WASHINGTON, August 2, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) There’s little that Rafael Nadal hasn’t achieved during his nearly two-decade tennis career. He’s won 20 major titles (including 13 at the French Open), led Spain to five Davis Cup titles, won a […]
ATLANTA/WASHINGTON, August 2, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Sunday’s ATP 250 Truist Atlanta Open final at Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta featuring Brandon Nakashima and John Isner gave fans an opportunity to appreciate a cross-generation of American tennis talent. The 19-year-old Nakashima, […]
TOKYO/WASHINGTON, August 1, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Thirty-three years after Steffi Graf won Olympic gold in Seoul, Alexander Zverev has won Germany’s second singles gold medal in tennis. The moment Zverev clinched his nearly-perfect, 80-minute 6-3, 6-1 victory over the […]
ATLANTA/WASHINGTON, August 1, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Saturday’s Truist Atlanta Open semifinal field included three Americans plus Emil Ruusuvuori of Finland. Not surprisingly, the U.S. trio of Taylor Fritz, John Isner and Brandon Nakashima has garnered most of the headlines […]
TOKYO/WASHINGTON, July 31, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Belinda Bencic became the first Swiss woman to win an Olympic tennis singles gold medal Saturday evening in Tokyo, something even Hall of Famer Martina Hingis never accomplished. The No. 9 seed Bencic […]
ATLANTA/WASHINGTON, July 31, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Best of friends, Americans Taylor Fritz and Reilly Opelka put on quite a show at the Truist Atlanta Open, an ATP 250 hard court event at Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta Friday afternoon. […]
TOKYO/WASHINGTON, July 30, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic came to Tokyo with the dream of winning an Olympic gold medal, something that has eluded him during his remarkable career. Now, after Germany’s Alexander Zverev rallied from […]
ATLANTA/WASHINGTON, July 30, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) While this week’s Truist Atlanta Open has been heavy on American talent, one of the biggest surprises has turned out to be Australian journeyman Christopher O’Connell. During Thursday’s afternoon session on Atlantic Station […]
TOKYO/WASHINGTON, July 30, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Belinda Bencic has positioned herself to do something that Swiss greats Roger Federer and Martina Hingis could never achieve: win an Olympic gold medal. On Thursday at Tokyo’s Ariake Park, the World No. […]
ATLANTA/WASHINGTON, July 29, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Truist Atlanta Open top seed Milos Raonic has been idle for four months since losing in the fourth round of the Miami Open in late March. He sat out the entire European clay […]
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