(Feb. 26, 2015) NEW HAVEN, Conn. – John McEnroe, James Blake, Andy Roddick, and Jim Courier, four of the best American tennis players of all time, will compete in the Legends Event at the 2015 Connecticut Open, to be held August 21-29, at the … [Read more...]
BNP Paribas Showdown Debuts in Hong Kong with Wozniacki, Radwanska, McEnroe and Lendl
By Natalie Ho (March 4, 2013) HONG KONG - The BNP Paribas Showdown exhibition matches held at Madison Square Garden has a new sister event this year, held 13 time zones away in Hong Kong. While Hong Kong has the same amount of sky scrapers to match … [Read more...]
Azarenka is Ready for Melbourne, Looking Forward to Madison Square Garden
( January 10, 2013) MELBOURNE/NEW YORK - Prior to her participation in the Australian Open draw in Melbourne on Friday morning, No. 1 Victoria Azarenka took time out for an international conference call to promote taking part in the BNP Paribas … [Read more...]
Third Season of “World of Tennis” to Debut on Tennis Channel December 5
(November 29, 2012) NEW YORK, N.Y. – StarGames and MSG Sports have announced that the third season of “World of Tennis Presented by BNP Paribas” will debut next week. The first of seven episodes of the bi-weekly series will premiere on Tennis Channel … [Read more...]
McEnroe, Courier, and Rafter Discuss Anti-Doping Efforts in Tennis
By Amy Fetherolf (November 6, 2012) Since the release of the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s report on how Lance Armstrong gamed the system to avoid testing positive for performance enhancing drugs, many have questioned whether something similar … [Read more...]
Rafter Rallies Past McEnroe To Win NASDAQ Indexes Cup in Madison Square Garden
(November 5, 2012) NEW YORK, NY– Two-time US Open Champion, Australia’s Patrick Rafter won his second PowerShares Series title in four days by defeating hometown boy John McEnroe, 8-3 in the championship match of the NASDAQ Indexes Cup Monday night … [Read more...]
McEnroe, Courier and Rafter Weigh in on Big Four Debate
By Amy Fetherolf (November 5, 2012) PHILADELPHIA - Ever since 2003 when Roger Federer burst onto the tennis scene and began an era of domination, which now extends to the so-called “Big Four” of Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, and Novak … [Read more...]
Patrick Rafter Tops John McEnroe in Philadelphia to Earn PowerShares Series Title
By Amy Fetherolf (November 2, 2012) PHILADELPHIA - Tennis stars took over Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on Friday night in a PowerShares Series event featuring John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Patrick Rafter, and Michael Chang. Rafter picked up the … [Read more...]
“On The Call” with John and Patrick McEnroe
On Friday ESPN’s John and Patrick McEnroe discussed the US Open on a media conference call which begins Monday, August 27, with extensive coverage on ESPN2 and ESPN3. Q. Doing a story on your brother, Mark. For both of you what does … [Read more...]
Peter Fleming Named Associate Director of John McEnroe Tennis Academy
Together they formed one of the most prolific doubles teams in tennis history. Now, longtime friends and tennis partners John McEnroe and Peter Fleming are again teaming up – this time in an effort to boost the sport they love, as Fleming … [Read more...]