Former ATP Pro Phillip Simmonds named to staff at SPORTIME and the John McEnroe Tennis Academy. Simmonds, a three-time Challenger champ, joins fellow American Robert Kendrick at SPORTIME Syosset and Bethpage McEnroe Academy Annex.
short balls: a ‘dead’ week in tennis
Summer sorrow? The three weeks between Wimbledon ending and the US Open Series beginning (Note: we understand that the USOS already began in Atlanta, but surely you can understand that it really feels like summer when Stanford and Los Angeles start, no?) can always be a bit awkward. Sure, there is the beautiful thing that is […]
spotted in the city: (late) open shots
Some of these are almost a month late, but we still have a few items from the US Open that we’ll roll through the TSF realm to make sure that nothing has fallen through our editorial cracks. Another few shots for our spotted in the city series, which we captured during a busy couple of […]
and so it begins: mcenroe picks his boys
Mac assembles the army: John McEnroe took another step in setting up his eponymous Nike-sponsored tennis academy by plucking five New Yorkers for scholarships. One of the boys will receive a full ride and the other four get substantial grant assistance. The Academy revealed the names during halftime of a sold-out WTT match between the […]
short balls: to nike, the kids must be alright
In the ball pit: We’re excited to see Nike have a hand in John McEnroe‘s Tennis Academy on Randall Island, which is scheduled to open mid-September. The tennis giant has signed on as its first corporate sponsor, outfitting the students and staff for a minimum of five years. Juniors have been personae non gratae in […]