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 of…
I am asked all the time from competitive tennis players … is the game more mental or physical? In my life-long adventure through the world of competitive tennis, I have found that the mentally tough players win more than the physically gifted. When I was a young player in the juniors, most of my problems…
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced that Marin Cilic has been found to have committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under Article 2.1 of the Tennis Anti-Doping Program (presence of a Prohibited Substance in a Player’s Sample). Cilic from Croatia provided a urine sample in association with his participation in the BMW Open event in Munich,…
As we enter the season of the U.S. Open, a question that hangs over American tennis is why have we not produced male champions in tennis over the past 10 years? It’s a problem that I have spent months seriously considering. Like most issues, the answer is complicated, but I feel confident that I have…
“The Leader in Sports Entertainment” is ESPN, and one of their top correspondents, Sal Palantonio, lectured at SUNY Oneonta where I coach men’s and women’s tennis. When he spoke, something he said resonated with me. He noted, "Always use the tools to be successful that are available to you.” A sports reporter from the leading…
The 40 & Over Metro League is now finished. This year, we had 26 teams competing in this new league type, an inter-borough league with matches played in Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx. The teams advancing to the Section Championships in August are: â–º3.0 Women: Terry/McDonald â–º3.5 Women: Chin/Wood â–º4.0 Women: Schaffer â–º4.5+ Women: Urban/Reiner…
You can imagine that, in the 28 years I have been coaching varsity high school tennis teams, I have virtually seen it all. To be a bit more clear, I have worked with players who have thrived in pressure-packed situations and others who have turned into mental “mush” when the match was on the line….
A Message From USTA Eastern Metro Region President Jackie Clark Find yourself in the game! The warm weather is finally here, and right now is the best time to pick up your racquet and get out and hit the ball. Whether you are a beginner, play a couple of times a week, or want to…
Andy Murray will look to maintain his unbeaten record on home soil this year with victory at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, as he became the third player to qualify for the season finale, to be held at The O2 in London from Nov. 4-11. Murray, who reached the quarter-finals at the U.S. Open,…
Years ago, coaches would tell their students to recover to the middle. Nowadays, whatever shot you hit, you should recover slightly cross-court to that. If you hit to the center of the court, you should recover to the center as well. That is ideal, however, I was interested in what the professionals were doing, and…