Author: Michael Dickens

The Education Of Felix Auger-Aliassime Continues In Sofia

WASHINGTON/SOFIA, November 11, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Just two days after Felix Auger-Aliassime won his first ATP Tour title in singles or doubles, when he and Hubert Hurkacz of Poland won the Rolex Paris Masters doubles title, the 20-year-old Canadian […]

In Her Sixth WTA Linz, Haas Glad She Can Play At Home

WASHINGTON/LINZ, November 11, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Upper Austria favorite Barbara Haas finally gets her chance to play at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz WTA tournament on Wednesday on the third day of the main draw in the second to […]

Shapovalov’s 2020 Season Comes To Crashing Halt In Sofia

WASHINGTON/SOFIA, November 10, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Denis Shapovalov arrived this week at the Sofia Open, the ATP Tour’s final regular-season event, as the No. 1 seed. It’s a draw position that he’s never held before, but nonetheless welcomed the […]

Cilic: ‘The Season Hasn’t Been The Best In My Own Terms’

WASHINGTON/SOFIA, November 9, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) This week’s ATP 250 Sofia Open taking place in the capital and largest city in Bulgaria is filled with a blend of up-and-coming NextGen players as well as a mixture of Eastern Europeans […]

Dayana Yastremska: ‘I’m More Than A Tennis Player’

WASHINGTON/LINZ, November 9, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) World No 29 Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine enters her 12th and final tournament of the abbreviated 2020 season, the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, that begins its 30th anniversary edition on Monday. It’s her first time […]

Medvedev’s Mental Strength Pushes Him To Paris Title

WASHINGTON/PARIS, November 8, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev are no strangers when it comes to playing each other. They’ve met six previous times – all on hard courts – and it’s been a one-sided rivalry that […]

Medvedev: It’s All About Small Details That Add Up To Wins

WASHINGTON/PARIS, November 8, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Last year, Daniil Medvedev enjoyed a break out season in which he achieved a career-high ranking of No. 4, making him the highest-ranked Russian since Nikolay Davydenko in 2008. He advanced to nine ATP […]

Zverev, Medvedev Reach Rolex Paris Masters final

WASHINGTON/PARIS, November 7, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Three of the current Top 10 – including three of the top four seeds – remained as the semifinal round arrived at the Rolex Paris Masters in Bercy Saturday. By the end, inside near-empty AccorHotels […]

Milos Raonic: Creating Opportunities, Finding Ways To Win

WASHINGTON/PARIS, November 7, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) It’s been four years since Milos Raonic last won an ATP Tour title – 2016 in Brisbane to be exact – but it hasn’t been for a lack of trying. In that same […]