For the better part of two decades, Jeffrey Appel has been known as the Mayor of New York Tennis. Through his support, mentoring, and his passion for the game, he has helped countless tennis players maximize their opportunities on the court and off the court with their careers. New York Tennis Magazine got a…
At the beginning of this year, Ioonna Felix was named the Regional Council Director for USTA Eastern’s Metro Region, a role she will serve in through the end of 2022. As a native of New York City, Felix was excited to take the baton from previous Director Pablo Sierra, and continuing to grow the…
Watching the Laver Cup last weekend has made it pretty obvious that tennis (at all levels) comes down to combining consistent serving with consistent returning over the course of the match. This is the case in both singles and doubles. Europe did this better than the World in this year’s event. Even though the…
As she approached the possibility of a fourth surgery on her ankle, Anna Tatishvili faced the tough decision that many professional athletes must face at one point in their careers: continue to work through rehab and play through pain, or hang it up. “It was towards the end of 2019, I was rehabbing and…
The annual USTA Eastern Awards Ceremony are set to be held in January as part of the Section’s annual conference, and nominations for this year’s awards are now open. From USTA Eastern: With its annual awards, USTA Eastern honors those who have made remarkable contributions toward growing and promoting tennis at the grassroots…
Slinger Bag, a sports brand focused on innovating game improvement technology and equipment, with the vision to become a connected sports company, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire GAMEFACE.AI (www.gameface.ai), an award-winning artificial intelligence (AI) technology provider for sports. GAMEFACE.AI has developed the AI capabilities for the forthcoming Slinger app,…
Losing is a major part of tennis. When a player loses a match without being mentally fit, it can set up a challenging recovery process, both for the player and for the coach. Very often tennis players, especially at the junior level, react to losses in a very negative way, which directly affects their…
Back in the day, we were always told to recover to the middle of the court after hitting a shot. Because the speed of the game has changed, it makes more sense these days to move towards the open court immediately after hitting your shot. In addition, try recovering to an area that leaves…
Over the last few decades, off-court conditioning has moved away from distance running and focused on shorter sprints, intervals, and high intensity training. On one hand, this is a very good development by tailoring the training to the demands that tennis athlete face on the court. On the other hand, the needle may have…
Each day, Agnia Vustsina takes a 20-minute walk towards the coast of Gravesend Bay in Brooklyn where she arrives at MatchPoint NYC Bensonhurst, a beautiful facility that sits in view of the Verrazano Bridge. The top-ranked rising eighth-grader in New York, according to TennisRecruiting.net, has been going to MatchPoint for her training since she…