Tennis Channel hosted the 100 Greatest of All-Time, presented by Ally Bank, a five-night series intended to rank the top tennis players of all time. Roger Federer was named the greatest of all-time, and the series was hosted by Jack Nicklaus, Jerry Rice, Wayne Gretzky, Lisa Leslie and Carl Lewis. The program aired for five…
In action on the men’s side of the draw at the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open, U.S. wild card entry Ryan Harrison defeated Italy’s Potito Starace 6-7(6/8), 6-4, 6-4 to advance to face Switzerland’s Roger Federer, who has won his past three tournaments in a row including last week’s BNP Paribas Open title at Indian Wells, Calif….
American Serena Williams, the number 10 seed, returned from a left ankle injury and defeated China’s Zhang Shuai 6-2, 6-3 at the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open. Serena fired six aces and connected on 64 percent of her first serves, while dropping only one service break to advance in just one hour and 20 min. Serena advances to…
I have heard this question repeatedly over the past 35 years. I asked that same question when I first started repairing tennis courts in 1976. At an early age, I learned to patch tennis courts and apply rubber and color coatings. Repairing cracks was the most difficult. We would fill cracks with all types of…
The USTA has presented former New York City Mayor David Dinkins with its USTA National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) Founders’ Service Award. Mayor Dinkins was recognized for his outstanding contribution in helping grow tennis at the local level. He was honored at the USTA Annual Meeting on March 19 in Carlsbad, Calif. Now in…
American Venus Williams won in her first singles match since August, a 6-0, 6-3 win over Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan in round one action at the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. Venus has not played an official match since the U.S. Open first round in September 2011, a 6-4, 6-3 win over Czech Vesna Dolonts….
Former Australian Open finalist Fernando Gonzalez of Chile has announced his retirement from the sport, after a 5-7, 6-4, 6-7(3) loss to Nicolas Mahut of France at the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. Gonzalez wants to be remembered as someone who gave “100 percent every single time when he went to the court. And,…
Tennis Channel’s 100 Greatest of All-Time, Presented by Ally Bank, a five-night series intended to rank the top tennis players of all-time, presented players ranked numbers 21-40 in Wednesday night’s episode. The series, hosted by all-time sporting greats Jack Nicklaus, Jerry Rice, Wayne Gretzky, Lisa Leslie and Carl Lewis, will air for five consecutive nights…
Experience the highly anticipated CityParks Corporate Tennis League with your co-workers, as it returns for another season to provide tennis to underprivileged youth beginning in April. The eight-week season begins Friday, April 26 and features weekly co-ed team tennis matches that are scheduled after work hours. Previous participants include co-ed teams from HBO, Deloitte, Marsh &…
Everyone who lives in New York City has a unique and interesting story. For this edition of New York Tennis Magazine, we had a chance to speak with one of New York’s most influential supporters of tennis to hear her New York City tennis story—Midtown Tennis Club’s Director Jennifer Brown. Tell us a little about…