Author: Michael Dickens

Two Test Positive on Australian Open Charter Flight

WASHINGTON, January 16, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) According to sources, two people have tested positive for COVID-19 on one of the Australian Open charter flights that traveled between Los Angeles and Melbourne. Early Saturday morning (Central European Time), L’Equipe tennis […]

Murray, Keys test COVID positive before Australian Open

WASHINGTON, January 15, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) On Thursday, news broke that both three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray of Great Britain and Madison Keys from the United States had tested positive for COVID-19. The Australian Open confirmed reports that […]

Opportunity Comes Knocking For Hurkacz In Delray Beach

WASHINGTON, January 14, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) When opportunity came knocking for Hubert Hurkacz, he ran with it. Winning his second ATP Tour singles title was no easy street for the likable native of Poland, who has become a transplanted […]

Sweet 16: Australian Open Women’s Singles Field Filled In

WASHINGTON, January 13, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) After four days of at times intense battles in Dubai, the sixteen qualifying spots for next month’s Australian Open women’s singles competition have been determined. Each who has advanced to the year’s first […]

By The Numbers, Third Straight WTA Title For Sabalenka

WASHINGTON, January 13, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Clearly, Aryna Sabalenka is in the zone. Without doubt, she’s playing the best tennis of her professional career. On a bright Wednesday afternoon, the 22-year-old native of Minsk, Belarus, affirmed this as she […]

Hurkacz Reaches Second ATP Tour Singles Final

WASHINGTON, January 13, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz’s run to the final of the ATP 250 Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com has seen him not lose a set all week, reminiscent of his steady play that earned him […]

Errani, Schmiedlova Among Familiar Names In Dubai

WASHINGTON, January 13, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Their names are recognizable to fans who follow women’s tennis: Sara Errani, Tsvetana Pironkova, Eugenie Bouchard and Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, to name a few. They were among 11 former WTA Top 40 players who […]

Kudermetova, Sabalenka Win With Power and Enjoyment

WASHINGTON, January 12, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Blink your eyes and you might have missed a brilliant semifinal performance given by Aryna Sabalenka Tuesday afternoon against Maria Sakkari in Abu Dhabi. It was complete, filled with just the right mixture of power […]

America’s Future Beats America’s Present At Delray Beach

WASHINGTON, January 12, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Twenty-year-old NextGen ATP rising star Sebastian Korda of the United States, with his family – including his father, former pro Petr, who is his coach – cheering him from courtside, defeated top American […]

Sakkari Making Her Voice Heard In Abu Dhabi

WASHINGTON, January 11, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) For one set, Sofia Kenin played like a World No. 4 during her quarterfinal match against 22nd-ranked Maria Sakkari in the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open Monday. She took advantage of her opponent’s weaknesses […]