On a beautiful Sunday afternoon in London, Carlos Alcaraz arrived at the famed All-England Lawn Club faced with the unenviable task of trying to dethrone Novak Djokovic. Djokovic, the 23-time Grand Slam Champion, had not lost at Wimbledon since 2017, and did not show any signs of ending that streak with the eyes of the…
Thursday marked a fantastic evening in New York with the return of Citi Taste of Tennis at Gotham Hall. The celebration was hosted by Food Network’s Chopped Champion, Founder and Executive Chef Bao Bao and Former Tennis Player Prakash Amritraj. Servin’ It Up Citi-Style: Pro tennis players including Venus Williams, John McEnroe, Belinda Bencic, Sascha…
It’s that time of the year again, when the stars of the tennis world arrive in New York to compete on the world’s biggest tennis stage. The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens hosts the world’s greatest tennis players here in New York to compete under the bright lights of…
Coaches and teachers don’t do what they do in order to earn recognition, or to receive awards and honors that focus on them. But still, to be honored by an organization for the efforts you put forth, and to have the work you do get noticed means a lot to anyone in those positions. So…
With seven-time champion Novak Djokovic taking on 20-year-old phenom Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday’s Wimbledon final, we all expected a classic. And the two players absolutely delivered. Over the course of five sets and nearly five hours, Alcaraz and Djokovic put on a tennis masterclass, and in the end, it was the young Spaniard Alcaraz who…
Marketa Vondrousova is a Wimbledon champion. The 24-year-old from the Czech Republic completed her remarkable two-week run in London by defeating Tunisian sixth-seed Ons Jabeur in Saturday’s Ladies’ Singles Championship. The unseeded Vondrousova won her first career major with a 6-4, 6-4 victory on the Centre Court at the All-England Club. “This seems impossible,” she…
Each year, the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning hosts the largest free junior interscholastic tennis competition in the nation, the Mayor’s Cup. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE PHOTOS FROM THE 2023 MAYOR DINKINS CUP The 2023 installment of the annual event marked the first time it was rebranded the NYJTL Mayor Dinkins Cup…
In the summer, people from across Long Island and New York City flock to the Hamptons, to enjoy the sun, while sitting by the pool or ocean, and taking part in an array of outdoor activities. One of those activities, and perhaps its most popular, is tennis. It may be the favorite activity for…
For the second consecutive season, the title of the best boys’ team in New York City’s PSAL belongs to Hunter. The Hawks captured the city’s “A” Division championship in thrilling fashion on Thursday afternoon at Queens College, edging Beacon 3-2, anchored by its doubles teams and a clutch win from Kyler Swiatocha at third…
On Wednesday afternoon inside the tennis bubble at Queens College, Bard captured the PSAL New York City “B” Division Championship. The Raptors swept all five courts in Wednesday’s title match, defeating the Curtis Warriors 5-0 to claim the city title. “From day one, we were all competing with each other for spots on the…