BOLT BOLT is offering a special offer for the 2013 holiday season. This year, get a BOLT Racquet Bag (6-pack) for just $32 ($39 retail) or a 12-pack for just $40 ($49 retail). BOLT’s Racquet Bag is made of heavy-duty nylon construction, with a thermal racquet compartment and padded backpack straps. BOLT began in the…
The ATP has announced the appointment of Chris Kermode as ATP executive chairman and president. Kermode begins a three-year term at the helm of the ATP beginning Jan. 1, 2014, and will be based in the ATP’s London office. Kermode has been involved in tennis for more than 30 years, first as a player, and then most…
Four-time Grand Slam champ Maria Sharapova has hired Sven Groeneveld as her new coach for the 2014 season. Sharapova parted ways with her coach Jimmy Connors in August after just a one-month tenure. "I'm happy to announce my official partnership with Sven Groeneveld," Sharapova wrote on her Facebook page. "We've been working together since I got back on the…
Sparks flew during a panel discussion held at the First Annual New York Tennis Expo in April of this year. Following sophisticated presentations by a former touring pro and local tennis leaders, Nick Bollettieri opened his remarks by challenging the need for such highly technical information. I think/hope that Nick had a veiled twinkle in…
The 2014 ATP World Tour will feature a tournament in Shenzhen, China, following the ATP Board of Directors’ approval of the relocation of the ATP World Tour 250 tournament previously held in Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament in Shenzhen will be played from Sept. 22-28 at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center, a state-of-the-art facility with more than…
New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL) honored Tennis Channel and Chairman & CEO Ken Solomon Thursday afternoon at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. NYJTL is the largest provider of tennis and education services in the nation and serves more than 75,000 children in New York’s five boroughs in 26 schools and 68 community-based sites….
Four of the top 20 men, including Roger Federer, will headline Brisbane International 2014, presented by Suncorp. Seventeen-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer will lead a men’s field, which will feature top 20 players Kei Nishikori, Gilles Simon and Kevin Anderson, alongside a crop of rising talent. Brisbane International 2013 runner-up Grigor Dimitrov returns to the field as well, looking to go one better in 2014, but will…
Think back to the last Grand Slam final you saw … Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray raise the microphone and always shout out to their team thanking them for their support, patience and direction. In order for any athlete to reach the highest level of performance, there are a set of underlying principles…
The Metro Corporate Tennis League, presented by Advantage Tennis Clubs is a joint initiative of the Metrotennis Community Tennis Association and USTA/Eastern-Metro. As the local, volunteer-led chapter of USTA Eastern, the USTA Metro Region is committed to promoting and developing the growth of tennis in New York City. Metrotennis CTA, incorporated in 2002, is a…
Each issue, New York Tennis Magazine has the unique opportunity to pose questions from our readers to tennis coaching legend Nick Bollettieri. Nick has coached 10 world number ones, including Andre Agassi, Boris Becker, Jim Courier, Martina Hingis, Jelena Jankovic, Marcelo Rios, Monica Seles, Maria Sharapova, and Venus and Serena Williams, as well as a host…