Monday, December 19, 2011
Both players dominated in Sunday's finals at the 2011 USTA Australian Open Wild-Card Playoffs held at Peachtree Corners' Racquet Club of the South.
Floridian Jesse Levine turned in a dominant performance in beating local favorite Robby Ginepri in straight sets Sunday in the finals of the 2011 Kia Motors USTA Australian Open Wild-Card Playoff at Racquet Club of the South. Levine jumped on the Kennesaw native early, winning the first set 6-0. "I was in a zone today," Levine said. "I was just trying to stay with it. After that first set, it was kind of like can I really keep this up." Not quite. But almost. Levine dominated the second set 6-2 and the third 6-1 "I wasn't expecting to come out like that," Levine said. "Robby's a great competitor and he's in really, really good shape. I know because I've practiced against him plenty. Honestly, I was just in that zone where everything was …
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Racquet Club of the South hosting three-day weekend event now through Sunday, Dec. 18.
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Saturday, December 17, 2011
There were no shortage of intriguing storylines Friday during the opening day of the 2011 Kia Motors USTA Australian Open Wild Card Playoff taking place at Racquet Club of the South. Consider these few for starters: Five players from the Atlanta metropolitan area played on Friday with only Robby Ginepri of Kennesaw moving on to Saturday’s semifinals by way of his 7-6 (4), 6-0 win over reigning NCAA singles champion Steve Johnson of Southern California. “It’s always a little more nerve wracking playing in front of the hometown crowd,” said Ginepri, a former US Open semifinalist. “But I got to experience that for the first time earlier this summer at this same club (Atlanta Tennis Championships). Even though it’s 35 or 40 miles…
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Tennis greats Jim Courier and Pat McEnroe in town next month for the USTA event at the Racquet Club of the South Dec. 16-18.
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
Professional tennis is coming back to town. TheRacquet Club of the South (RCS) in Peachtree Corners is set to host the Australian Open Wild Card Playoffs Dec. 16-18. Eight men and women will compete in the wild card playoffs. The event also features an exhibition match on Friday, Dec. 16 that will be played in a World TeamTennis format with U.S. Davis Cup Jim Courier and USTA Player Development General Manger Patrick McEnroeserving as the team captains. It's the third consecutive year that the event has been held at the RCS. “The Racquet Club of the South has been a great host for our Australian Open Wild Card Playoff the past two years," said McEnroe. "The Atlanta tennis community has embraced the event and we expect interest to continue …
