Author: Michael Dickens

Sinner Eyes New Opportunities And Challenges At Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 1, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 and top seed Jannik Sinner wasted little time or energy as he got his Wimbledon Championships campaign off to an ideal start by defeating Luca Nardi, 6-4, 6-3, 6-0, in […]

Fonseca Makes His Wimbledon Debut A Dream Come True

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, June 30, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) What a difference a year has made for Joao Fonseca. One year ago, as a 17-year-old Fonseca was ranked outside the world’s Top 200 and he lost in the first round of the […]

Wimbledon: Alcaraz Going For Three-Peat Is One Of Many Storylines To Follow

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, June 30, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) The 138th Wimbledon Championships begin Monday with pristine grass, full 128-player draws for both men’s and women’s singles, and plenty of strawberries and cream for everyone to enjoy as the annual British fortnight commences […]

Djokovic Eyes Eighth – And Final? – Wimbledon Title

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, June 29, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) A year ago at this time, as seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic sat down to his pre-tournament news conference, the No. 1 topic on everyone’s mind and agenda was the condition of the iconic […]

Wimbledon 2025: It’s Time For The Journey To Begin

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, June 27, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) With the draw of the 138th edition of the Wimbledon Championships completed on Friday, it provides everyone – both players and fans – with a roadmap in which to follow along during the […]

DC Open Welcomes Plenty Of Star Power To Nation’s Capital

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Last July, the Mubadala Citi DC Open, the only ATP/WTA combined 500-series event on the pro tennis calendar, went head-to-head with the Paris Olympic Games. Fast forward 12 months, and what has been […]

Ahead Of Wimbledon Defense, Alcaraz Is The Man To Beat

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, June 24, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) After defeating Jiri Lehecka to win his second HSBC Championships title in three years at Queen’s Club Sunday, World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz showed why he’s the man to beat at the Wimbledon […]

Alcaraz Lifts Second Queen’s Club Trophy In Three Years

LONDON/WASHINGTON, June 22, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) In what has been a week filled with milestones, No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz defeated World No. 30 Jiri Lehecka to win this year’s HSBC Championships title in West London Sunday afternoon. Alcaraz, […]

Alcaraz’s 250th ATP Tour Victory Lifts Him Into Queen’s Club Final

LONDON/WASHINGTON, June 21, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) A touch of Spain graced the second semifinal of the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club in West London Saturday afternoon. That’s because World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz took on fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut […]

A Day Of Mixed Results For Remaining Brits At Queen’s Club

LONDON/WASHINGTON, June 20, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) A day after he reached his first ATP Tour quarterfinal at the HSBC Championships in West London, Great Britain’s Jacob Fearnley looked to become just the second British player in the Open Era […]