Author: Michael Dickens

At Wimbledon, Djokovic Always Feels Like He Has A Chance

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 2, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) While nearly two dozen seeds – including Alexander Zverev, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula – fell in the first round of the Wimbledon Championships, one who didn’t was men’s No. 6 seed Novak […]

Forever A Champion, Kvitova Bids Farewell To Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 2, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) At age 35, Petra Kvitova is far removed from being a two-time singles champion at the Wimbledon Championships. She lifted the Venus Rosewater Dish trophy on Centre Court twice, after winning titles in […]

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, […]