This summer, Long Island Tennis Magazine will sponsor a series of Beach Tennis USA tournaments, the Long Island Tennis Magazine Challenge, in Long Beach, N.Y. at the Allegria Hotel. With two highly successful challenges already having taken place this summer, this weekend’s third leg on July 16-17 is a can’t miss event. These weekends are…
Many of us probably know the suffix “-logy” means “the study of.” For example, astrology is the study of stars, neurology is the study of the nervous system, and ideology is the study of ideas. So, what does this have to do with sports? I would like to introduce a new “-logy” into the world,…
The USTA has announced that the eighth season of the Olympus U.S. Open Series, the six-week North American summer tennis season that links 10 ATP World Tour and WTA summer tournaments to the U.S. Open, will launch Monday, July 18 with the Atlanta Tennis Championships. Since its inception in 2004, the six-week Olympus U.S. Open…
The USTA has announced that the 2011 U.S. Open purse has increased by more than $1 million to reach a record $23.7 million. In addition to the base purse of $23.7 million, the top three men’s and top three women’s finishers in the Olympus U.S. Open Series may earn up to an additional $2.6 million…
This past June, we got our first glimpse of Serena Williams in nearly a year. Serena, who had been sidelined by a series of unfortunate injuries and health issues, made her triumphant return to the grass courts of Wimbledon where she made it to the fourth round before falling to Marion Bartoli of France. In…
Helping make dreams come true for children facing life obstacles is the primary goal of the Garden of Dreams Foundation (GDF). This foundation works closely with all areas of Madison Square Garden to provide children with once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Between July 6-July 12, 40 children were lucky enough to realize their aspirations by taking part in…
The New York Sportimes pulled victory from the jaws of defeat last night at Sportime Stadium at Randall’s Island with a come-from-behind 16-15 win over the St. Louis Aces in World TeamTennis action. The Sportimes got off to a rocky start, as Travis Parrott & Jesse Witten fell in the men’s doubles match 5-2 to…
There simply isn’t enough time in the day to describe all the wonderful things about Andre Agassi. From the moment he stepped onto the professional courts of the ATP tour, he turned tennis upside down. Who could forget those long blonde locks and denim shorts? Agassi has provided tennis fans and sports fans with a…
This past weekend, the United States Davis Cup team had a wide-open opportunity to upend Spain in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Davis Cup, but was unable to do so. Everything was in favor of the U.S. prior to the competition getting underway. The matches took place on home soil in Austin, Texas number one,…
There’s nothing more fulfilling in this world than predicting something and it actually happening. Just like I said in my previous article, I predicted John Isner to reach the final where he would play the last remaining seeded opponent, Olivier Rochus. The fact of the matter is, I really don’t feel so proud of myself…