SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 12, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) It was a very good day to be a British tennis player in Sydney – heck, even in Melbourne, too. First, World No. 25 Dan Evans, Great Britain’s No. 2 men’s player and […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 12, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) There was frustration and disappointment for Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu as she bowed 6-0, 6-1 to No. 7 seed Elena Rybakina in her opening performance of the 2022 season, in the first round […]
ADELAIDE/WASHINGTON, January 11, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Thanasi Kokkinakis admitted after his first-round victory against the unpredictable and sometimes volatile Benoit Paire at the ATP 250 Adelaide International 2 Tuesday evening that it’s important to stay focused regardless of whom […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 11, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 7 Anett Kontaveit of Estonia has picked up where she left off at the end of the 2021 season, when arguably she was the hottest player on the WTA tour. On […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 10, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) As the Sydney Tennis Classic got under way Monday, one of the ATP 250 tournament’s star attractions, Nick Kyrgios, withdrew after revealing he has COVID-19. The 114th-ranked Kyrgios was scheduled to play Monday […]
ADELAIDE/WASHINGTON, January 10, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty capped a great week to start the 2022 season after winning both the singles and doubles titles of the WTA 500 Adelaide International 1 Sunday in South Australia. […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 9, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Rafael Nadal had never played Maxime Cressy before Sunday evening’s final in the Melbourne Summer Set at Rod Laver Arena. After winning his 89th ATP Tour singles title with a 7-6 (6), 6-3 […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 9, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The torch has been firmly been passed in Canada. Its new bearers are a couple of Next-Gen whiz kids, friends since childhood, who play with poise and class. They are the present and […]
ADELAIDE/WASHINGTON, January 8, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Gaël Monfils reached the 24th ATP Tour final of his career at the Adelaide International 1 on Saturday evening. His 80-minute, 7-5, 6-0 win over Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis put him into his first […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 8, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Team Canada had lost the first four matches of the 2022 ATP Cup competition and, by all appearances, looked down on their luck a week ago. Now, fast forward and what a difference a […]
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