WASHINGTON, August 4, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Nick Kyrgios returned to Washington, D.C. this week as the defending champion of the Citi Open. The talented and personable – but sometimes misunderstood – Aussie won his sixth career title in 2019 before […]
WASHINGTON, August 3, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) ATP Tour veteran Kevin Anderson and wild card Jenson Brooksby met two weeks ago in the title match of the Hall of Fame Open in Newport, R.I., on grass. Anderson, who had accepted […]
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) There’s little that Rafael Nadal hasn’t achieved during his nearly two-decade tennis career. He’s won 20 major titles (including 13 at the French Open), led Spain to five Davis Cup titles, won a […]
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Rafael Nadal will make his Washington, D.C. debut this summer at the 2021 Citi Open, tournament officials announced Thursday. The 20-time Grand Slam champion from Spain, currently ranked World No. 3, will be […]
WASHINGTON, June 10, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) After a one-year respite due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Citi Open will return to the United States capital city of Washington, D.C. this summer. The Citi Open, an ATP Tour 500-series event, […]
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Just 23 days before its start, the Citi Open has become the latest casualty of the 2020 tennis calendar due to the escalating coronavirus in the United States. For the first time in […]
WASHINGTON, July 20, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Defending champion Nick Kyrgios of Australia is missing from the provisional draw that was recently revealed for the ATP 500 Citi Open, which re-starts the ATP Tour next month after being sidelined by the novel […]
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) “Tennis Restarts In DC!” exclaims a Citi Open image that is posted on the tournament’s social media channels. The ATP Tour will restart the locked down 2020 season with the Citi Open at the […]
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The Citi Open has been a summer fixture in Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital city, for the past 50 years – going all the way back to its founding in 1969 by Donald […]
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Mark Ein has a simple, long-term vision for the Citi Open. The Washington, D.C.-area native and venture capitalist, whose MDE Tennis company took over Citi Open management a year ago, wants the only […]
