The USTA has announced that 13-year-old Jonathan Agyeno from Yonkers, N.Y. is one of 36 student/athletes from around the nation selected to attend the 28th Annual USTA/NJTL Tennis Leadership Camp in Minneapolis, July 16-20. The camp is for youth ages 12-14 who participate in National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) network chapters nationwide. This year’s camp will be…
Roger Federer began his 287th week as world number one on Monday. He first topped the rankings on Feb. 2, 2004. Federer has been absent from the top spot for two years, losing the top spot on May 31, 2010. He finally regained his ranking when he beat Andy Murray of Britain to win his record…
The USTA has announced that pop band The Wanted, chart-topping singer Carly Rae Jepsen, special guest performer Owl City, and from Nickelodeon’s "How to Rock," Cymphonique Miller and Max Schneider, will team up with reigning U.S. Open Champion Novak Djokovic, U.S. number one men’s singles player John Isner, three-time U.S. Open Champ Kim Clijsters and…
What really does go on inside the mind of a junior tennis player before a tournament? This is something that every coach and parent wonders. I decided to interview three up-and-coming players at Gotham Tennis Academy to find out. The juniors I interviewed included, Jordan Jordan (14s), Zachary Lieb (12s) and Evan Lieberman (14s). What…
Top-seeded American John Isner successfully defended his grass-court title at the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships with a 7-6(1), 6-4 victory over former world number one Lleyton Hewitt in Newport, R.I. Isner takes home $68,220 and 250 South African Airways ATP Ranking points as the champion, while Hewitt earns $35,920 and 150 points. “It feels…
Jennifer Capriati has been elected to the Hall of Fame in the Recent Player Category, and she is the final member of the Hall of Fame Class of 2012 to be announced. The previously announced members of the Class of 2012 are former world number one, Brazilian tennis star Guga Kuerten; Spanish tennis legend Manuel…
Serena Williams defeated Coco Vandeweghe, 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday afternoon, defending her singles title at the Bank of the West Classic. Ranked number four in the world, Serena became the first repeat Bank of the West Classic champion since Kim Clijsters won the title back-to-back in 2005 and 2006. Sunday’s victory was even more special, considering Serena…
Third-seeded Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico & Scott Lipsky of Merrick, N.Y. lifted their second team trophy on Sunday at the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in the men’s doubles finals, defeating the number two seeds, Colin Fleming & Ross Hutchins of Great Britain, 7-6(3), 6-3. The Mexican/American tandem won on their team debut last year at…
World TeamTennis was back in action Friday night, July 13, as the New York Sportimes hosted the Philadelphia Freedoms at Sportime Stadium at Randall’s Island. The Sportimes put forth a solid roster with the trio of Robert Kendrick, Jesse Witten and Ashley Harkleroad in action with former world number one Martina Hingis leading the way….
In today’s day and age, most people have a Global Positioning System (GPS) in their car. Certainly this device has made it easier to reach your destination. All that is necessary is to input the destination and “voila” … the GPS tells you where to go. There need be little awareness of where you currently…