The USTA Metro Region just finished up its 2014 Queens and Manhattan season. Regional Playoffs were held on Saturday, Aug. 2 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center where there was some great tennis played. Congratulations to all of the playoff teams for advancing to Regional Playoffs. A special congrats goes out to…
Top-seeded David Ferrer was bounced from the Shenzhen Open in the second-round on Thursday, falling to Serbia’s Viktor Troicki 3-6, 4-6 in a match that lasted a little over an hour. Fresh off a successful campaign on the ATP Challenger Tour, the 28-year-old Serb was taking on Ferrer for the fourth time in his career….
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) held its annual meeting at the Mina A’Salam Hotel in Dubai, India this past week as representatives from all over the world came to discuss the future of the ITF. At the meetings, Asian Tennis Federation President Anil Kumar Khanna proposed the idea of adding a Grand Slam-type event at…
Third-seeded Petra Kvitova followed up her win over fellow Czech Karolina Pliskova on Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over another rising star in Caroline Garcia. Kvitova, after battling it out for three-sets versus Pliskova, needed just one hour and 21 minutes to wrap up the straight set win and move into the Wuhan Open…
The following is a simple and consolidated checklist for junior tournament players working their way along the developmental path to future U.S. Open tournaments. Big concepts 1. Don’t train in too small of a pond. Too many coaches and programs want to keep you to themselves. While it’s important to have a home base, you…
Another round at the Wuhan Open has brought yet another upset. The top seeds at the inaugural tournament from Wuhan, China continued to fall on Wednesday, this time it was the fourth-seeded Maria Sharapova bowing out in the third-round, as Swiss qualifier Timea Bacsinszky put an end to the Russian’s run with a 7-6(3), 7-5…
Denise Starr and Robert Levine, two elite players who reside in the New York City area, spent this past summer training at Gotham Tennis Academy/Stadium Tennis Center. While their opinions are unique, their perspectives are universal. Recently, they fielded questions from campers, as well as from parents of aspiring young players. Denise Starr is a…
While Agnieska Radwanska and Ana Ivanovic’s early exits from the inaugural Wuhan Open highlighted Monday’s action, the upsets continued Tuesday as top-seeded Serena Williams and the second-seeded Simona Halep failed to make it through to the third round. Halep played overnight and drew a tough second-round matchup against rising star Garbine Muguruza. Things looked good…
Athletes generally perform at their best when they are playing with confidence. Tennis is no exception. Players with confidence believe they will succeed, while those lacking confidence don't, causing their shots, decision-making and overall game to suffer. Anyone can go through rough stretches on the court where confidence is in short supply. So how do…
Maria Sharapova notched another three-set win on Monday, defeating fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the second-round of the inaugural Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open. Sharapova committed 20 unforced errors in the opening frame as Kuznetsova hit a number of remarkable ground strokes that chased Sharapova baseline to baseline. Kuznetsova would take the first…