FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Something had to give. Both No. 1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and No. 3 Maria Sharapova had been perfect throughout the year in three-set matches. Azarenka was down a set and a break and gutted out (or others … [Read more...]
Andy Roddick’s Career ends with US Open loss to Del Potro
http://youtu.be/zjyhJwyBxnU FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY -  Andy Roddick’s career is over. The American lost in the fourth round of the US Open on Wednesday  to No. 7 seed Juan Martin Del Potro 6-7 (1), 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-4 in a match spread over … [Read more...]
Nick Bollettieri inducted into Tennis Industry Hall of Fame
NEW YORK, NY - Eighty-one year-old Nick Bollettieri was inducted into the Tennis Industry Hall of Fame on Friday night at the Grand Hyatt by former pupil an current ESPN TV tennis analyst Brad Gilbert. Bollettieri has coached 10 former world No. 1 … [Read more...]
Notes and Quotes From Tuesday at the Western & Southern Open
Match of the day: Tommy Haas defeated David Nalbandian 6-7(0), 7-6(4), 6-3 in 3 hours and 22 minutes. Fun match facts: - It is tied for the longest non-Olympic match in 2012 on the ATP World Tour with Denis Istomin's 7-6, 6-7, 7-5 win over Juan … [Read more...]
ATP Newport – Jack Sock Talks About his First Time Playing on Grass
http://youtu.be/ltTOUaTTUM0 NEWPORT, Rhode Island - American Jack Sock, who received a wild card into Newport, defeated Russia's Igor Kunitsyn 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 to win his first ever match on a grass court, second career win on … [Read more...]
Fernando Gonzalez Calls it a Career
http://youtu.be/0khJUxEVaDw Fernando Gonzalez played the last match of his career on Wednesday evening, losing to to Nicolas Mahut 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(3) in the Sony Ericsson Open night-session opener. He was presented a commemorative frame by ATP … [Read more...]
Serena Williams at Niketown (Videos and Podcast)
NEW YORK, NY (August 26, 2011) - Serena Williams made a visit to Niketown New York on Friday afternoon to address children from the New York Junior Tennis League (NYJTL), MS 35 and the City Parks Foundation. She spoke about tennis, her career and … [Read more...]
Federer Gives Fans US Open Tickets Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz
NEW YORK, New York- (August 24, 2011) Tennis fans discovered on Roger Federer's facebook page  early on Wednesday morning this quote - “I’ll be giving away tickets to the US Open to help kick off the Tweet Rally to the 2011 US Open sponsored by … [Read more...]
“All About Serena”
By Brad Hunter MASON, Ohio - The tournament was in full swing on Tuesday: many of the top players had their first matches, the crowd at the Lindner Family Tennis Center was large and bustling, the yearly heat and humidity returned after the past 2 … [Read more...]
Djokovic Storms into Montreal Semifinals
Serbia's Novak Djokovic hits a return to France's Gael Monfils at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Montreal, August 12, 2011. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi(CANADA - Tags: SPORT TENNIS) What had the potential to be an exciting night … [Read more...]