WASHINGTON, July 23, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) When 45-year-old Venus Williams secured her first-round victory at the Mubadala Citi DC Open over fellow American Peyton Stearns Tuesday night, it served as a reminder to sports fans of all ages that […]
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) As the Mubadala Citi DC Open unfolds in the nation’s capital city, less than five weeks before the start of the US Open, World No. 8 Ben Shelton of the United States feels […]
WASHINGTON, July 22, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) When Venus Williams, the 45-year-old seven-time major singles champion and future Hall of Famer, sat down for her Mubadala Citi DC Open pre-tournament news conference Sunday morning, the question on the minds of […]
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) For more than a half a century, the Mubadala Citi DC Open has been a summer fixture in Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital city. The ATP/WTA 500-series tournament’s main draw, which begins today […]
GSTAAD/WASHINGTON, July 20, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Throughout his week at the ATP 250 EFG Swiss Open Gstaad in the upscale resort town in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps, Alexander Bublik played through many changing conditions, including […]
GSTAAD/WASHINGTON, July 19, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Juan Manuel Cerundolo has quietly but effectively gone about the business of winning tennis matches against all comers this week at the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad. Four years removed winning from his first […]
GSTAAD/WASHINGTON, July 18, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Peru, the South American country that’s home to a section of the Amazon rainforest and Machu Picchu, an ancient Incan city located high in the Andes mountains, has never enjoyed much of a […]
WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 15, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) After Jannik Sinner delivered a 137 mile-per-hour serve that Carlos Alcaraz couldn’t return, which rewarded the young Italian with his first Wimbledon Championships title, he stood with his arms high above his head […]
WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 14, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Moments after Iga Swiatek sat down for her champion’s news conference after winning her first Wimbledon Championships title and sixth major crown overall Saturday evening, she was asked by the moderator how it […]
WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 13, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Rivalries are good for tennis. Just ask Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. “It’s good for the sport,” the 23-year-old Italian said in the build up for Sunday’s Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Singles final. “The more […]
