PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 28, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 7 Casper Ruud arrived at this year’s Roland-Garros fresh off winning his second clay-court title of the season at Geneva on Saturday to go with his earlier triumph in Barcelona. Add […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 27, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) While Rafael Nadal found moments that brought back memories of his 14 Roland-Garros titles and earned him the monicker “King of Clay” – especially his trademark whip-like forehand passing shot winners that brought […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 26, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The French Open, the year’s second major and the only one played on clay, began in Paris Sunday under mostly cloudy skies and 22-degree Celsius temperatures. While light rain interrupted play for an […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 26, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) It’s been nineteen years since Rafael Nadal won his first Roland-Garros title in 2005, in his tournament debut. As he returns to Paris in 2024 following an injury absence last year, with 14 […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 25, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) By any metric, Iga Swiatek is peaking at the right time for this year’s French Open. After all, as the 22-year-old Polish superstar arrives for this year’s clay-court major, she’s the winner of […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 24, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Thursday’s 2024 Roland-Garros men’s and women’s singles draw ceremony at L’Oragerie d’Auteuil on the Stade Roland-Garros grounds, was filled with plenty of mystery, history and intrigue – and, for some players, misery, too. […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 21, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) It’s been a long road to recovery for Alexander Zverev after he tore three ligaments in his right ankle during the 2022 Roland Garros semifinals against Rafael Nadal. When Zverev converted his fourth […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 19, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Alexander Zverev and Nicolas Jarry capped another surprising week on the ATP Tour as the 57th Open Era edition of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia reached its conclusion at Foro Italico Sunday evening. In […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 18, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Coming into the women’s singles final of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia Saturday afternoon, only two women had swept Madrid and Rome in a single season, Dinara Safina in 2009 and Serena Williams in […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 17, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 5 Alexander Zverev, the only Top-10 player remaining in the Internazionali BNL d’Italia men’s draw, rallied from the brink of defeat to tame Chilean Alejandro Tabilo, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2, in […]
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