Active summer lifestyles call for sunglasses that can withstand the heat, whether you’re hiking, running, cycling, or boating. Adding to its collection of rimless sunglasses with more aggressive shapes and details, Maui Jim is launching two new styles in intriguing colors that are packed with technology for active lifestyles: Middles and Stone Crushers. Both styles feature…
The New York Open made its debut in Forest Hills, N.Y. at the West Side Tennis Club, July 4-7. The historic former site of the U.S. Open, West Side Tennis Club, in conjunction with the not-for-profit group, Tennis in New York, shared the mutual goal of bringing great tennis back to the area through this…
The American doubles team of twins Mike and Bob Bryan accomplished something that not even the big three of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have done. They won the men’s doubles title at Wimbledon on Saturday, making it their fourth consecutive Grand Slam victory, earning them a complete “Golden Bryan Slam.” The Bryan Brothers…
Marion Bartoli, a Wimbledon finalist in 2007, captured the 2013 title on Saturday after her 6-1, 6-4 victory over Sabine Lisicki for her first ever Grand Slam title. At her post-match news conference, Bartoli was still in amazement at her victory, "I still can’t realize I’m a Wimbledon champion, it’s just so overwhelming." After her win, Bartoli…
In front of 15,000 on Sunday at the All-England Lawn Tennis Club, Andy Murray broke a 77-year singles title drought for British players at Wimbledon, defeating top-seeded and 2011 champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in the finals. Fred Perry was the last native Brit to win the title in 1936. Last year, Murray was a Wimbledon…
The U.S. summer swing for pro tennis kicks off Monday, July 8 in Newport, R.I. at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, where eight of the top-10 Americans will be in competition. The first round of the Main Draw will see two-time defending champion John Isner facing fellow American Ryan Harrison, in what will be…
World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Juan Martin del Potro 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-7(6), 6-3 on Centre Court on Friday to advance to the finals of Wimbledon 2013. Clocking in at four hours and 43 minutes, the semifinals five-set contest between Djokovic and del Potro made history as the longest semis match in the history…
Tennis Channel, the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle, has announced its primetime television coverage of the 2013 Mylan World TeamTennis (WTT) season in July. The network’s lineup during the three-week summer season will feature stars such as Venus Williams, Andy Roddick, and twins Bob and Mike…
Marion Bartoli of France, the number 23 seed, has advanced to the finals of Wimbledon after her 6-1, 6-2 semifinal win over Kirsten Flipkens. In the finals she will face the 20th-seeded Sabine Lisicki of Germany, who won a tight match over the number four seed, Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-4, 2-6, 9-7. "I just really can’t…
Andy Murray came back from two sets down for the seventh time in his career on Wednesday at Wimbledon as he reached the semifinals with a 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 victory over Fernando Verdasco. In the semifinals, he will meet first-time Grand Slam semifinalist Jerzy Janowicz of Poland, an earlier 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 winner over fellow…