams from the leagues in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island will be finishing up their seasons in July. The winners of their respective leagues will advance to Regional Playoffs, scheduled for July 31-Aug. 1 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and the Cary Leeds Tennis Center in the Bronx….
How many times have you heard kids cajole each other and say these two words: “Bring It!”? The problem is that no one really knows what that “It” is! It’s actually worth knowing, so let me explain. Ultimately your “It” will be the key to sustained peak performance. “Bring it!” Means to bring your whole…
The Saddlebrook Tennis Academy, located on the 480-acre property of Saddlebrook Resort, was acquired in 1986 from the legendary Harry Hopman. Harry's philosophy and focus on fitness made Hopman one of the most successful tennis coaches in history, and became the foundation of the Saddlebrook program. The Hopman Tennis Program at Saddlebrook offers programs for…
The latest research into the sport of tennis in the U.S. shows that overall tennis participation rose one percent to 17.9 million players, according to the Tennis Industry Association (TIA). The data also show growth in the number of youth tennis players, and indicate more than 14 million Americans, while not tennis players currently, express an…
German teenager Alex Zverev continued his run at the SkiStar Swedish Open on Friday, beating sixth-seed Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 to reach his second career ATP World Tour semifinal. Zverev converted seven of his nine break points to dominate the final two sets and win in two hours and 28 minutes. “He played…
Li Na gives birth to baby girl Former tennis player Li Na and her husband Dennis had their first child, Alisa, in June. Li Na retired from tennis last year due to recurring knee injuries, following a stellar career that saw her become the first Asian Grand…