Author: Michael Dickens

At Cincinnati Masters, Tsitsipas Shows There’s Room For New Stars

MASON, OHIO/WASHINGTON, August 20, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) With the five active players with the most Grand Slam titles – Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic (men) and Serena Williams and Venus Williams (women) – all missing from this […]

Barty, Medvedev Take Charge At Western & Southern Open

MASON, OHIO/WASHINGTON, August 19, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) On a day in which nine of the WTA’s top 10 players were in action at the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio, in the last major tuneup before the US […]

Halep Finds Solutions, Earns First Win In Three Months

MASON, OHIO/WASHINGTON, August 18, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Three-time Western & Southern Open finalist Simona Halep is no stranger to playing on Center Court at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, near Cincinnati. On Tuesday, she opened play […]

Western & Southern Open Back In Familiar Digs

MASON, OHIO/WASHINGTON, August 17, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) After a year’s respite in New York due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Western & Southern Open has returned to its familiar digs at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, […]

Federer Will Miss US Open, Out Indefinitely

WASHINGTON, August 16, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Roger Federer will miss this month’s US Open because he needs a third operation on his right knee, which will sideline him for what he said will be “many months.” The 20-time major […]

Medvedev Is The Toronto Master

TORONTO/WASHINGTON, August 16, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) In an ATP Masters 1000 final that paired two gorgeous and powerful servers and ball strikers, Russia’s Daniil Medvedev gave a masterful performance that will be remembered for his display of returning prowess. […]

Medvedev Marches To National Bank Open Final

TORONTO/WASHINGTON, August 15, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev, who two years ago was a finalist in the National Bank Open, was two points from a straight-set defeat against No. 7 seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland Friday […]

Sabalenka Reaches Eighth 2021 Quarterfinal At Montreal

MONTREAL/WASHINGTON, August 13, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) With both Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka, the number one and two-ranked players in the world absent from this week’s WTA 1000 Omnium Banque Nationale in Montreal, attention has shifted to World No. […]

With No Big Three, Canadian Spotlight Focuses On Tsitsipas

TORONTO/WASHINGTON, August 12, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The last time there’s been a Canadian Open – now known as the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers – without a member of the Big Three of men’s tennis, one needs to go […]