Second seed Roger Federer defeated qualifier Pablo Carreno Busta 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 in his opening round matchup at Roland Garros at the 2013 French Open. Federer is bidding to win an 18th Grand Slam championship and second title at Roland Garros, having won in 2009, and was a finalist from 2006-2008 and again in 2011, losing to…
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown joined the USTA and the New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL) in hosting the 16th Annual “Say Yes to Tennis, No to Violence” event at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on May 23. “It’s a great occasion for all of us,” said Brown. “This is the 16th…
French Open officials have announced that they are planning to build a retractable roof over center court at Roland Garros which will allow for evening matches. The $440 million project, also include a new 4,850-seat show court and redesigned outer courts. The city of Paris and French Tennis Federation are appealing an April 1 decision by…
New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL) has broken ground on building the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning in Crotona Park in the heart of the South Bronx. The Center will house a two-story, 12,000-square-foot clubhouse and educational facility, offering young people and their families a wide range of after-school academic support, such as…
World number three-ranked Roger Federer hopped on the Web site Reddit at 1:30 p.m. EST on Friday, May 24 to answer questions posed by fans of Reddit’s tennis community. With questions ranging from the basic, “What Grand Slam was the most important or memorable?” to the absurd “How do you style your hair?," Federer answered as many…
Number one seeded Serena Williams begins her bid for a second French Open championship and 16th Grand Slam title overall by facing 83rd-ranked Anna Tatishvili in the first round of the event at Roland Garros. Serena lost her opening match to 111th-ranked Virginie Razzano at the 2012 French Open, Serena’s only first-round loss in 50 career…
World number one Novak Djokovic was drawn in the same half of the 2013 French Open draw as seven-time champion Rafael Nadal in Paris. Of the top three seeds, Djokovic appears to have the trickier draw. The top seed Djokovic, who is looking to become the eighth player to complete the Grand Slam of all four…
One time world number one-ranked Andy Roddick is joining FOX Sports 1, a new sports network launching Aug. 17, as a co-host for FOX SPORTS LIVE, the network’s flagship news, opinion and highlights program. “It is very rare that you find an exceptional athlete who can step off the field or in this case the court, who…
Where do top Spanish players train before the European spring clay court season that culminates with the French Open at Roland Garros? New York City public parks, of course! Fernando Verdasco stopped by the 96th Street public red clay courts in Riverside Park on April 1 for a two-hour work out. "He came by a…
Djokovic’s Search for Career Slam to End in Paris? World number one Novak Djokovic has won six Grand Slam titles; four in Australia, one at Wimbledon and one at the U.S. Open. At 25-years of age, the Grand Slam that has eluded the Serbian has been the French Open and 2013 might be his best…