Author: Michael Dickens

Charleston Open Wins WTA 500 Tournament Of The Year Honors

CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, December 18, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) The Credit One Charleston Open has been a model of excellence on the WTA Tour. For the fourth straight year, North America’s largest women’s-only professional tennis event has been named as the […]

Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Adds Lys To 2026 Line-Up

STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, December 17, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, the WTA Tour’s annual kick-off to the spring European clay season, has confirmed the entry of World No. 40 Eva Lys of Germany for the 2026 event, which […]

Next Gen ATP Finals: Tien Enjoying Good Weeks As Much As He Can

JEDDAH/WASHINGTON, December 16, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) During his first full year on the ATP Tour, Learner Tien enjoyed a break-out season. He accumulated 32 tour-level wins, won his first ATP Tour title in Metz and reached the final of […]

Tien Favored As Next Gen ATP Finals Draw Revealed In Jeddah

JEDDAH/WASHINGTON, December 14, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Last year’s finalist, Learner Tien of the United States, headlines the field of eight for the 2025 Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF, which begins Wednesday at King Abdullah Sports City in […]

Janice Tjen Named To ITF ‘Class Of 2025’

WASHINGTON, December 13, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Looking back on the 2025 season, time and again, Indonesia’s Janice Tjen proved herself as one of the biggest break-out stars of women’s tennis. Her future is bright. The 23-year-old native of Jakarta […]

Andy Murray: On Coaching Novak Djokovic And Life After Tennis

WASHINGTON, December 12, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) When Andy Murray stepped away from professional tennis following the Paris Olympics in August of 2024, he wrote wryly on X: “Never even liked tennis anyway.” Then, three months later, after he was tabbed […]

Luka Mikrut Named To ITF ‘Class Of 2025’

WASHINGTON, December 11, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Croatia’s Luka Mikrut is a perfect example of a player who is willing to put in the work on the lower and middle rungs of men’s professional tennis in order to improve his […]

Lilli Tagger Named To ITF ‘Class of 2025’

WASHINGTON, December 11, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) What a year it’s been for Austria’s 17-year-old Lilli Tagger. In the span of 12 months, she’s improved her ranking by more than 600 places, going from No. 776 to a career-high ranking […]