Transitioning from being a player to becoming a coach has been one of the most transformative experiences of my life. For years, my focus revolved around competition—winning national titles in Mexico, representing my country in Junior Davis Cup, and traveling through the ITF circuit. My mindset was driven by results, rankings, and personal goals. Coaching,…
French tennis player Quentin Folliot has been suspended from tennis for 20 years, fined $70,000 and ordered to repay corrupt payments totaling more than $44,000 in a decision handed down by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) for 27 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP). The press release from the ITIA reads: “26-year-old Folliot…
A year ago, the High School for Environmental Studies came up one victory short of winning New York City’s PSAL 1A Division championship, losing a heartbreaking 3-2 match to Abraham Lincoln. While it was a difficult loss, it only hardened the team’s resolve and deepened their desire to get back to that point in 2025,…
Fritz Joins Fellow American Tommy Paul; Three-Time Grand Slam Finalist Casper Ruud; Popular Australian Nick Kyrgios; Brazilian Favorite Joao Fonseca; Electrifying Frenchman Gael Monfils; Italian Star Lorenzo Musetti; and Kazakhstan’s Flamboyant Alexander Bublik An elite group of eight men’s professional tennis players will take the court and vie for a $1-million prize pool as “The…
CourtsApp, the first AI-powered marketing and booking platform built to modernize court marketing and reservations across the red-hot racquet sports industry, today announced its official soft launch throughout the New York tri-state area. Founded by New York entrepreneur and real estate developer Daren Hornig and creative executive Kate Daggett, CourtsApp is designed to eliminate the…
When we think of weapons in tennis, we often picture big serves or explosive forehands. But at every level of the game, the ability to disguise your shot, especially on the backhand side, can completely shift the momentum of a point. Two of the most effective tools to add to your arsenal are the backhand…
Columbia senior Michael Zheng became the first men’s tennis player to win back-to-back NCAA singles titles since Steve Johnson of the University of Southern California in 2011 and 2012 this past weekend. Zheng defeated SMU’s Trevor Svajda 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 on Sunday at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida, defending his title from 2024…
Last year, professional tennis returned to the World’s Most Famous Arena as four of the world’s best tennis players dazzled the New York City crowd at the first-ever The Garden Cup. The event marked the return of tennis to Madison Square Garden for the first time since 2017, and demonstrated unequivocally that tennis and MSG…
For the first time in its nearly 20-year history, Prudential Center will be home to professional tennis. On Sunday, December 7, four of tennis’ brightest stars and best entertainers will become the first ever to compete inside the Prudential Center as part of the inaugural A Racquet at the Rock event. The marquee matchups will…
The local tennis community boasts some of the top coaches in the world, and with this wealth of talent available, New York Tennis Magazine took the opportunity to pick the brains of some of these coaches. These coaches share their thoughts on a wide variety of tennis topics and issues, ranging from junior tennis to…