Author: Michael Dickens

Munar Steps Up Big, Spain Through To Davis Cup Final 8 Semifinals

BOLOGNA/WASHINGTON, November 20, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Spain’s Jaume Munar was given some very big shoes to fill, after World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from this week’s Davis Cup Final 8 in Bologna due to a muscle edema injury […]

Italy Moves One Win Closer To Davis Cup Three-Peat

BOLOGNA/WASHINGTON, November 19, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Coming into their Davis Cup Final 8 quarterfinal tie against Austria at SuperTennis Arena in Bologna on Wednesday, the big question on everyone’s minds – players, fans, media – was a simple one: […]

Belgium Sweeps France, Moves Into Davis Cup Final 8 Semifinals

BOLOGNA/WASHINGTON, November 18, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) France faced Belgium for the 10th time as the Davis Cup Final 8 got underway Tuesday in Bologna, Italy. While it’s been 121 years since France played Belgium in their first Davis Cup […]

Doubles Partners Heliovaara And Patten Cap A Dream Week In Turin

TURIN/WASHINGTON, November 18, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) When Finland’s Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten of Great Britain secured championship point to win their first Nitto ATP Finals doubles title Sunday afternoon in Turin, Italy, on a perfectly-placed ace by the […]

Davis Cup Final 8 Begins With Talent-Rich Italy Team To Beat

BOLOGNA/WASHINGTGON, November 17, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) The Davis Cup Final 8 has arrived in Bologna, the lively and historic capital city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. Six of the eight teams in this year’s finale have previously […]

Sinner Is Back-To-Back Champion At ATP Finals

TURIN/WASHINGTON, November 16, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) It’s been nine years since a World No. 1 and World No. 2 met in the championship match of the Nitto ATP Finals. For the time since 2016, when No. 1 Andy Murray […]

Defending Champion Sinner Marches Into Third Straight Turin Final

TURIN/WASHINGTON, November 15, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Defending Nitto ATP Finals champion Jannik Sinner is of the mindset that every match counts – and the bigger the match, the more exciting the stakes become.  On Saturday afternoon, the World No. […]