Author: Michael Dickens

A Heroic Comeback In Lyon Makes Yastremska A Winner Around The World

LYON/WASHINGTON, March 2, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) By the end of Dayana Yastremska‘s three-plus-hour, three-set first-round victory at the Open 6ème Sens – Métropole de Lyon in France, the 21-year-old Ukrainian was happy that she had won for her war-torn […]

Patience Pays Off For Mexican Veteran Zacarías

MONTERREY, MEXICO/WASHINGTON, March 1, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Imagine the thrill that Marcela Zacarías must have felt Monday evening. After making her WTA main draw debut eight years ago in Acapulco, the 27-year-old Mexican captured her first win at this […]

Nadal Continues His Perfect Season With Title Win In Acapulco

ACAPULCO/WASHINGTON, February 27, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) There was plenty at stake when Rafael Nadal met Cameron Norrie in their title match at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC on a hot and humid Saturday evening in Acapulco. The […]

Swiatek Culminates Dominant Week With Triumph In Doha

DOHA/WASHINGTON, February 26, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Iga Swiatek culminated a dominant week in the Persian Gulf with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Anett Kontaveit to win the WTA 1000 Qatar TotalEngergies Open in Doha, Qatar Saturday evening. It was Swiatek’s […]

Nadal Dominates AO Rematch With Medvedev In Acapulco

ACAPULCO/WASHINGTON, February 26, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The last time Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev met, the World No. 5 from Spain earned a five-set, Grand Slam title victory over the 2nd ranked Russian, coming from two sets down to […]

WTA Rolls Out 2022 Summer Schedule Update

WASHINGTON, February 25, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The WTA on Thursday announced in a press release an update to its 2022 WTA Tour calendar, which outlines the season from post-Wimbledon through the US Open. It covers a nine-week period starting […]

Norrie Reaches Third Straight Tour Quarterfinal In Acapulco

ACAPULCO/WASHINGTON, February 24, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) With seven second-round matches on Wednesday evening’s order of play at the ATP 500 Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC in Acapulco, the quarterfinal lineup has taken focus. While the top three remaining […]

Medvedev Begins Race For No. 1 With Win In Acapulco Debut

ACAPULCO/WASHINGTON, February 23, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 2 and top seed Daniil Medvedev made his Acapulco debut at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC Tuesday evening – and it was a winning performance. With an inside track […]