The 2012 French Open, the year’s second Grand Slam event, will take place May 27-June 10 at the famed clay courts of Roland Garros. The event was first played in 1891 as a French national tournament on grass. The surface would be changed to red clay in 1912. The first French Open, then called the…
Tennis Channel will offer close to 60 hours of live matches and more than 140 match hours overall during its sixth year of French Open coverage, beginning Sunday, May 27 and running through Sunday, June 10. The network will air almost two dozen hours of encore men’s and women’s singles semifinal and championship telecasts as…
In May 2011 at the age of 38, Debbie Persaud was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma Stage IIIB breast cancer. She is a regulatory affairs manager (contractor) who works for Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson Company in Somerville, N.J. This article will share Debbie’s story on how the sport of tennis has helped her through…
Maria Sharapova successfully defended her Italian Open title Sunday, beating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) in a three-hour rain-drenched match. Li had victory within sight with a 6-4, 4-0 lead, but Sharapova regained momentum and took the next eight games to win the set, tying the match at one set each and leading 2-0 in…
New York’s oldest tennis club (established in 1886), New York Tennis Club is tucked away in a residential corner of the city near the Throggs Neck Bridge. Recently, the Club ran a very successful open house event to help show off their facility, and while the weather wasn’t great, a little rain and some clouds didn’t…
Great Britain’s Andy Murray was ousted from the 2012 Internazionali BNL d’Italia by Frenchman Richard Gasquet, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2, on Thursday. The world number four-ranked Murray, who continues to be hampered by a long-term back injury, dominated the first set tie-break, but missed 15 of 17 break points as he lost to the 22nd-ranked Gasquet…
Ninth-seeded Serena Williams has advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2012 Internazionali BNL d’Italia, after Italy’s Flavia Pennetta was forced to retire in their quarterfinals match after trailing Serena 4-0. Serena is currently on a 17-match winning streak. Serena moves on to face the number eight seed, China’s Li Na, in the semis, a 6-1, 7-6(4) winner…
Roger Federer defeated Carlos Berlocq of Argentina in his first round match at the Italian Open in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. This is one of just three Masters 1000 events that Federer has not been able to claim the title of in his career. Federer took 18 out of 23 points at the net and had…
The USTA has announced that Nintendo has signed on as an Official Sponsor of the SmashZone Mobile Tour, the interactive tennis fan attraction which introduces children to tennis in a fun and engaging way. As part of the agreement, Nintendo, the worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, will incorporate video game kiosks into…
World number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka was forced to withdraw from the 2012 Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, Italy after sustaining a right shoulder injury. She easily defeated Shahar Peer in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, prior to pulling out of the tournament. With just 10 days remaining until the second Grand Slam of 2012, the French Open, Azarenka…