MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 25, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) The first thing that comes to the mind of two-time Mutua Madrid Open champion Alexander Zverev when he arrives in the Spanish capital city is simple: Will he feel good on the tennis […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 24, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) As the second day of main-draw play at the ATP Masters 1000 Mutua Madrid Open unfolded, former Madrid finalist Kei Nishikori opened play on Manolo Santana Stadium Thursday by garnering his 450th career […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 24, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Two-time Mutua Madrid Open champion Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the ATP Masters 1000 event on Thursday, citing an adductor injury sustained during the Barcelona final last Sunday. The World No. 3 and second […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 23, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) It’s been 16 years since the Mutua Madrid Open switched from being an ATP Masters 1000 hard-court event to one contested on red clay. One year, in 2012, the tournament even experimented with […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 22, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Looking back on winning her first Porsche Tennis Grand Prix title in her seventh appearance in Stuttgart – but first time in the final – Jelena Ostapenko felt a tremendous sense of accomplishment. […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 21, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) After reaching her fourth Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in the past five years, the only thing left for World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to do was to finally win her first WTA 500 […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 21, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka knows a thing or two about winning semifinal matches and advancing to the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final. On Sunday, after defeating World No. 6 Jasmine Paolini of Italy, 7-5, […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 20, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) There’s a fearless quality in Jelena Ostapenko‘s ability to raise the level of her game whenever she faces Iga Swiatek. She’s never lost to the former World No. 1 and winner of four […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 19, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) One among many reasons players enjoying competing at the WTA 500 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany each April is a chance to visit the Porsche Museum. During free time away from […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 18, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) The top five seeds in this year’s WTA 500 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix have advanced to the quarterfinal round of the tour’s first European clay-court tournament of the season. However, there are also […]
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