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Blake, Hewitt, McHale take part in Sony Open Lindt Kids’ Day

March 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment

MIAMI, FL (March 19, 2013) — More than 1500 children from Miami-Dade and Broward county public schools descended on the Sony Open today for the annual Lindt Kids’ Day. The children participated in a tennis clinic and received encouraging words from WTA doubles’ team Abigail Spears and Raquel Kops-Jones; as well as James Blake, Christina [...]

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N.Y. Sportimes declaw Boston Lobsters in World TeamTennis, 21-16

July 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Martina Hingis won her singles and women’s doubles matches, pacing the New York SPORTIMES to a 21-16 World TeamTennis victory over the visiting Boston Lobsters at SPORTIME on Randall’s Island in Manhattan Wednesday night. In men’s doubles, the SPORTIMES tandem of Jesse Witten and Greg Jones topped Jan-Michael Gambill and Eric Butorac, 5-3.  Hingis stretched [...]

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New York Sportimes start World Team Tennis home schedule Wednesday at Randall’s Island

July 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

By Lindsay Gibbs The New York Sportimes will kick off their 2011 World Team Tennis season this week as they take on the Boston Lobsters on Tuesday night (in Boston) and make their home debut on Wednesday (July 6th) at Sportime Stadium on Randall’s Island in New York City at 7:00 PM.  Martina Hingis, the [...]

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Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

August 26, 2010 By 4 Comments

Anyone else so annoyed with the Montreal weather last week at the Rogers Cup 2010 final? So was I. Continous interruptions made me not want to watch it all anymore. Though it’s tough to fight the forces of nature. What I was curious about was  the following: What do tennis players find of the rain [...]

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Kops-Jones Loses In Opening Round at US Open

September 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The US Open is where Fresno native Raquel Kops-Jones first burst into the spotlight last year, but she bowed out quietly this year in a surprising first round loss.

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From Slam Finals To First Round Losses…In Qualifying; Gaudio, Clement Crash Out

August 27, 2009 By 6 Comments

On a scorching Wednesday afternoon, 2004 Roland Garros champion Gaston Gaudio, and 2001 Australian Open finalist Arnaud Clement crumbled in the heat, falling to little-known players in uninspired first round losses.

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Washington defeats New York to win Eastern Conference, advance to Finals on Sunday

July 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The Washington Kastles upset the top-seeded New York Sportimes 22-19 in Overtime to win the Advanta WTT Eastern Conference Championship title on Friday night and advance to Sunday’s Advanta WTT Finals at Kastles Stadium in Washington, D.C.

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NY Sportimes defeat Freedoms in John McEnroe’s Return to Philadelphia

July 15, 2009 By 1 Comment

Tennis icon John McEnroe says that he will continue playing World TeamTennis as long as league co-founder Billie Jean King continues to invite him. Despite turning 50 years-old this past February, McEnroe prides himself on his remarkable ability to play competitively against players half his age.

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