Author: Michael Dickens

Ruud Retains Geneva Open Title

GENEVA/WASHINGTON, May 21, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Casper Ruud came into Saturday’s Gonet Geneva Open final in southwestern Switzerland having won five of the past six ATP 250 clay-court events he had played in and seeking his eighth ATP Tour […]

Roland Garros Qualifying Draw Yields Familiar Names And Rising Stars

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 21, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) What began on Monday with a pair of 128-draw men’s and women’s fields competing for precious few qualifying spots each in the 2022 French Open, the year’s second major championship, wrapped up Friday at […]

Ruud A Win Away From Repeating Geneva Title Success

GENEVA/WASHINGTON, May 20, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 8 Casper Ruud of Norway has yet to drop a set at this week’s Gonet Geneva Open in Switzerland’s second-largest city. There’s a good reason behind the defending champion’s steady performance, […]

French Open Draws Filled With Mystery, Intrigue And Misery, Too

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 20, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Thursday evening’s 2022 French Open men’s and women’s singles draw ceremony at Musee de l’Orangerie in the 1st arrondissement of Paris was filled with plenty of mystery and intrigue – and misery, too. […]

Opelka Keeping It Simple In Geneva, Winning Too

GENEVA/WASHINGTON, May 19, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Reilly Opelka reached his fifth ATP Tour semifinal this year – most in a single season in his career – at the Gonet Geneva Open Thursday afternoon in southwestern Switzerland. His game plan […]

Win Or Lose, It’s Been A Great Week For Nikles In Geneva

GENEVA/WASHINGTON, May 18, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) With No. 1 seed Daniil Medvedev eliminated from the ATP 250 Gonet Geneva Open in his first match back on Tour in six weeks, the focus Wednesday shifted to the remaining top seeds, such […]

Gasquet Stuns Medvedev At Geneva Open

GENEVA/WASHINGTON, May 17, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev returned to competition for the first time in six weeks at the Gonet Geneva Open in southwestern Switzerland Tuesday evening. His 2022 debut on clay, before a packed Center […]

WTA Announces 2022 Schedule Updates

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The Hologic WTA Tour announced updates to its 2022 schedule on Monday, which includes a combination of established WTA tournaments as well as new events. The six-week fall schedule, which begins after the […]

Djokovic Caps Perfect Rome Week, Wins Sixth Title

ROME/WASHINGTON, May 15, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) With the No. 1 ranking, a career 1,000th victory and the top seed at Roland Garros all secured – what he later labeled as a perfect week – Novak Djokovic entered his fourth […]