Court 14 was the scene this morning at Roland Garros as Noah Rubin of Long Island took to the court for the third round of the 2012 Boys French Open Junior Singles Championships. The weather outside was windy, cold and drizzling at times, and the16-year-old Noah came in as the underdog against 18-year-old and third-seeded…
For a moment today at Day 10 of the 2012 French Open, it seemed as if both the number three seed, Roger Federer, and number one seed, Novak Djokovic, were on the verge of defeat. After losing the first two sets, it seemed as if the big man, Juan Martin del Potro, was going to…
On Thursday, June 21, the 2012 U.S. Open Ballperson Tryouts will take place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. Approximately 80 sought-after positions as ballpersons for the 2012 U.S. Open are up for grabs with more than 400 people competing for spots. Prospective ballpersons will be evaluated by U.S. Open…
The USTA has announced that U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez and Jay Berger, USTA Player Development Head of Men’s Tennis, have been named as the women’s and men’s coaches for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Tennis Teams. In addition, Dan James, Head U.S. National Wheelchair Team Coach, has been named coach for the U.S….
Noah Rubin continued his impressive play in Paris with a straight set 6-2, 6-3 upset win against the 15th seed from Italy, Stefano Napolitano, in the second round of the French Open Juniors. Rubin’s traveling coaching staff of Lawrence Kleger (executive director of tennis for Sportime-John McEnroe Academy) and Eric Rubin (father/coach) are reporting back…
Status: Former ATP pro from 1988-1998. Winner of one ATP singles title (Sydney in 1995) and 16 doubles titles. Winner of the 1989 French Open in doubles. Achieved a career-high rank of number three in doubles (1993) and 28th in singles (1995). Former captain of U.S. Davis Cup team 2000-2010, including the 2007 U.S. team’s win in Portland,…
Day Three of the 2012 NYSPHSAA Boys Tennis Championships brought many hard-fought matches and great victories. Due to the poor weather of the weekend, the final matches were played indoors at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Defending NYSPHSAA Boys Singles Champion, Josh Levine of Cold Spring Harbor, drew fourth-seeded Taiya Hamanaka of Eastchester…
World number nine-ranked Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina set up a 2012 French Open quarterfinals match against third-ranked Roger Federer of Switzerland by finishing off a 7-6(6), 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 over Tomas Berdych on Monday in a match stopped the night before due to darkness after three sets. The seventh-seeded Berdych lost to del Potro at…
The number eight-seeded Leon M. Goldstein High School Dolphins upset the top-seeded St. Francis Prep Terriers to capture the Girls High School Tennis 2012 Mayor’s Cup in a close 3-2 finish. Goldstein win ended a 203-match winning streak by St. Francis Prep and marked the first time in 12 years that St. Francis did not win…
The Beacon High School Boys Tennis team has won its second consecutive 2012 Mayor’s Cup Annual Tennis Tournament. Beacon was the first seeded team who defeated Horace Mann High School, 4-1 in the finals. In the quarterfinals, Riverdale Country Day School fell to Beacon 0-5, and in the semifinals, Trinity High School also fell to…