WASHINGTON, April 27, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Opening day of the the Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro has arrived and a full slate of 24 group matches, plus two charity matches, are on Monday’s order of play of the four-day […]
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) While the novel coronavirus pandemic has upended the tennis calendar since mid-March – and there’s no tournament play on the immediate horizon – it has enabled for a lot of interesting off-the-court social […]
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With the men’s and women’s fields set and the draw ceremony completed, the Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro play at home tournament is set to begin on April 27 and continues through April […]
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With pro tennis into its seventh week grounded due to the novel coronavirus pandemic – no tournaments being played, no prize money being won, no rankings points being earned – a glimmer of […]
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) When Roger Federer tweets, people listen up and respond. At 1:28 p.m. (CEST) Wednesday afternoon, unsolicited, Federer asked his 12.7 million Twitter followers a simple question: “Just wondering, am I the only one […]
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With no WTA Coupe Rogers in Montreal in August – and the likelihood that the ATP Rogers Cup in Toronto may also be cancelled this year – it adds up to an expected […]
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Professional tennis faces many obstacles when it’s time to resume competition from the coronavirus stand down. Among them – and, perhaps, overlooked by many fans who yearn to see their favorites play again […]
WASHINGTON, April 21, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) When Rafael Nadal speaks, like he did when he hosted an Instagram Live chat Monday evening from his home in Mallorca, people watch and listen. During its peak, more than 50,000 tuned in […]
WASHINGTON, April 20, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The Ultimate Tennis Showdown, the brainchild of pro tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou, announced its launch over the weekend. The UTS, a five-week independent series without spectators beginning May 16, hopes to fill a […]
WASHINGTON, April 20, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With professional tennis at a virtual standstill for more than a month from the novel coronavirus pandemic – there will be no tournaments before July 13 at the earliest – one possible solution being […]
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