I was asked this past spring by the parents of some of my five-year-old students if I would consider starting a class for two-, three- and four-year-olds. The younger children had been coming to my club as tagalongs to their siblings’ lessons and were feeling left out. Secure in my belief that Google would rescue…
Spain’s Nicolas Almagro outlasted American John Isner 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in four hours and 16 minutes to extend Spain’s advantage at its 2012 Davis Cup semifinals match in Spain, heading into Saturday’s action. Almagro converted three of his 19 break points and won 77 per cent of his first serve points to notch his…
It’s late in the summer and you want to play college tennis and use your tennis game to help your college prospects, but you haven’t done anything yet to prepare for your college search. This is what you should do first … If you graduated high school in 2012 … Know what you want to…
The 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinal match between the United States and Spain is set for this weekend in Gijon, Spain, at the Parque Hermanos Castro on an outdoor red clay court. The U.S. will play on the road for the seventh time in its last eight ties since defeating Switzerland…
"The highest reward for a person’s work is not what they get for it, but what they become of it."—John Rushkin Did you ever watch a professional tennis match and wonder how the players make their extraordinary shots look so effortless? Perhaps you even thought it looks so easy that you should be able to…
One of the first things we are told when we begin our journey in tennis is that the serve is the most important shot. Unfortunately, I ask many intermediate and advanced players about the simple biomechanics of the serve, and they become suddenly mute. We all understand that the toss is vital when trying to…
Serena Williams and doubles teams Liezel Huber & Lisa Raymond and Andrea Hlavackova & Lucie Hradecka have qualified for the season-ending TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships in Istanbul, which will feature the world’s top eight singles players and top four doubles teams and will be held at the Sinan Erdem Arena in Istanbul from Oct….
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of the United States semifinal competition against defending champion Spain in Gijon, Spain, this weekend in Davis Cup action, with live telecasts of each match and same-day, "Instant Encore" replays. Highlighting the competition, American John Isner will face U.S. Open semifinalist and world number five David Ferrer for the…
Rob Delman, Gil Koppel and Peter Simel, Masters Tennis Co-Chairmen of the 19th Maccabiah USA Organizing Committee, and Head Coach Roy Kozupsky are actively seeking the best Jewish tennis players from across the country to try out for the Maccabiah team. The Masters Tennis team will be part of the 1000+ USA Maccabiah Team competing…
Former world number one-ranked Juan Carlos Ferrero has announced that he will play his final tournament at the Valencia Open 500, which celebrates its 10th anniversary. The 32-year-old Ferrero has been hampered by a number injuries the past two seasons. “The Valencia Open 500 will be my last tournament, it’s the best possible stage for me…