Former Tennis Great Jim Courier Talks Tennis in Interview at Charity Event

On Wednesday afternoon, former tennis great and current U.S. Davis Cup Captain, Jim Courier took time out of his day to go down to Rockefeller Center in New York City to give some tennis lessons and play games with children from the City Parks Foundation. The event was set up by HSBC bank in which they installed the only grass-surfaced court in all of New York City. Before beginning the lessons, Courier... 

HSBC Bank Brings Taste of Wimbledon to New York’s Rockefeller Center

When you think of New York City, you think of a city that is fast-paced. One where everyone is  trying to get somewhere and will stop at nothing to get there. It is the Big Apple, “the city that never sleeps”. Yet, through all that noise and calamity, there is one small section of New York that is trying to slow things up.  Rockefeller Center and HSBC bank have set up a Wimbledon-esque... 

2011 Australian Open: Top 10 Potential Breakout Performances

As the first round came to a close at the Australian Open yesterday, 128 players began and only 64 remained. Through the first round, we are beginning to see who is for real in this tournament and who is determined to start off the new year on a high note. Just because it seems Rafa and Federer are well on their way to meeting in the final, doesn’t mean we still won’t see some of the unexpected. Here... 

Australian Open 2011: Day Two Live Blog, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray In Action

Hey, welcome to the day two live blog of the Australian Open. It was a great first day with the top Americans Andy Roddick and Venus Williams advancing. Sam Querrey was dropped, and but what really matters is Grand Slam tennis 2011 is here. So enjoy the coverage! Read more Tennis news on BleacherReport.com  Read More →

U.S. Open Mens Final Live Blog: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal Battle for Title

Hello! It has all been leading up to this. The tennis world was rocked yesterday when Roger Federer was taken out by Novak Djokovic in a five-set thriller after being down match point, and when Rafael Nadal graduated to his first U.S. Open final ever. He will be going for the career Grand Slam today. Enjoy the blog. If you have any questions or comments post below or email them to sblumnyc@gmail.com The... 

U.S. Open Live Blog: Nadal Wins Semifinal Match Over Mikhail Youzhny

Hello, and welcome to the live blog coverage of the Men’s semifinals. The matches include Roger Federer taking on Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal playing Mikhail Youzhny. The Rafael Nadal match will begin at around noon with the Federer match to follow 20 minutes after the conclusion of the first match.  The blog updates will be every minute and will be posted below. Feel free to leave comments,... 

U.S. Open 2010: Top Five Male Players Not in Top 10 To Compete for Title

Every major tournament it seems as if it is the same two guys that we always talk about, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, as if I even needed to say it. However, in the past two tournaments we have seen Roger wavering. After nearly losing in the first round of Wimbledon he made his second straight quarterfinal exit, after not having lost that early in 23 straight major tournaments. And although Rafael... 

Wimbledon Schedule: Riveting Quarterfinal Matchups Set for Day Nine

You may not have heard of him, but this 82nd ranked player is coming off the biggest upset of his career in which he made a Lu-ser out of Andy Roddick. Yen-Hsun Lu’s story is a great one. He is currently on one of the best runs anyone from the Chinese Taipei has ever achieved. He will continue that run tomorrow versus Novak Djokovic. Centre Court starting at 8:00 a.m. (1:00 p.m. London):  Roger... 

Wimbledon Schedule: After Middle Sunday, All Survivors To Play On Day 7

After the middle Sunday, all the remaining players will take the court in a day that some consider to be the best day of tennis in the whole sport.  Wimbledon Schedule Day 7: Centre Court starting at 8:00 a.m. ET: 1. Roger Federer (1) vs. Jurgen Melzer (16) Although these two don’t have much experience against each other, one should still expect a quality match showing off two seasoned veterans.... 

Wimbledon Schedule: Both John Isner and Andy Roddick Featured on Day 5

Just one day after his wild 70-68 fifth set win, John Isner will be back out on court on what should be an action packed fifth day in London.  He will be taking on Thiemo De Bakker from the Netherlands. The match will start around 7:10 a.m. EST. Here is the great thing, De Bakker is a powerful player with a hard serve. Should the match venture into a fifth set, well than anything can happen. Andy... 

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