WASHINGTON, October 24, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) All week, Victoria Azarenka has played inspiring tennis with a sense of purpose. Her clarity and maturity have been unmistakable, but let’s not forget, she’s also having fun. Both on and off the […]
WASHINGTON/ANTWERP, October 24, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) No. 38 Ugo Humbert of France won his 19th ATP Tour-level match of the pandemic-interrupted season and moved reached his third semifinal of 2020 with a 6-3, 7-6 (2) win over 90th-ranked qualifier Lloyd […]
WASHINGTON, October 23, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Maria Sakkari, the 25-year-old rising star from Greece, was asked by a reporter earlier this week during a virtual videoconference what she would like to achieve in her last tournament of the 2020 […]
WASHINGTON, October 23, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The Cinderella story of Zizou Bergs came to a close Thursday evening in Antwerp, Belgium, but not before he brought the Belgian fans to their feet one last time. The thoughtful and articulate […]
WASHINGTON, October 22, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Ons Jabeur and Jelena Ostapenko met for the first time in a WTA event Thursday afternoon – and it’s one both will not soon forget. Although the unseeded Jabeur won the second-round match of the […]
WASHINGTON, October 22, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Something didn’t look quite right about David Goffin‘s performance last month at Roland Garros. The No. 11 seed bowed in the first round to Jannik Sinner 7-5, 6-0, 6-3, in which the young […]
WASHINGTON, October 21, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Julia Goerges, just two weeks shy of turning 32, announced her retirement from pro tennis on Wednesday. She posted a note on her official website. “You have given me so many different types […]
WASHINGTON, October 21, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) No. 7 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium showed the importance that playing from ahead can have on the outcome of a match. It made a difference in her 6-2, 6-3 first-round victory over […]
WASHINGTON/ANTWERP, October 21, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Twenty-one-year-old Belgian wild card Zizou Bergs, ranked No. 528, wasn’t originally supposed to be in the main draw of the European Open, an ATP 250 indoor hardcourt tournament taking place this week, in Antwerp, […]
WASHINGTON, October 20, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Both Jennifer Brady of the United States and Dayana Yastremska from Ukraine lost in the first round of Roland Garros last month. By now, it must seem like ancient history for both of […]
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