In the last issue of New York Tennis Magazine, Coach Tim Mayotte of 360 Tennis spoke about the importance of the split-step and its three components in his article, “Wow … What a Great Split-Step.” They were: 1. Width of base and posture 2. Timing of the split 3. The height of the split At…
On Thursday, August 15, the Kings County Tennis League (KCTL) will host its Fourth Annual Fundraiser at The Dumbo Loft, located at 155 Water Street in Brooklyn, N.Y. from 6:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Come enjoy free drinks courtesy of Brooklyn Brewery and live jazz featuring The Austin Walker Trio at The Dumbo Loft in Brooklyn with KCTL board…
The inaugural World Tennis Day, which was held March 4, 2013, has been nominated in two categories for the 2013 SportsTravel Awards. The event is one of seven finalists, and the only one with both domestic and international locations, for the “Best New Sporting Event” award. In addition, World Tennis Day is up for the…
On the men’s side of the draw in opening round action at the 2013 Citi Open, American Mardy Fish rebounded from an early exit at last week’s BB&T Open in Atlanta and lost the first set before eventually defeating qualifier Matthew Ebden 2-6, 6-1, 6-3. Fish has played only four matches to date in 2013,…
New York City tennis players are lucky. They have access to one of the few public red clay tennis facilities in the United States thanks to the Riverside Clay Tennis Association (RCTA) which maintains and manages 10 beautiful red clay courts along the Hudson River in Manhattan’s Riverside Park near 96th Street. Anyone with a…
The Washington Kastles defeated the Springfield Lasers 25-12 on Sunday night in the Mylan World TeamTennis (WTT) finals to capture their third consecutive title and their fourth in five years. "It is the best feeling in the world to share so much success with such great people," said the Kastles’ Murphy Jensen, the WTT coach of…
Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the upcoming Rogers Cup, set for Aug. 3-11 at Rexall Centre on York University campus in Toronto, due to a hip injury suffered at Wimbledon. Sharapova’s best result at the Rogers Cup came in 2009, when she was a runner-up to fellow Russian Elena Dementieva. But reaching the final that year was…
Back in January, Agnieszka Radwanska routed Dominika Cibulkova 6-0, 6-0 to capture the Apia International Sydney singles title and continue her dominance in the all-time series. Sunday’s outcome turned out to be much different. Rallying from an early deficit and overcoming numerous unforced errors throughout the match, Cibulkova notched a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory on Sunday afternoon…
American John Isner (6’10”) defeated 6’8" South African Kevin Anderson 6-7(3), 7-6(2), 7-6(2) on Sunday to win the 2013 BB&T Atlanta Open. With the win, Isner received $98,700 in prize money and 250 Emirates ATP Ranking points. Isner will also break back in to the top 20 of the Emirates ATP Rankings on Monday, while Anderson, who is…
World number 53 Viktor Troicki of Serbia has been suspended for 18 months by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for refusing to submit to blood testing before this past April’s Monte Carlo Masters. The ITF said Troicki broke an anti-doping rule by providing a urine sample, but not a blood sample. His ban from the sport ends Jan. 24,…