On Thursday at the 2013 Gerry Weber Open, defending champion Tommy Haas advanced to the quarterfinals of the by outlasting Ernests Gulbis 7-6 (5), 6-4. The 35-year-old Haas, who won the event in 2009, is coming off a quarterfinal appearance at the French Open. Haas is the oldest player in the ATP top 100 men’s singles and…
The USTA has announced that Virginia’s Julia Elbaba of Oyster Bay, N.Y., the 2013 ITA Rookie of the Year, will join two-time defending NCAA women’s singles champion Nicole Gibbs of Stanford and NCAA men’s singles finalist Jarmere Jenkins of Virginia as the crop of American men’s and women’s college tennis players invited to the 2013 USTA…
What does throwing a great pitch, a touchdown pass, hitting a baseball, smacking a perfect drive in golf, scoring a hockey goal with a blazing slap shot or good tennis ground strokes all have in common? The answer for all these is a consistent shoulder rotation. When you have some time, watch some of these…
Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams and Li Na were recently unveiled by Forbes magazine on its Top 100 World’s Highest Paid Athletes list for 2013, the only women on the list. Sharapova, number 22 on the list, remained the top-earning female athlete for the ninth straight year with $29 million, followed by Serena at 68 with $20.5…
Frenchman Gael Monfils upset fifth seeded Milos Raonic at the 2013 Gerry Weber Open, 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the event. Monfils advanced to the third-round at the 2013 French Open where he beat world number six Tomas Berdych in the first round. "It’s a great tournament. It’s a great spirit," said Monfils. "The stadium…
Sixth seed Sam Querrey recorded his 200th match win after a 7-6(11), 5-7, 7-6(5) win over Aljaz Bedene to advance to the third round of the 2013 Aegon Championships in London. Querrey saved a match point in the third set before winning the second-round contest, which had four rain delays and took more than five hours to…
The 26th Annual Mayor’s Cup hosted by the New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL), came to a close on Sunday, June 9, as more than 600 students competed in the nine-day tournament. The Mayor’s Cup All-Scholastic Tennis Championships, is the largest interscholastic tennis event in the United States and it brings players from New…
The 13th Annual Jana Hunsaker Wheelchair Tennis Tournament finished up on June 9, as wheelchair tennis players from all over the country turned out to compete in this prestigious event at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Congratulations to all of the following winners in their respective divisions: â–ºWinner of the Men’s Wheelchair Open…
With the French Open complete, the third major of the year, Wimbledon, is set to begin in two weeks and the grass court season is upon us, which should make some of the tour’s big servers very happy. Today, the ATP and WTA tours released their latest men’s and women’s singles rankings. Maintaining his hold…
A year ago, Rafael Nadal surpassed Bjorn Borg for the most titles at Roland Garros, and on Sunday, Nadal became the first man to win the same major tournament eight times after defeating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. In triumphing, Nadal broke a tie with six other players for the most titles at…