Sportime Tennis Programs

USTA to Hold U.S. Open Casting Call on June 21st

Jun 21, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced that it will host its annual open casting call on Tuesday, June 21 at Harlem’s World Famous Apollo Theater in New York City to select children to perform at the 2011 U.S. Open, Aug. 29–Sept. 11. Winners will perform “America the Beautiful” live at Arthur Ashe Stadium during...Read more

2011 Wimbledon Women's Recap: Two Americans Advance to Second Round on Day One

Jun 21, 2011
Monica Gorny
Despite Wimbledon 2011 being only the third tournament of the year for American Venus Williams, the six-time Wimbledon champion produced a powerful groundstroke game to beat her opponent, Akgul Amanmuradova from Uzbekistan, 6-3, 6-1. It took Venus only an hour to dispatch of the unseeded Uzbek who...Read more

Nadal and Monfils Roll as Wimbledon 2011 Begins

Jun 21, 2011
David Drucker
And ... we’re off! The 125th Wimbledon Championships have gotten underway with a great list of matches on court today. Excuse me for being a bit perturbed as I’ve already been let down by American Donald Young and Germany’s Tommy Haas. Both succumbed to defeat today in four sets after I had picked...Read more

Clijsters Withdraws and Serena in as Women's Side of Wimbledon Takes Shape

Jun 21, 2011
Monica Gorny
Belgium’s Kim Clijsters, the number two player in the world, has been forced to withdraw from Wimbledon 2011 due to a right foot injury. At the UNICEF Open in the Netherlands, Clijsters stumbled and injured her foot while moving to the net in her match against Romina Oprandi. She did not call for...Read more

Dissecting the 2011 Wimbledon Men's Draw

Jun 21, 2011
David Drucker
The Wimbledon draws have been announced for both the men's and women's sides, which began Monday. The men’s draw was expected to see have some good first round matches and possible showdowns later on ... and did they ever hit the nail on the head! First off, in what is the best case scenario for...Read more

Serena Begins Defense of Her Title in an Exciting 2011 Wimbledon Women’s Draw

Jun 21, 2011
Monica Gorny
After exactly 50 weeks since she captured her fourth Wimbledon crown, Serena Williams, the number seven seed at this year’s Wimbledon Championship, will take to Centre Court for her first round matchup against France’s Aravane Rezai. In the second round of last week’s Eastbourne tournament,...Read more

Wimbledon Announces 2011 Men's and Women’s Seeds

Jun 21, 2011
David Drucker
The seeding ceremony recently took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, where the top 32 seeds were announced for this year's Wimbledon. For the most part, the men’s seeding generally followed their actual ATP ranking. As for the women's side, there was a different method in...Read more

A Look at the Men's Side of Wimbledon 2011

Jun 21, 2011
David Drucker
Another year has gone by and we are back on the courts of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club for Wimbledon 2011. Since last year’s Wimbledon we’ve seen the continuous dominance of world number one Rafael Nadal, the emergence of Novak Djokovic, and a changing of the guard for Roger Federer...Read more

A Look at the Women's Side of Wimbledon 2011

Jun 21, 2011
Monica Gorny
The climax of the British tennis calendar is upon us, as the world’s top players prepare to battle it out for the prestigious Wimbledon title. Wimbledon 2011 will be the 125th time that the All English Lawn Tennis Club has hosted The Championships since the first tournament in 1877. The tournament...Read more

13th Annual Say Yes to Tennis, Say No to Drugs Event Promotes Positivity

May 27, 2011
Anthony Pastecchi
On May 26, the USTA, in conjunction with the Queens District Attorney’s office, hosted its 13th Annual “Say Yes to Tennis, Say No to Drugs” event at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The free event was presented to hundreds of elementary school students from schools throughout the...Read more