On May 21, the Virginia Cavaliers took home the 2013 NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship, while the Stanford Cardinals seized the NCAA Women’s title. The Cavaliers (30-0) defeated the UCLA Bruins 4-3, finally taking the next step after falling short as the runner-up the past two years. The Cardinals (22-4) knocked off the Texas A&M Aggies,…
Andy Murray withdrew from the French Open on Tuesday due to a chronic back injury and will now focus on preparing for the start of the grass-court season next month. The 2012 U.S. Open champion met with specialists this week after being forced to pull out of his second match against Marcel Granollers of Spain at…
Former world number ones, Davis Cup standouts and International Tennis Hall of Famers John McEnroe and Jim Courier will battle it out on the Sportime Stadium hard court on Monday, July 22, as the NY Sportimes take on the Texas Wild in a Mylan World TeamTennis matchup. The annual night benefiting the Johnny Mac Tennis…
Maria Sharapova’s popularity has skyrocketed as she surpassed 10 million fans on Facebook this past week. Sharapova currently has 10,006,973 fans, securing her spot as the top female athlete on Facebook. Sharapova was the most searched athlete on Bing in 2011 and she also gained 221,000 followers on Twitter after only four months of having a…
BZZZZ, BZZZZZ. It’s usually a weekend in my world. I may have just stepped off a court after an enjoyable morning hitting session, or finished reading the New York Times over eggs and coffee. All is relaxed and status quo. Yet for the athlete on the other end of my buzzing cell phone, his or…
Tennis Channel will begin its first day of 2013 French Open coverage with nine consecutive hours of matches, followed by a another nine hours of interview-and-encore show French Open Tonight. This daily balance—long blocks of competition followed by an all-night review of the day’s play—will be the template for much of the network’s two-week telecast,…
Centercourt Athletic Club (CAC) of Marlboro, N.J. has announced that it will host new tennis and multi-sport camps for kids ages five and up this summer at its new state-of-the-art indoor tennis and fitness center. The camps, which will be held June 17- Aug. 30, will feature daily tennis instruction on the club’s six new indoor hard…
Rafael Nadal captured his 24th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title and seventh Internazionali BNL d’Italia championship in Rome on Sunday, defeating the second-seed Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3. "If you told me four or five months ago that after eight tournaments I would have won six titles from eight finals, I would say you are crazy," said…
Serena Williams won her 51st WTA title in Rome, as she defeated Victoria Azarenka in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3 to win the 2013 Internazionali BNL d’Italia championship. Serena lost just 10 games in her four matches en route to the final, and in the finals, blasted 41 winners to just 19 unforced errors to come out on top…
Local residents and leaders gathered on Saturday, May 18 to celebrate the grand opening of Centercourt Athletic Club (CAC) of Marlboro, N.J., a new state-of-the-art indoor tennis center with innovative programs for players of all ages and abilities. The event provided visitors with a chance to see CAC of Marlboro’s nationally-recognized junior programs, and to play tennis…