McEnroe, King Agree, No Ryan Brauns in Tennis

It was just minutes after Ryan Braun’s suspension had been announced to the world by Major League Baseball on Monday night that one of sports’ most outspoken athletes sat behind a microphone, and instead of talking about his pending Mylan World TeamTennis Match with fellow star Jim Courier, John McEnroe was pulled into the steroid debate. Here was Braun, former National League MVP, an athlete... 

Agassi, McEnroe Give a Glimpse of the Past and a Help to the Future

There they were, slugging away point after point—crosscourt volleys, down the line passing shots. Andre Agassi and John McEnroe, at least for one night and one set (although both looked like they could go longer), giving New York fans the thrills of years and titles past. It wasn’t the new PowerShares Series, which will have some of the biggest names in senior tennis, Agassi and McEnroe... 

Tony Luftman: Former UCLA Bruin Loving the Tennis Life in New York

As a former UCLA basketball manager and then announcer, Tony Luftman has been a part of a great deal of Bruins hoops history. He was on the court when Jim Harrick’s squad won the 1995 NCAA title, he was there for the ups and downs of Steve Lavin’s tenure and he has been in and around Pauley Pavilion for Ben Howland’s highs and lows. He even had a front-row seat on sports history with... 

World TeamTennis Tips off 2012 Season with Stars and Fun

Sandwiched between the end of Wimbledon and the start of the Olympics, trying to fit between the US Open series and the attention of other sports for the casual fan, the  37th season of World TeamTennis presented by Geico, the brainchild of Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss, will begin anew this coming week  with eight franchises, a rigorous July schedule, the usual smattering of top star... 

Andre Agassi, John McEnroe Agree: Current Tennis Stars Are Golden

It did not take much for two tennis Hall of Famers to agree on the question of the day that the current hierarchy of men’s tennis—Djokovic, Federer, Nadal, as well as some of the sports other athletic rising stars—are part of a “Golden Era” of tennis depth and athleticism that the sport has maybe never seen before, and may not appreciate until well into the future. “Those... 

John McEnroe: Tennis and New York Go Together

It has been the warmest of winters in New York, one in which many golf courses in the area never actually closed, while area ski resorts suffered.  So as spring now fully approaches, the many tennis bubbles above the city’s courts will be coming down, and fans and players alike will head back to outdoor play as the professional tours head back to the United States, starting with the Indian... 

McEnroes Continue Growing Tennis from the Ground Up

It is a stifling summer night on the east side of New York City, but Gabby Price isn’t worried.  The pixie-sized nine-year-old is belting returns to Martina Hingis, one after the next, as the near-sellout crowd of over 2,500 watches and cheers every shot.  Off to the side, Serena Williams and John McEnroe watch attentively and cheer and high-five Gabby and some of the other young kids... 

Serena Williams Back in the Swing in World TeamTennis, Eyes U.S. Open

With 37 career WTA Tour singles titles, including 13 Grand Slam crowns, Serena Williams is among the most decorated players in tennis history, a surefire Hall of Famer the moment she’s eligible, and one of a generation of players that introduced a new level of power, technique and shotmaking to the sport. Today, because of health issues which kept the 29-year-old American out of the game for... 

Borg-McEnroe Redux: Hall of Famers to Square off in World TeamTennis

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 Philadelphia Freedoms.  Connors is unable to participate... 

Martina Hingis Stays in the Game with World TeamTennis

It is not that far from the National Tennis Center, but next week a very happy and well adjusted Martina Hingis will be playing tennis back in a city she loves, New York. The youngest-ever world number one—now a cagey veteran at age 32—will be the key member of the New York Sportimes, the defending Eastern Conference champions of Billie Jean King’s World TeamTennis, when play starts... 

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