Tsonga Defeats Fish at ATP World Tour Finals

Nov 22, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has won his first match at the ATP World Tour Finals after defeating Mardy Fish of the United States in straight sets 7-6, 6-1. Fish appeared slower as a result of a left hamstring injury that interrupted the end of his season, with Tsonga struggling for consistency...Read more

Djokovic Takes Home ATP World Tour No. 1 Award

Nov 21, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were all presented with 2011 ATP World Tour Awards presented by Moët & Chandon, announced during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Djokovic received the year-end ATP World Tour No. 1 award for the first time, following a banner year in which he...Read more

Nadal, Federer and Ferrer All Advance at ATP World Tour Finals

Nov 21, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Spain's Rafael Nadal defeated American Mardy Fish 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (3) at the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday at The O2 Arena in London, England in a three-hour-plus marathon match. Nadal overcame a stomach ailment to defeat Fish in opening round action in Group B. "I felt very bad from the stomach...Read more

Three From New York City Area Invited to 65th Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships

Nov 21, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced the acceptance lists for the 65th Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships, which begins Monday, Dec. 5 at the Frank Veltri Tennis Center in Plantation, Fla. The event will be contested on clay for the first time since 1998. The qualifying draw will take place beginning...Read more

Remedies to Overcoming the on-the-Court Choke

Nov 18, 2011
Eric Faro
There are many different ways to define “choking” on a tennis court. There is a simple definition to me. Choking is when you get so nervous that it negatively impacts your on-court performance. There are a few keys to try and relax your body and your mind to avoid being so nervous that you “choke...Read more

Inwood Country Club Captures Their First LIMTL Championship

Nov 18, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Since its inaugural season in 1979, no team based on the South Shore of Long Island has won the Long Island Men's Tennis League (LIMTL). On Aug. 24, that all changed as Inwood Country Club, captained by Lionel Goldberg and co-captained by Jonathan Klee, defeated Cold Spring Valley 4-1 to take the...Read more

NYJTL Honors Cantor Fitzgerald CEO and John McEnroe at Annual Awards Luncheon

Nov 18, 2011
Michael Sarro
On Nov. 17, the New York Junior Tennis League (NYJTL) held its 26th Annual Awards Luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria where they presented this year’s Leadership Awards to former champion John McEnroe and Howard Lutnick, chief executive officer of Cantor Fitzgerald. The afternoon consisted of a...Read more

U.S. Names Top Collegiate Players for Master’U BNP Paribas Event

Nov 18, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
The USTA has announced the top American collegians selected to represent the United States in the Sixth Annual Master’U BNP Paribas, an international collegiate team competition held Dec. 8-11 in Rouen, France. The event features eight teams composed of college and university players from around...Read more

Venus to Face Serena in Colombian Exhibition

Nov 17, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Venus Williams, who last played over three months ago after withdrawing from the U.S. Open, will play her sister Serena Williams in an exhibition match next week in Colombia. Venus, who recently slipped out of the top 100 and fell to number 103 in the WTA world rankings, withdrew from the 2011 U.S...Read more

Good to Great: A Model for Safely Building the Champions of Tomorrow (Part II)

Nov 17, 2011
Steven Kaplan
Perhaps the most important quality for success in tennis is steadiness and the avoidance of errors. It might come as a surprise then, that in practice "Blue Chips" miss more shots than “Five Stars,” while "Five Stars” miss more shots than “Four Stars,” etc. If you are thinking that superior players...Read more

Tennis Channel Set to Broadcast Barclays ATP World Tour Finals From London

Nov 17, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Tennis Channel has nearly 60 hours of live match play lined up for its annual coverage of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at The O2 Arena in London next week, with more than 150 dedicated hours overall via same-day, prime-time replays. The network will again offer a complete, wall-to-wall...Read more

The Jensen Zone: And What a 2011 U.S. Open It Was!

Nov 16, 2011
Luke Jensen
I am still fired up from this year’s U.S. Open … the most physical Grand Slam tournaments I've ever been a part of since I began playing them in 1983. Before the tournament began, there was an earthquake centered in Washington, D.C. and felt on the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center with...Read more

Pools Drawn for ATP World Tour Finals

Nov 16, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals defending champion Roger Federer of Switzerland is grouped with Spain's Rafael Nadal in round-robin play at this year's event at The O2 Arena in London. Also grouped together in first round action at the event is world number one-ranked Serbian Novak Djokovic and...Read more

Wozniacki Holds WTA Top Spot and Djokovic Continues His Domination in Latest Pro Rankings

Nov 16, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
The ATP and WTA Tours have released their latest rankings, with Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki seated atop the women's rankings and Serbian Novak Djokovic maintaining the top spot on the men's side. On the women's side, Wozniacki leads the pack with 7,485 points, followed by youngster Petra Kvitova...Read more

Mythbusters: College Club Tennis is for Losers

Nov 15, 2011
Ricky Becker
At this point in my college consulting career, each of my consults fall into one of a few categories. For example, many consults are with parents of freshmen in high school who want to know whether their child should make an academic or athletic run through college doors. Other clients want to know...Read more