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Roosevelt Island Racquet Club Hosts Wimbledon on the Water Fundraiser

Jun 23, 2011
Michael Sarro
While the Wimbledon takes place an ocean away in England, New York City has its own Wimbledon tournament that takes place only a river away. On June 21, the Roosevelt Island Racquet Club hosted a fundraising event called Wimbledon on the Water. The friendly doubles tournament was put together by...Read more

Two Locals Advance to the NJT USA National Masters in September

Jun 22, 2011
New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Lauren Haukova of Elmsford, N.Y. (Girls 12) and Jessica Golovin from New York, N.Y. (Girls 14s) both won their sectional Nike Junior Tour Tournaments, the +L1 Eastern Sectional held at Mendham Racquet Club in Mendham, N.J. Both Lauren and Jessica have earned trips to compete at the NJT USA National...Read more

Murray Continues to Roll on Wet Day Three at Wimbledon

Jun 22, 2011
David Drucker
If there was one word to describe the weather for the Wimbledon Championships, I think “frustrating” would be appropriate. Before play could even get underway on day three, we had to wait for the rain to pass. In an update from yesterday's matches that took place late in the day, world number two...Read more

2011 Wimbledon Women's Recap: Williams Ousts Date-Krumm in Battle of the Vets

Jun 22, 2011
Monica Gorny
On day three of Wimbledon 2011, the opening match on Centre Court was one for the books, as six- time Wimbledon champion, Venus Williams faced 40- year old, Kimiko Date- Krumm, a former world number four player from Japan. Based solely on statistics, Williams should have won this encounter with...Read more

2011 Wimbledon Women's Recap: Serena Sheds Tears of Joy at Center Court

Jun 21, 2011
Monica Gorny
Winning a first round match on the grass courts of SW19 is not an unexpected feat for a high caliber player such as Serena Williams. However, coming off a year filled with life-threatening turmoil, the defending champion could not help but breakdown into sobs on Center Court, after she beat Aravane...Read more

Federer and Roddick Move to Second Round of 2011 Wimbledon

Jun 21, 2011
David Drucker
Unfortunately, day one of the 125th Wimbledon Championships was shortened due to rain, forcing half of the scheduled day one matches to day two. The only men’s match that could finish after the rains had come was Andy Murray of Britian and Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain, playing under the roof on...Read more

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