Pro Tour

Below is the cover story for the January/February 2022 issue of Long Island Tennis Magazine . At the French Open this year, American Taylor Fritz had to be taken off of the famed red clay in a wheelchair. Fritz felt a pop in his knee during the second-round clash with Dominick Koepfer, and the...Read more

Australia’s Ashleigh Barty won the Adelaide International 1 title on Sunday, downing Elena Rybakina 6-3, 6-2 in the championship match. It’s Barty’s third career title in her native Australia. “We've obviously had a brilliant week, been able to work progressively through each match," Barty said...Read more

The ATP Cup title belongs to Team Canada, after Felix Auger-Aliassime clinched the championship for his country via a 7-6(3), 6-3 victory over Roberto Bautista Agut on Sunday. The Canadians defeated Team Russia on Saturday, and relied on wins from Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov on Sunday to...Read more

After months of dancing around the question of whether or not he had received the COVID-19 vaccine, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic was granted a medical exemption by the Australian Open, making him eligible for the first Slam of the year later this month. “Novak Djokovic will compete at the Australian...Read more

The first week of the ATP season begins in Sydney, Australia with the new ATP Cup, an event that sees countrymen join forces in a team format. The group stages begin with ties that feature two singles matches and one doubles match. In Group C, Team USA won its first tie of the competition as it...Read more

As we approach a new year of tennis on the professional tours, we take a look back at the year that was 2021: Year-End No. 1 Men’s Singles: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Women’s Singles: Ash Barty (Australia) Men’s Doubles: Nikola Mektic/Mate Pavic (Croatia) Women’s Doubles: Katerina Siniakova/Barbora...Read more

Rafael Nadal announced on Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Upon arriving in Spain following competing in an exhibition event in Abu Dhabi last week, Nadal’s tests came back positive. “I wanted to announce that on my return home after playing the Abu Dhabi tournament, I have tested...Read more

The local tennis community boasts some of the top coaches in the world, and with this wealth of talent available, Long Island Tennis Magazine took the opportunity to pick the brains of some of these coaches. These coaches share their thoughts on a wide variety of tennis topics and issues, ranging...Read more

Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo was appointed as French Open Tournament Director on Thursday, becoming the first woman to hold that position in the event’s history. Earlier this week, Guy Forget, whose contract was set to expire at the end of this year, resigned from the position. Forget...Read more

On Wednesday, Serena Williams announced she will not be competing at the 2022 Australian Open in January. “Following the advice of my medical team, I have decided to withdraw from this year’s Australian Open,” she said in a statement. “While this is never an easy decision to make, I am not where I...Read more