Author: Michael Dickens

Musetti Earns 150th Career ATP Tour Victory In Rome

ROME/WASHINGTON, May 11, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Lorenzo Musetti‘s love affair with clay is a many-splendored thing. On Sunday at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, the World No. 9 from Carrara, Italy with the beautiful one-fisted backhand won his […]

Sinner Shines In Rome, Wins First Match Back On Tour

ROME/WASHINGTON, May 10, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) The wait is finally over and it was worth the three-month wait. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy made his long-awaited return to court at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome Saturday evening. […]

Alcaraz Excited To Be Back In Rome, Advances To Third Round

ROME/WASHINGTON, May 9, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Carlos Alcaraz arrived in the Eternal City of Rome this week in search of his second ATP Masters 1000 title of the season following his earlier success in winning the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters […]

Defending Rome Title Is A Very Tall Order For Zverev

ROME/WASHINGTON, May 8, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Defending Internazionali BNL d’Italia champion Alexander Zverev bids to become the first man to successfully defend his Rome title since Rafael Nadal in 2018-19 – and to join Nadal (10), Novak Djokovic (6) […]

Sinner’s Return To ATP Tour Is The Talk All Over Rome

ROME/WASHINGTON, May 7, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Jannik Sinner is back, and rarely has an athlete from any sport – let alone tennis – been greeted with such great fanfare and adulation. In Rome, the top-ranked Sinner […]

Ruud Wins Biggest Career Title After Series Of Heartbreaks

MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 6, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Don’t ever underestimate the importance and value of big-stage experience. Just ask Norway’s Casper Ruud. After all, he’s played in 25 finals in his career – three of them Grand Slams – and, […]

Ruud Comes Alive In Madrid, Wins First Masters 1000 Title

MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 4, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Sunday evening’s final at the Mutua Madrid Open matched up Indian Wells champion Jack Draper against two-time Roland Garros runner-up Casper Ruud in this ATP Masters 1000 event on the crushed red brick […]

Sabalenka Is Three Times A Champion In Madrid

MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 3, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) As the women’s singles final of the WTA 1000 Mutua Madrid Open unfolded in the Spanish capital city Saturday evening, there were two great champions – World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and World […]

Ruud, Draper All Set For A Madrid Title Showdown

MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 2, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Casper Ruud will long remember his 124th victory on clay since the start of the 2020 season – most on the ATP Tour – not only because it lifted him into his 25th […]