For the first time in television history, Tennis Channel will rank the best 100 players ever to pick up a tennis racquet. The "100 Greatest of All-Time, Presented by Ally Bank," is a five-night, week-long series that will cross generation and gender as it counts down the game’s most elite on-court competitors. Airing in prime…
New York Tennis Magazine recently had a chance to chat with former world number one Maria Sharapova of Russia, who will be coming to New York on Monday, March 5 to compete at the BNP Paribas Showdown at Madison Square Garden. The annual event will feature two exhibition matches along with other entertainment for a…
World number three-ranked Roger Federer of Switzerland won the 2012 ABN AMRO World Tennis finals for his first title of 2012 after defeating Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in straight sets 6-1, 6-4. Federer led 5-0 in the first set with Del Potro making many errors. The Argentinian del Potro, who defeated Federer in…
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus was victorious in the finals of the Qatar Open after defeating Sam Stosur of Australia in straight sets 6-1, 6-2. Azarenka played through a lingering ankle injury to take her 17th straight victory and her first title after replacing Caroline Wozniacki as the world’s top ranked women’s tennis player. So far,…
As a New York City tennis player, you probably never get as much court time as you would like to prepare for your league or tournament matches. When you lose a match, especially a close one, you just know that you could have prepared and played better. Sound familiar? We have all been there and…
SUNY Oneonta Director of Athletics Tracey Ranieri has announced that Long Island native Lonnie Mitchel has been selected as the interim tennis coach effective immediately. Mitchel replaces Bill May, who resigned earlier this month to take the head coaching position for men and women’s tennis at Southeastern University in Florida. Mitchel brings to Oneonta more…
Fresh off last month’s win at the 2012 Australian Open, top-ranked Russian Victoria Azarenka has defeated Simona Halep of Romania in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the 2012 Qatar Open quarterfinals. Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic also held back Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova by a score of 7-6, 6-3. Australia’s Samantha Stosur defeated…
Seven-time Grand Slam tournament champion John McEnroe has been named the 2012 spokesperson for “Tennis Night In America,” a combined promotional effort between the USTA, StarGames Inc. and MSG Sports. “Tennis Night in America” is an annual celebration of tennis that includes youth registration events at facilities around the country and is highlighted by the…
USTA Eastern returns to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on Thursday, Feb. 23 to host a 10 & Under Tennis clinic with French Open Doubles Champion and ESPN Commentator Patrick McEnroe. The clinic, which is being held for the second consecutive year at the Intrepid, will give children a chance to learn tennis…
Australian Open 2011 January 17-30, 2011 Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Men’s Singles Finals Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 Men’s Doubles Finals Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan defeated Mahesh Bhupathi & Leander Paes, 6–3, 6–4 Women’s Singles Finals Kim Clijsters defeated Li Na, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 Women’s Doubles Finals Gisela Dulko…