Author: Michael Dickens

DC Open Welcomes Plenty Of Star Power To Nation’s Capital

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Last July, the Mubadala Citi DC Open, the only ATP/WTA combined 500-series event on the pro tennis calendar, went head-to-head with the Paris Olympic Games. Fast forward 12 months, and what has been […]

Ahead Of Wimbledon Defense, Alcaraz Is The Man To Beat

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, June 24, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) After defeating Jiri Lehecka to win his second HSBC Championships title in three years at Queen’s Club Sunday, World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz showed why he’s the man to beat at the Wimbledon […]

Alcaraz Lifts Second Queen’s Club Trophy In Three Years

LONDON/WASHINGTON, June 22, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) In what has been a week filled with milestones, No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz defeated World No. 30 Jiri Lehecka to win this year’s HSBC Championships title in West London Sunday afternoon. Alcaraz, […]

Alcaraz’s 250th ATP Tour Victory Lifts Him Into Queen’s Club Final

LONDON/WASHINGTON, June 21, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) A touch of Spain graced the second semifinal of the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club in West London Saturday afternoon. That’s because World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz took on fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut […]

A Day Of Mixed Results For Remaining Brits At Queen’s Club

LONDON/WASHINGTON, June 20, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) A day after he reached his first ATP Tour quarterfinal at the HSBC Championships in West London, Great Britain’s Jacob Fearnley looked to become just the second British player in the Open Era […]

Former Champ Auger-Aliassime Returns To European Open

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON, June 19, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 27 Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada has been added to the list of participants for the upcoming European Open in Brussels. The announcement of the Canadian No. 1, who won the ATP […]

Trio Of Grand Slam Champions Added To DC Open Field

WASHINGTON, June 19, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Three former US Open champions have officially joined the player field for this year’s Mubadala Citi DC Open, a combined ATP/WTA 500 hard-court event, that takes place July 19-27 at Rock Creek Park […]

Alcaraz Begins Grass-Court Season With Solid Win At Queen’s Club

LONDON/WASHINGTON, June 17, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) As the second week of the month-long European grass-court season unfolds, World No. 2 and 2023 champion Carlos Alcaraz has returned to the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club in West London, in his […]