The USTA today announced that the US Open will once again kick off with Fan Week, a series of events and activations taking place both at the grounds of the US Open, the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, as well as at the US Open Experience at Brookfield Place, in Manhattan. US…
Queens College Indoor Tennis Center hosted a unique tennis tournament over the course of a weekend as Sports Made Easy presented the first-ever Adult Prize Money and Junior Fun & Frolic Tournament. The players in the draw were organized by their Universal Tennis Rating (UTR). In the Adult Prize Money Tournament, $1,500 was the…
Centercourt Athletic Club of Chatham recently hosted the St. Barnabas Medical Center UTR 15K Men’s Singles Championships, featuring Long Island native and current ATP World Tour professional Noah Rubin as its top seed in the Men’s Open Division. The event culminated on the final day with the championship matches of the Men’s Open and…
The inaugural New York Open brought professional tennis back to Long Island in exciting fashion earlier this year, and the ATP World Tour 250 tournament has announced its dates for next year. The 2019 NY Open will run from Feb. 9-17, 2019 at NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Anderson, Querrey…
When Shawn Jackson began his final season as a high school tennis player earlier this spring, the Susan E. Wagner High School senior wanted to finish his decorated career by claiming one of the titles that had eluded him up to that point. “In my junior year, I fell short and came in second…
The New York Empire begin its third season in World TeamTennis presented by GEICO as the franchise returns to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center this summer, looking to build off a 2017 campaign which saw it come one match away from the finals. “There were so many close matches, we lost…
After nearly 30 U.S. Opens, I finally made the decision to leave the nest and travel with my wife from New York City to Paris for Roland Garros 2018. Here are some of my top tips to make your first visit to Paris even easier: 1. Book your tickets early Tickets go on sale…
More than one hundred tennis players entering their sophomore, junior or senior years of high school descended onto Sportime Randall’s Island to be a part of the third annual John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) College Recruiting Combine. The event gives prospects the opportunity to be in front of some of the country’s top college…
The Men’s Side of the Draw The contenders … Rafael Nadal World number one Rafael Nadal will arrive in Paris as the heavy favorite to capture his 11th French Open title. Last year, Nadal won Roland Garros in dominating fashion, winning every set he played, and losing just 35 games over the course of seven…
This story first appeared in the May/June issue of New York Tennis Magazine. Each year, the French Open brings the ATP and WTA Tours to Paris for an exciting fortnight of tennis on the famed red-clay courts of Roland Garros as the tennis season reaches its second Grand Slam event of the year. There…