Author: Michael Dickens

Kyrgios Rusty In Return, Apologizes To His Fans On Social Media

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Nick Kyrgios made his 2023 debut at the BOSS Open, an ATP 250 grass tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, Tuesday afternoon. It’s a match the mercurial but physically-struggling Australian would just as soon forget. […]

Etcheverry Showing Comfort And Rolling On At Roland Garros

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 7, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Tomas Martin Etcheverry was born to play on clay. Growing up in Argentina, it’s a surface that everyone – including the 23-year-old La Plata native – learned how to play tennis on. Not […]

Zverev Proves Victory Belongs To The Most Tenacious At Roland Garros

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 5, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) The words “Victory Belongs To The Most Tenacious” are etched into the upper-deck façade of Court Philippe-Chatrier at Stade Roland-Garros. They have served as a fitting tribute to the healthy again Alexander Zverev during […]

European Open Launches Tickets Sales For Eighth Edition

European Open Press Release, June 1, 2023 The European Open, Belgium’s premier pro tennis tournament, is proud to announce the arrival of the eighth edition of the European Open in Antwerp. From October 15-22, top players from all over the […]

A Wild Turn Of Events At Roland Garros

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 31, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) On any given day of a tennis major, wild things can – and do happen. To wit, in just the third day of this year’s French Open, Thiago Seyboth Wild, the unheralded 172nd-ranked […]

Foro Italico: Campo Centrale Will Have A Roof By 2026

WASHINGTON, May 24, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) While the just concluded Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome produced record numbers in terms of spectators, income and economic impact, it was also a very flawed Masters 1000 combined event that was hampered […]

Medvedev Reigns In Rome, Wins First Career Crown On Clay

ROME/WASHINGTON, May 21, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Sunday’s Internazionali BNL d’Italia men’s singles title match in Rome marked the first time since 2004 that neither Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic were in the final. No worries. It didn’t dampen the […]