In the midst of the beautiful River Oaks neighborhood in Houston, Texas, you will find a prestigious Country Club. For one week a year, a highly esteemed international tennis tournament takes place here. The ATP tournament I’m referring to is … Continued
Germany Defeats Spain 4-1 in the First Round of Davis Cup
Earlier this year, the first round clash between Germany and Spain in Frankfurt, Germany, ended up being a big surprise. Spain definitely didn’t come with its A-team since the two Top 5 players on the team, Rafael Nadal and David … Continued
The Family Circle Cup’s Draw is as Impressive as Its History
The Family Circle Cup, a WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) Tour tournament, is currently underway at the Family Circle Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina. You may have heard about this tournament but I bet you don’t know the depth of … Continued
Nicolas Escudé Defeats World No. 1 to Bring France the Davis Cup Title
In 2001, the French Davis Cup team advanced to the final where they faced Australia on the grass courts in Melbourne. It was a very close match up seeing the French win the title 3-2 in the end. Nicolas Escudé, … Continued
2005: Kim Clijsters Becomes First Unseeded Women to Win the Sony Open
In 2003, Kim Clijsters was ranked World No 1. Less than two years later, after suffering through various injuries and setbacks, she found herself at No. 133 in the world. In 2005 however, she was back with a vengeance, taking … Continued
2005: Best Final in Sony Open History
At the Sony Open in 2005, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal met for only the second time ever. This was a much anticipated matchup, with a then 17 year old Nadal having won the initial matchup the year before. This … Continued
1999: Tennis History Enriched by the 1st Williams Sister Final
It’s no secret the Williams sister don’t enjoy playing each other, but do you know when the first bittersweet matchup between the two in a final occurred? You have to go back to the 1999 Lipton International Championships title match. … Continued
1994 – Becker Hands His Racquet Over to the Ballgirl
This 1994 3rd round match between Andre Agassi and Boris Becker at the Lipton International Players Championships was shaping up to be one of the more innocuous matches between the two. Agassi won the match rather handily, 6-2, 7-5 frustrating … Continued
Agassi and Seles the Youngest to Win in 1990
Back in the 90s, the Sony Open Tennis tournament held in Miami, Florida, was known as the Lipton International Players Championships. With the Sony Open Tennis starting this week we are getting ready for some top notch matchups. Over the … Continued
World Team Tennis – Austin Aces Team completed
On Tuesday, March 11th, The World Team Tennis draft took place in which the seven competing teams choose players for the upcoming season. As a Austin based company, MyTennisLessons is excited to not just welcome a World Team, the Austin … Continued