WASHINGTON, February 6, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Canada’s Bianca Andreescu is a competitive sort. So, it’s understandable that she can’t wait to get back onto the tennis court and play a match. Not just any match, mind you. But, in […]
WASHINGTON, February 5, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The 2021 Australian Open draws are out, the countdown to Monday’s opening day is underway. Now, let the matches begin! The first major of the 2021 season, whose start date was pushed back […]
WASHINGTON, February 5, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Friday afternoon’s Yarra Valley Classic quarterfinal match between World No. 4 Sofia Kenin and No. 15 Garbiñe Muguruza on a busy Margaret Court Arena was a rematch of last year’s Australian Open final […]
WASHINGTON, February 5, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Novak Djokovic has been a regular fixture in Melbourne this time of year. Rod Laver Arena is his home away from home. He’s compiled a 75-8 lifetime win-loss record competing in the Australian […]
WASHINGTON, February 4, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Tennis Australia chief executive and Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley remained “absolutely confident” that the year’s first major, the Australian Open, will start on Monday. That’s after 507 people (including players, coaches, […]
WASHINGTON, February 4, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) This week’s Melbourne Summer Series of tournaments – including three WTA 500-series events taking place simultaneously at Melbourne Park, site of next week’s Australian Open – has provided an unusual circumstance for many […]
WASHINGTON, February 3, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) On Wednesday at Melbourne Park, the fields for two of the three WTA 500-series events were pared down to the last eight. After four straight days of competition – and with less than […]
WASHINGTON, February 3, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Imagine you’re Angelique Kerber, the former World No. 1 from Germany, and you’ve just landed in Melbourne, Australia, after a long flight. You’ve had great preparation and you have great expectations for 2021. […]
WASHINGTON, February 2, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Reigning Australian Open women’s champion Sofia Kenin has less than a week before she begins defense of her first and only Grand Slam title. On Tuesday, as the No. 2 seed in the […]
WASHINGTON, February 2, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) British No. 1 Johanna Konta was asked on Sunday to describe how important it is to her to get some good matches in during the Melbourne Summer Series week ahead of the Australian […]
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