Serena Williams put on a dominant performance Saturday afternoon, beating Spaniard Carla Suarez-Navarro 6-2, 6-0 to win the eighth Miami Open title of her career. It did not look as if Serena would blow out Suarez-Navarro early on as both players exchanged holds through the first four games. With the opening set even at 2-2,…
There is no doubt that technological developments are always at the center of change, and that is no more evident than in coaching and teaching. Over the last couple of decades, advances in technology have changed and shaped the way some of the top tennis coaches in the country teach their players. “One of the…
Andy Roddick won his third event on the 2015 PowerShares Series, defeating John McEnroe 6-3 in the championship match of the PowerShares QQQ Challenge from the Sears Centre in Chicago, Ill. on Thursday night. Playing in his third event on the circuit this season, Roddick displayed the dominant serve that made him such a force…
World number one Serena Williams and world number three Simona Halep met in a much-anticipated semifinal contest on Thursday night at the Miami Open. Both players entered the match on fire: Halep has the most match wins on the WTA Tour this season, while Serena has yet to lose in 2015. The match did not…
American John Isner played arguably the best tennis of his career on Thursday afternoon, dominating fifth-ranked Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-3 to reach the Miami Open semifinals. Isner won his second straight match over a top 10 opponent following his defeat of sixth-ranked Milos Raonic in the fourth-round. “I played extremely well today,” said Isner. “I…
In my last article, we discussed the secret to sustained peak performance, a principal called “More Than an Athlete: Person First. Athlete Second.” We also clarified that More Than an Athlete doesn’t require working harder, pushing or even pulling, it does require that the athlete, coach or parent shift their perspective so they can see…
The Bard High School Early College boy’s tennis team remained undefeated on the season with a 5-0 victory over West 50th Street Campus on Wednesday afternoon. Bard swept all five matches on the day to move to 3-0 on the young season. On the girl’s side, the Robert F. Kennedy Panthers won its fourth consecutive…
In the third installment of the 12-city 2015 PowerShares Series circuit, Andy Roddick defeated James Blake 6-1 in the championship of the Champions Cup at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb. on Wednesday night. The Nebraska native captured the fourth title of his career on the circuit. He also won the event in Los…
Andy Murray and Tomas Berdych will meet again in a tournament semifinal when they take to the Miami Open courts on Friday. The third-seeded Murray and eighth-seeded Berdych each won their respective quarterfinal bouts on Wednesday to set up a rematch of the Australian Open semifinals in January. Murray was first on court as he…
Serena Williams won the 700th match of her career on Wednesday afternoon, defeating Sabine Lisicki 7-6(4), 1-6, 6-3 to advance into the Miami Open semifinals. Serena edged out a first set tie-breaker to take the one set advantage, but was turned back in the second frame. After breaking to start the set, Serena dropped the…