Author: Michael Dickens

US Open: Come Monday, It’s Ready, Play!

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, August 27, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) As another US Open, the last of the year’s four Grand Slam events, begins Monday at the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center, there are plenty of wonderful storylines that await tennis […]

John Isner To Retire From Tennis After US Open

WASHINGTON, August 24, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) John Isner will always be remembered for his 2010 Wimbledon first-round victory over Nicolas Mahut that set a modern-day record for the longest match in the history of tennis — 11 hours, 5 […]

Sinner Breaks New Ground By Winning Toronto Masters Title

TORONTO/WASHINGTON, August 14, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Jannik Sinner literally took the racquet out of Alex de Minaur‘s hands during their 90-minute ATP Masters 1000 final at the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers Sunday afternoon. The Italian from South […]

Sinner Continues His Deep, Successful Run In Toronto

TORONTO/WASHINGTON, August 13, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) If pressure is a privilege, as tennis legend Billie Jean King often said, then Italy’s Jannik Sinner is embracing the Hall of Famer’s wisdom by showing it comes to those who earn it. […]