ROME/WASHINGTON, May 17, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Imagine you’re Fabian Marozsan, a likeable 23-year-old Hungarian with no tour-level wins before this week. Then, come Monday afternoon, you will beat Carlos Alcaraz, the man who will be the top seeded player […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 13, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) On Thursday, qualifier Taylor Townsend secured her second career Top-10 triumph with a three-set, second-round victory over World No. 3 and fellow American Jessica Pegula at the WTA 1000 Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The […]
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Although the final scoreline reflected that Jan-Lennard Struff came up just short in winning his first ATP Masters 1000 crown, losing Sunday evening’s title match of the Mutua Madrid Open to World No. […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 7, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Both Carlos Alcaraz and Jan-Lennard Struff chased history from separate sides of the net on Manolo Santana Stadium Sunday evening in the men’s singles final of the ATP Masters 1000 Mutua Madrid Open. […]
WASHINGTON, May 3, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) According to reporting by tennis correspondent Simon Briggs of The Telegraph in London, Saudi Arabia is poised to become the next host of the Next Gen ATP Finals. “Saudi Arabia is closing in […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 27, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Tatjana Maria walked out onto the Centre Court inside Porsche Arena last week for her first-round match in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix to a hero’s welcome. It had been 11 years since […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 26, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Jule Niemeier knows firsthand that if she doesn’t play up to her potential, there’s a palpable pressure that will build up inside her mind and body. Not to worry, though. “Oh, it’s totally […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 24, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Looking back on the 46th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, which ended Sunday in Stuttgart, Germany as World No. 1 Iga Swiatek successfully defending her title with a straight-set victory over […]
BARCELONA/WASHINGTON, April 23, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Everything fell into place for World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz this week in Barcelona, the cosmopolitan capital city of the Catalonia region of Spain. The 19-year-old Spaniard from Murcia capped a remarkable week […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 23, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) While the WTA Tour has been hurt for years by a lack of consistent major rivalries at the top of the rankings – the last time the No. 1 and No. 2 players […]
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