Tennis Channel will televise complete coverage of the 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London Nov. 4-11, as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and doubles brothers Bob and Mike Bryan lead a field of all-stars into the last tournament of the 2013 tour. With daylong matches and nightly encore replays, the network will offer more…
Jessica Golovin from New York, N.Y. who plays at the John McEnroe Tennis Academy at Sportime Randalls Island lost a tight match at the Evert American ITF in Boca Raton, Fla. to fellow American Sophie Chang 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. Jessica fought hard and came back from down one set to love, but couldn’t complete the…
Fifth seed and 2011 champion Roger Federer will face second seed and 2009 titlist Novak Djokovic in on Saturday in the semifinals of the 2013 BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. Federer will attempt to improve his 16-13 FedEx ATP Head2Head lead against Djokovic, after he recorded a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory over fourth seed Juan Martin del Potro in one hour and…
The selections have been released for the 2013 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, which will be held Nov. 7-11 at the USTA BIllie Jean King National Tennis Center. Among those invited locally are Jamie Loeb and Julia Ebalba in the women's draw and Columbia's Winston Lin in the men's draw. The event showcases elite players from every level of college tennis,…
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive Fed Cup coverage of Italy'sand Russia's championship competition in Cagliari, Italy, this weekend, with comprehensive telecasts Saturday, Nov. 2, and Sunday, Nov. 3. The countries find themselves in a rematch of the 2007 Fed Cup final. Russia, however, will be without several of the top players who helped the team reach its sixth final in 10 years earlier this year: Maria…
The eight-player singles field for the 2013 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals was set Thursday, as Stanislas Wawrinka and Richard Gasquet have clinched the final two berths following Milos Raonic’s third-round loss to Tomas Berdych at the BNP Paribas Masters. Wawrinka and Gasquet join Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer, Juan Martin del Potro, Tomas Berdych and Roger Federer next week at The O2 Arena in London….
On Thursday at the 2013 he Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions in Sofia, Brussels, it was 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic who was victorious over 2011 U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur in three sets, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2. Just two weeks ago, it was Stosur who advanced to the finals of the Kremlin Cup…
Tennis to the Max has announced the opening of their new Six-Month Membership Program. Since its inception in July of 2012, Tina Greenbaum (sport psychology consultant) and Fred Sperber (USPTA-certified coach) have trained dozens of tennis players who were motivated to improve their mental game. As in all aspects of sport, practice and repetition propels players forward. That's…
The Riverside Clay Tennis Association (RCTA) and Riverside Park Conservancy encouraged New York City residents to be part of the green revolution this past Saturday by staging a fundraising walk and tennis party in support of the Green Outlook initiative, a precedent-setting, sustainable development project along the Hudson River Greenway adjacent to the RCTA public courts…
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga saw his bid to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals come to an end on Tuesday night at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, falling to Kei Nishikori, 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-7(7). Nishikori can continue to play the role of spoiler, as he faces another Barclays ATP World Tour Finals contender, Richard…