John McEnroe announces new partnerships John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) expanded its partnerships with two elite organizations, SportsLab NYC and Hourglass Performance Institute, with the goal of maximizing athletic performance. SportsLab NYC is a company dedicated to an innovative approach to therapy, rehabilitation and performance, specializing in things like physical education and nutrition. The Hourglass…
World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Kei Nishikori 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Friday to reach the tournament’s semifinals. The Serb notched a break in the second game of the opening set and would go on to serve the rest of it out, capturing the first set. Nishikori responded nicely in…
Simona Halep made quick work of her compatriot Alexandra Dulgheru on Friday, beating the Romanian qualifier 6-1, 6-0 to reach the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. Halep secured her first break in the fourth game of the first set and never looked back. She forced Dulgheru to chase down balls all across…
Maui Jim has announced the addition of WTA Tennis Professional Flavia Pennetta to its roster of players who will wear the company’s PolarizedPlus2 sunglasses. Other ambassadors on Maui Jim’s roster include WTA Pro Martina Hingis and ATP Pros David Ferrer, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Benoît Paire. Pennetta is known for her enthusiastic playing style and outspoken nature on the…
Serve and Return, a new, not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing tennis opportunities to underserved area tennis players, will begin making applications available for full and partial junior development scholarships for the 2015-2016 season on June 1, 2015. Programs will run from September 2015-June 2016. A new application will be offered for Summer 2016. Selection will be based on…
Rafael Nadal played some of his best tennis of the year on Thursday, as he defeated American John Isner 6-4, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome. The 16th seed Isner entered the match with a streak of 84 consecutive service games with a hold, dating back to his third-round…
Victoria Azarenka outlasted Caroline Wozniacki in a second round matchup at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome on Wednesday, defeating the fifth-seeded Dane 6-2, 7-6(2). Azarenka entered Wednesday’s contest with wins in her two previous matches this year against Wozniacki, and looked as if she would take this one easily early on. She cruised through…
Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal cruised into the third round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Wednesday, rolling past Turkey’s Marsel Illhan 6-2, 6-0. Nadal needed just 74 minutes to defeat Illhan. He dominated on serve, winning 92 percent of his first service points and saved the only two break point chances he allowed. “I am…
Defending champion Novak Djokovic opened up his defense of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia title with a three-set win over Nicolas Almagro on Tuesday. Djokovic hung on to defeat Almagro 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-3 to reach round three of the event in Rome, Italy. It looked as if Djokovic would cruise early on, capturing the first set…
The USTA has announced that CiCi Bellis and Claire Liu will headline the eight top junior girls selected for the 2015 Team USA National Junior Team, a training program designed to give a collection of America’s best young players opportunities to train together during the summer and travel to play against top junior competition from around the…