Rafael Nadal returned to singles action for the first time since Wimbledon on Wednesday at the VTR Open in Vina del Mar, defeating Argentina’s Federico Delbonis 6-3, 6-2 in the second round. Nadal, dressed in a purple shirt and grey shorts just above the knee, dropped the first two games against Delbonis. But Nadal reeled…
Former U.S. Open and Wimbledon Tennis Champion Virginia Wade was joined by players from City Parks Foundation’s free Chase Aces program on Feb. 2 for a clinic and discussion at the USTA National Tennis Center. During the clinic, 25 dedicated tennis players, ages 10 to 16, hit balls, worked on their form, and picked up…
World number five Rafael Nadal made his long-awaited return to the ATP World Tour on Tuesday evening in Vina del Mar as he and Juan Monaco were 6-3, 6-2 winners over the second seeded team of Frantisek Cermak & Lukas Dlouhy in the first round of the VTR Open. Nadal, who has been sidelined for seven months…
On Jan. 12th, Roosevelt Island Racquet Club (RIRC), Advantage Tennis Clubs, and the USPTA hosted its 2nd Annual Parent/Child Doubles Tournament. The event was open to any parent-child combination, regardless of age and gender. From middle school to late 20s, we had several generations represented, although we only had father/son and father/daughter teams this year….
The higher you are on the ability chart, the more you will be aware of how important your opposite hand and arm plays in hitting your strokes correctly. If you are just beginning or have only been playing a little while, you probably do not, but should. If you are in the intermediate levels, pay…
With the year’s first Grand Slam in the books, both the ATP and WTA World Singles Rankings have re-shaped a bit. Below is a look at the top 20 on both the ATP and WTA tours, as 2013 Aussie Open winners Serbian Novak Djokovic maintains his top spot among the men’s singles and Victoria Azarekna…
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that Boise, Idaho, has been selected as the site for the 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas quarterfinal match between the United States and Serbia, April 5-7. The matches will be played at the Taco Bell Arena on the campus of Boise State University,…
Sam Querrey proved his mettle in live Davis Cup singles matches, clinching the First Round tie for the U.S. over Brazil, 3-2, in a fifth and decisive rubber on Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla. Querrey, ranked 20th in the world, defeated Thiago Alves, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3), becoming the first American to clinch a Davis Cup…
The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez has announced that Melanie Oudin will replace Sloane Stephens on the United States Fed Cup team for the 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group First Round in Rimini, Italy, set for Feb. 9-10. Oudin joins Fed Cup rookies Varvara Lepchenko and Jamie Hampton…
The 2013 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first round match between the United States and Brazil begins Friday at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., on an indoor hard court. It will be the first home tie for both John Isner and Sam Querrey, the USA number one and two singles players,…