Americans Bob & Mike Bryan hoisted the 2014 BNP Paribas Open Men’s Doubles Title Saturday, defeating the second-seeded duo of Alexander Peya & Bruno Soares, 6-4, 6-3. The Bryans upped their mark against the second-seeded duo of Peya & Soares to 7-1. Peya & Soares advanced to the finals after defeating the Swiss powerhouse team…
On Sunday, world number two Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(3), in the finals of the 2014 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. With the win, Djokovic claimed his 42nd title and 17th at an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament, tying Andre Agassi at third on the Masters 1000 title leaders…
Coaches have been forever telling students to stay out of No Man’s Land (NML). On a tennis court, NML is roughly that area one yard in front of the baseline to one yard behind the service line. During the First World War, the phrase gained currency by describing the territory between the trenches of opposing…
Roger Federer will meet Alexandr Dolgopolov in the semifinals of the 2014 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. On Thursday, Federer defeated the 17th-seeded Kevin Anderson 7-5, 6-1 for his eighth trip to the Indian Wells semis. Dolgopolov was a 6-3, 6-4 victor over the 10th-seeded Milos Raonic 6-3, 6-4. Federer is seeking his…
Most serious young tournament tennis players from the local area aspire to transition from the junior ranks to college tennis. A college education is not the best path for every young person or every young tennis player, however, and some of the greatest tennis players of all time opted to skip college and had impressive…
Milos Raonic upset the number five seed, Andy Murray, Wednesday at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, hitting 15 aces and winning 83 percent of his first service points. Raonic advances to the quarterfinals where he will meet Alexandr Dolgopolov, defeating the number 13 seed Fabio Fognini 6-2, 6-4 in…
The USTA has announced that Chaifetz Arena on the campus of Saint Louis University has been selected as the site for the 2014 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff between the United States and France, April 19-20. Fed Cup is the world’s largest annual international women’s team competition, as 96 countries have entered in 2014. The best-of-five…
United Sports Publications (USP), publisher of New York Tennis Magazine, Long Island Tennis Magazine and various multimedia tennis properties serving the New York metropolitan area, has announced that the Second Annual New York Tennis Expo will take place Sunday, June 1, 2014 from 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in…
All competitive players recognize negative self-thoughts. It starts with that devilish little voice in our head which raises doubts, fear and questions about our ability to perform. The little voice usually comes during the most pressure-packed times in a match. It’s that voice that says, “I suck! I’m pathetic!” after a missed approach shot, or,…
Two-time former Indian Wells champion Novak Djokovic will play Marin Cilic in the Round of 16 at the BNP Paribas Open, as Djokovic was a 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 winner over Alejandro Gonzalez Tuesday, and Cilic a 6-4, 6-3 winner over Tommy Robredo. Djokovic is undefeated lifetime against Cilic, with a 7-0 mark. "I've played him…