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Coaches’ Corner: Evolution of Tennis in the 1970’s

March 13, 2013 By 1 Comment

The Ivan Lendl IJTA, one of the world’s premiere tennis academies, has taken up residence in our “Coaches’ Corner” series to dish out instructional tips and on court analyses straight from the Academy’s top coaches and directors. By David Lewis, Director of Instruction at Ivan Lendl International Junior Tennis Academy The open era of tennis began in [...]

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Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl: Different players with a similar history

September 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Lisa-Marie Burrows Andy Murray is still one of the main topics of discussion on TV and in the newspapers (particularly the British ones!) after his epic battle against defending US Open champion, Novak Djokovic on Monday night, after a grueling five set match that lasted almost 5 hours that boasted exquisite rallies in each [...]

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McEnroe edges Borg but Philadelphia Freedoms rally to top New York Sportimes, 21-19

July 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment

John McEnroe edged Bjorn Borg, 5-4, but the visiting Philadelphia Freedoms rallied past the New York Sportimes, 21-19, in World TeamTennis action on Thursday night at Sportime on Randall’s Island. Trailing, 17-16, Philadelphia sent Beatrice Capra up against Martina Hingis in the women’s singles competition, which Capra claimed, 5-2, to give the Freedoms the win. [...]

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Sportimes rally past Aces, 16-15; McEnroe vs. Borg slated for Thursday at Randall’s Island

July 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Martina Hingis and Jesse Witten won singles events, both by 5-0 counts, and Hingis won a super-tiebreak over Liezel Huber, 7-6, as the New York SPORTIMES rallied for a 16-15 World TeamTennis victory over the St. Louis Aces at SPORTIME on Randall’s Island Monday night. The SPORTIMES (5-1) trailed the entire match, finally earning a [...]

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Bjorn Borg replaces Jimmy Connors on World Team Tennis and faces John McEnroe

July 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Tennis Hall of Famer Bjorn Borg will step in to replace fellow tennis legend Jimmy Connors to face long-time rival John McEnroe in a World TeamTennis match on July 14 at Sportime Randall’s Island.  Borg and McEnroe will compete against each other that night when the defending Eastern Conference Champion New York Sportimes face the [...]

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For the man who wins everything: A Novak Djokovic pictorial

May 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment

It is one of the strongest starts in the history of tennis and Novak Djokovic is doing it! He has won 29 matches in a row and 31 if you include his Davis Cup winnings in November, 2010. It equals the best start in men’s tennis in 25 years. Back then it was Ivan Lendl [...]

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JOHN MAYER HITS THE COURTS

May 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Rockstar John Mayer hit the tennis courts in Sydney, Australia this week, sporting some great Nike duds! His shorts are bit high – harkening back to the days of Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors. Mayer actually went to the same high school – Fairfield High School in Connecticut – as U.S. Davis Cup star James [...]

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IS “B” FOR “BORG” OR FOR “BOSTON” OR PERHAPS FOR “BRUINS”?

April 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Bjorn Borg played his first match in the United States in 10 years Thursday night at the $150,000 Staples Champions Cup, part of the global Champions Series tennis circuit. He beat fellow Swede Mikael Pernfors 6-2, 2-6, 10-8 (Champions Tie-breaker). It is interesting to see Bjorn playing tennis with a Dunlop tennis racquet – as [...]

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FEDERER-MURRAY TIE-BREAKER HISTORY; BRYANS MAKE HISTORY

January 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Roger Federer and Andy Murray’s third-set tie-breaker in their 2010 Australian Open men’s final was second-longest tie-breaker ever played in major men’s final – only the epic Bjorn Borg-John McEnroe 32-point “Battle of 18-16” tie-breaker 30 years ago in the 1980 Wimbledon final lasting longer. Federer saved off five set points in the third-set tie-breaker [...]

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Federer’s Basel Debut

November 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Roger Federer hits the courts this week in his hometown of Basel, Switzerland for the Swiss Indoor Championships. Roger is the three-time defending champion at the event, but it was, at one time, an elusive title for him as it was not until 2006 that he won his first “hometown” title.

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