Tennis

Kahan scholarships help Israeli tennis champions dream big

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Kahan Scholarship Program, which has been supporting outstanding Israeli tennis players since 2016.

JUNE 18, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFF

KAHAN SCHOLARSHIP recipients Maayan Laron, Amit Vales, Bar Shporen and Re'em Elkayam pose with Israel Tennis & Education Centers executives Eyal Taoz (left) and Yoni Erlich (right).

JANE KRIVINE receives a Knesset award for the FKI project in 2022.

How tennis is bringing Jewish and Arab Israeli children together - opinion

The success of the Freddie Krivine Initiative – bringing together Jewish and Arab Israelis to play tennis.

MARCH 14, 2026|ByBRENDA KATTEN

Flying soon? Put a tennis ball in your carry-on, says expert

Registered osteopath and qualified sleep therapist Tracy Hannigan advises pairing the ball with a hand towel to keep it steady and easier to position against sore spots

FEBRUARY 23, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Walking through the light rail construction site on the way to the Stuart Weitzman Tennis Complex of the ITEC (Israel Tennis and Education Center).

Rain or shine, Jerusalem’s new indoor tennis courts are a game changer

Jerusalem’s new indoor tennis courts are packed even on rainy days, offering a rare all-weather haven for young players and community programs.

FEBRUARY 13, 2026|ByHOWARD BLAS

Israeli juniors Buchnik, Oved raise their profiles in New York

Two Israel players – Mika Buchnik, 16, and Liam Oved, 18 – need to win two matches to advance to the juniors main draw, which will be played at the actual US Open.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023ByHOWARD BLAS

ISRAELI TEEN Liam Oved both won their first matches at US Open juniors qualifying before bowing out in the second round

Former Israeli tennis stars reflect on US Open

What do you do post retirement when your job WAS playing in the US Open?

AUGUST 31, 2023ByHOWARD BLAS

THE WRITER (left) runs into retired Israel tennis legend Andy Ram (right) grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York this week.

Swinging into action at the US Open

Fans flock to Flushing Meadows for last Grand Slam of the year • No Israeli players in main draw

AUGUST 24, 2023ByHOWARD BLAS

WITH PREVIOUS quarterfinal runs at the US Open – in 2017 and 2019 – Jewish-Argentinian Diego Schwartzman will look to break out of a recent slump and make some noise in this year’s tournament, which gets under way next week.

Tennis fans, here's why you should buy tickets to the US Open

The US Open features more than 900 matches, counting singles, doubles, youth, wheelchair, and so on over two weeks. If you never thought about spending a day at a tennis tournament, grab this chance.

JUNE 23, 2023ByMICHAEL LEVIN

Daniil Medvedev of Russia celebrates after his match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia (not pictured) in the men's singles final on day fourteen of the 2021 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in Flushing, New York, on September 12, 2021.

Tennis legend Yoni Erlich goes back to his roots

A serve-and-volley with the Israeli tennis legend about the end of his on-court career and his new role.

MARCH 2, 2023ByURIEL STURM

Here's all the Jewish players to watch in the 2023 Australian Open

A roundup of the Jewish athletes to watch in International Sports.

JANUARY 14, 2023ByJACOB GURVIS/JTA

A tennis racket and two tennis balls on a court

Jewish Wimbledon champion Dick Savitt dies at 95

Savitt was a frequent visitor to Israel and was a mentor to many of the country's best exponents of the sport to whom he devoted his time and expertise as they attempted to follow in his footsteps.

JANUARY 7, 2023ByORI LEWIS