Federer Advances in Round One at Hometown Swiss Indoors Event

Nov 1, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Roger Federer has won the first round of his hometown Swiss Indoors event after a six-week break from action. He defeated Italy's Potito Starace, 7-6, 6-4, to advance. Federer got off to a slow start, but was able to find himself in the tie-breaker in the first to take the lead one set to none. His...Read more

Collegiate Tennis Hopefuls Brave the Early Winter Weather to Attend 25th Annual College Showcase Day

Oct 31, 2011
Michael Sarro
On the day after New York saw its biggest snow storm in October since 1979, more than 110 high school juniors and seniors, their parents, and more than 40 college coaches braved the treacherous roads to attend the 25th Annual College Showcase Day held at the Saw Mill Club in Mt. Kisco, N.Y. For 25...Read more

Petra Kvitova Captures First WTA Championships Title

Oct 31, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic, a former Wimbledon champion, has won her first WTA Championships title on Sunday by defeating Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in the finals of the Istanbul Open in Turkey to put her second in world rankings. Kvitova took a 5-0 lead in the first, however, fell...Read more

Tsonga Defeats Del Potro for the Erste Bank Open Crown

Oct 31, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has claimed the Erste Bank Open tournament in Vienna, Austria to claim his second title of the year with a 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 win over Spain's Juan Martin Del Potro in the finals. Tsonga will now move past American Mardy Fish to become the number seven-ranked player in the...Read more

St. Francis Prep Girls Tennis Hits 200 Consecutive Win Mark

Oct 28, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
The St. Francis Prep Lady Terriers ended their season undefeated after beating Archbishop Molloy 5-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at the Alley Pond Tennis Center. It marked the 200th straight victory for the Terriers and they have now gone unbeaten over the course of 14 consecutive years. The Terriers...Read more

Fields Announced for the 2011 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships

Oct 28, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA and Intercollegiate Tennis Association has announced the fields for the 2011 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, which will take place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center’s Indoor Building Nov. 3-6. The men’s field will feature reigning ITA All-American...Read more

Elton John and World TeamTennis Join Forces to Raise Money for Foundation

Oct 28, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Several of the biggest names in tennis came together at the 19th annual WTT Smash Hits presented by GEICO at Cleveland Public Hall, raising more than $500,000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland. Team Elton rallied to win the match over Team Billie Jean 19...Read more

Wozniacki Clinches Year-End Number One Ranking

Oct 27, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Russian Maria Sharapova's withdrawal from the season-ending WTA Championships, has ensured that Caroline Wozniacki would end the year as world number one. Wozniacki lost her match yesterday at the WTA Championships in three sets 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to Russian Vera Zvonareva. But with world number two...Read more

Ankle Injury Forces Sharapova Out of WTA Championships

Oct 27, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
After losing her second straight match, Maria Sharapova of Russia has pulled out of the WTA Championships with a sore ankle Wednesday. Sharapova entered the tournament after sitting out since withdrawing in the quarterfinals in Tokyo last month due to an ankle injury. After losing 7-6(4), 6-4 to Li...Read more

Prospect Park Hosts 5th Annual End of Season Tournament

Oct 26, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
At the end of the outdoor season, Prospect Park Tennis Center holds an end of the year tournament open to the public. The tournament features a men’s and women’s singles bracket, a men’s and women’s doubles bracket, and a mixed-doubles bracket. Now celebrating its fifth year, the Prospect Park...Read more

Tennis Channel and the WTA Extend Agreement Through 2016

Oct 26, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), the governing body of women's professional tennis, have extended their programming agreement through 2016, ensuring the network's place as the year-round home of such stars as Maria Sharapova, Kim Clijsters, and sisters Venus and Serena...Read more

Sharapova Loses and Wozniacki Wins in First Round Action at the 2011 WTA Championships

Oct 26, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
World number two-ranked Maria Sharapova, who played her first match since pulling out of the quarterfinals in Tokyo with an ankle injury last month, was thoroughly outplayed by U.S. Open winner Samantha Stosur in their opening match in the White Group of the 2011 WTA Championships in Istanbul,...Read more

Top Seeds Simon and Dolgopolov Eliminated in Russia at St. Petersburg Open

Oct 25, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
The top-seed Frenchman Gilles Simon, along with the number three seed, Alexandr Dolgopolov from the Ukraine, have been knocked out in the first round of the St. Petersburg Open. Simon was defeated by Adrian Mannarino from France in three sets, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. On the other side, Dolgopolov was taken...Read more

McEnroe Takes First Title in Two Years

Oct 24, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
John McEnroe has taken down Todd Martin in a 8-5 victory to win the HSBC Tennis Cup for his first title since 2009. "Wow! To finally get a win on the series this year feels amazing. I thought I had a chance tonight, and got off to a great start in the finals against Todd. The win certainly helps...Read more

Wozniacki and Sharapova to Headline This Week's WTA Championships in Turkey

Oct 24, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Maria Sharapova from Russia and Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark will front the two round-robin pools for the WTA Championships to be held in Turkey this upcoming week. In the red pool, Wozniacki will be joined by Petra Kvitova, Vera Zvonareva, and Agnieszka Radwanska. In the white pool, Sharapova...Read more