Mark McIntyre was recently sworn in as the USTA Eastern president, following a two-year stint as the organization’s vice president. McIntyre has been a staple of the New York tennis community for years now, and was integral in helping United Sports Publications Ltd. launch New York Tennis Magazine. Four years later, New York Tennis Magazine…
Carla Suarez-Navarro stormed back to defeat Venus Williams 0-6, 6-1, 7-5 and reach the Miami Open semifinals on Tuesday. The 12th-seeded Spaniard won 13 of the final 18 games after getting bageled in the opening set to reach the final four. “It was a crazy match, a crazy first two sets, and Venus was unbelievable…
Andy Murray won the 500th match of his career on Tuesday afternoon, defeating 15th-seeded South African Kevin Anderson 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to move into the Miami Open quarterfinals. The win makes Murray the 46th man in the Open Era to reach the 500-win club. The two-time champion in Miami gave himself 11 break point opportunities…
“If you ding it, just re-swing it.” David E. Moe has written a book that will be of use to any tennis player if they are open to a multi-disciplinary guide to improving their game. The Making of a Winner: A Fable About the Power Within takes tidbits from sports psychology, biofeedback and Eastern religions,…
Simona Halep booked the eighth and final quarterfinal spot at the Miami Open on Monday, beating Italian Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 7-5 to reach the tournament’s final eight. The Romanian exercised some demons as she had never beaten Pennetta in any of the pair’s three previous meetings. However, those three matches came back in 2013 when…
American John Isner notched a huge win on Monday at the Miami Open, beating ninth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(2), 6-2 to reach the fourth-round. The 22nd-seeded Isner was dominant on serve, ripping 15 aces and saving the only two break points he faced to move past Dimitrov in straight sets. “I was a little nervous at…
The high school tennis season continued on Monday, following a snowy and rainy weekend that put a halt to a number of contests. A number of teams were in action on Monday afternoon, including the Stuyvesant boy’s team and Bronx Science girl’s team, both of whom won their respective matches and…
The New York Junior Tennis and Learning’s (NYJTL) Hartman Cup came to an end this weekend at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The annual three-week tournament for boys and girls ages seven through 18 brings the NYJTL’s Winter Early Morning Program to a close with the finals and an award presentation. There…
It was a different chapter, but the same old story in the Venus Williams-Caroline Wozniacki saga as the two met in the Miami Open fourth round on Monday morning. The 16th-seeded American moved to 7-0 all-time versus the fourth-seeded Wozniacki, defeating her 6-3, 7-6(1) to reach the quarterfinals. The match started a bit strangely as…
The Stony Brook women’s tennis team continued its winning ways over the weekend, going on the road to defeat the New Jersey Institute of Technology 7-0 to win its fourth straight match. Stony Brook did not lose a single match in the nine contests, winning all the singles contests in straight sets and losing just six…