Spatial reasoning (SR) is not a new phenomenon. In fact, it is a routine aspect of our daily lives that people use unconsciously and goes unchecked and unused efficiently. Spatial reasoning is used in a few ways. One of the ways it helps is to form a mental map of where things are. Secondly, it…
As a New Yorker and a teaching pro, I have faced frustration from many parents regarding the challenges of raising a tennis player in the New York metropolitan area. First and foremost, the weather forces us to play indoors for more than half of the year, but the real problem is the cost of lessons…
Two-time Family Circle Cup winner and defending champion Serena Williams begins opening round play today in Charleston, S.C. at the 2013 Family Circle Cup. She will face Camila Giorgi of Italy to start off her Charleston campaign, just a few days shy of capturing her record sixth title in Miami at the Sony Open. “Hopefully I can…
Serena Williams fought back from a set down to capture her sixth 2013 Sony Open title in Miami, after her 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 win over Maria Sharapova. With the win, Serena joined an elite group of players who have won a single WTA event at least six times, a group including Chris Evert, Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova. …
Second seeded Andy Murray became the first ATP World Tour player to save a match point in the Sony Open Tennis finals in Miami, defeating third-seeded David Ferrer 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(1) for his Sony Open trophy. With the win, Murray will move past Roger Federer into the number two spot in the ATP Men’s Singles…
Some of the world’s top junior tennis players–including five boys ranked within the International Tennis Federation’s Top 50–will converge on Carson, Calif. as the ninth annual USTA International Spring Championships will take place at the Home Depot Center. Rockville Centre, N.Y.’s Noah Rubin, 17, is expected to be the top-seeded boys’ 18s player. Currently 20th in…
It has happened to us all … one moment you are concentrating on playing the point—everything feels smooth, relaxed and in control. Seemingly, the next moment, you find yourself in another place, feeling tense and each step you take feels like a challenge. Add to that a stunned concern with how the match became so…
Columbia is hosting Cornell in a big Ivy League Tennis match this Saturday, March 30 at 2:00 p.m. at the Dick Savitt Tennis Center on 218th Street and Broadway. Both teams are ranked in the top 35 in the country and it will be a battle. Come out and see great college tennis as two…
Serena Williams has advanced to the finals of the 2013 Sony Open in Miami after a dominating 6-0, 6-3 win over Agnieszka Radwanska. With the win, Serena broke Steffi Graf’s record for most match wins in the history of the Sony Open. With the win, the top-seeded Serena will face the three seed, Maria Sharapova, who defeated…
World number three Andy Murray moved on to the Sony Open Tennis semifinals in Miami after a 6-4, 6-3 win over Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-3. For a place in the finals, Murray will meet the number eighth seed, Richard Gasquet, a 6-3, 6-3 winner over the number four seed Tomas Berdych in the semis. Murray improved to 8-1…