The USTA and the Tennis Industry Association (TIA) has announced that tennis participation in 2012 grew four percent over 2011 to top 28 million players for the first time since 2009. The total number of players is the second highest total recorded since the annual survey, conducted by Taylor Research and Consulting, began in 1988….
John McEnroe successfully defended his Statoil Masters Tennis Legends title with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over old rival Mats Wilander in the final. McEnroe had been in fine form throughout the tournament at London’s Royal Albert Hall this week. He held a 7-6 lead in his head-to-head with Wilander from their days on the ATP World…
In doubles play at the 66th Annual Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships, the seventh-seeded team of Lamar Remy of Roslyn, N.Y. & Alejandro Tabilo of Canada defeated Dennis Uspensky of Atlantic Beach, N.Y. & Sumit Nagal of India, 6-3, 6-3, for the Boys 16s title. The 16-year-old Remy is currently ranked 567th by the ITF, while the 16-year-old Uspensky is…
Tennis officials are considering adding third-set tiebreakers at the 2016 Rio Olympics after marathon matches at the 2012 London Olympics this year. Also, bronze medal matches could be eliminated to lighten the loads of players entered in multiple events. ITF president Francesco Ricci Bitti told The Associated Press at the European Olympic Committees meeting in Rome…
Four years ago at the Royal Albert Hall, John McEnroe lost 11-9 in a final set Champions’ Tie-Break to Jeremy Bates, and decided that it was time to bow out of his favorite ATP Champions Tour event for good. But on Thursday, at the Statoil Masters Tennis, McEnroe avenged his defeat to Bates 6-4, 6-1 and…
The U.S. Davis Cup will host Brazil in the first round of the 2013 competition, Feb. 1-3, also known as Super Bowl weekend, in Jacksonville, Fla. In 2012, the U.S. played all three Davis Cup ties on the road, posting impressive wins over a Roger Federer-led Swiss team and a strong French team in Monte-Carlo…
Roger Federer says he won’t play as often in the next few years and hopes to compete in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Federer is in Brazil to take part in an exhibition match against Thomaz Bellucci. To date in his storied career, Federer has competed in four Olympics, winning the Gold Medal in doubles…
The brightest stars of world tennis are headed to Sydney in January with Apia International Sydney tournament organizers announcing nine top 10 players are set to compete for the prestigious titles. The lineup for the 2013 Apia International Sydney Tournament, set for Jan. 6-12, includes seven top 10 women, two top 10 men and three previous Sydney…
The New York metro tennis community has some of the sport’s best facilities, both indoor and outdoor, and best coaches in the world. With this wealth of talent available right in our own backyard, New York Tennis Magazine recently took the opportunity to pick the brains of some of these top coaches. What you will…
Status: Former ATP pro from 1981-1992. Silver Medalist at the 1988 Olympics. Currently teaches tennis at Cunningham Park. Date of birth: Aug. 3, 1960 in Springfield, Mass. First tennis memory: Hitting a ball against the garage in my backyard at about the age of five with an old Jack Kramer racquet. Why do you love…