Author: Michael Dickens

Cressy Achieves First ATP Tour Semifinal In Melbourne

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 7, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) After saving two match points in a tension-filled, third-set tie-break of his Melbourne Summer Set second-round win over fellow American and No. 2 seed Reilly Opelka a day earlier, Maxime Cressy probably wondered […]

Bautista Agut Lifts Spain Into ATP Cup Final

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 7, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Roberto Bautista Agut will not soon forget his thrilling match victory over Hubert Hurkacz Friday night that clinched Spain’s berth in the ATP Cup championship. There was both great joy and relief on […]

Nadal: Djokovic Knew The Risks in Australia

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 6, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal had just wrapped up his first victory in the Melbourne Summer Set tournament at Melbourne Park Thursday afternoon when he sat down for his first press conference since arriving […]

Russia, Canada Secure ATP Cup Semifinal Berths

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 6, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Daniil Medvedev and Roman Safiullin have played like a formidable pair of Russian bears this week during the ATP Cup in Sydney. It was somewhat expected from the World No. 2 Medvedev. But […]

No Special Treatment: Australia Cancels Novak Djokovic’s Visa

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 6, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) On Thursday, Australia barred Novak Djokovic from entering the country for the Australian Open after he failed to meet entry requirements and his visa was cancelled. If he was expecting a warm welcome […]

Power Duo Boosts Poland Into ATP Cup Semifinals Against Spain

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 5, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) All week long at the ATP Cup in Sydney, Poland’s unheralded Kamil Majchrzak has been the table setter for his teammate, the much better-known World No. 9 Hubert Hurkacz. The 25-year-old Majchrzak has […]

Djokovic Gets Medical Exemption, Will Play In Australian Open

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 5, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 and nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic ended weeks of speculation about whether he would play in this year’s first major, announcing on his social media platforms Tuesday that he […]

Zverev, Struff Lift Germany Over U.S. At ATP Cup

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 4, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 3 Alexander Zverev won his second straight match of the young season and his stellar performance against Taylor Fritz, which resulted in a 6-4, 6-4 victory, lifted Germany to a 2-1 […]

Team Spain Remains Undefeated At ATP Cup

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 3, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Roberto Bautista Agut and Pablo Carreño Busta have proven themselves as a potent 1-2 combination for Spain at the ATP Cup. On Monday afternoon, inside Qudos Bank Arena, the World No. 19 Bautista […]

A New WTA Season Begins Down Under As Australian Summer Kicks In

ADELAIDE/WASHINGTON, January 3, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The WTA’s 2022 season kicked off Monday Down Under at the Adelaide International 1, a 500-series outdoor hard-court event at Memorial Drive in South Australia. The tournament, with more than $700,000 in prize […]