WASHINGTON, August 6, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) When Nick Kyrgios lifted the Donald Dell Trophy after winning the Citi Open men’s singles title Sunday evening, it culminated a record-setting week to a reimagined tennis classic. As confetti rang down upon […]
WASHINGTON, August 5, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) There was so very little margin for error during Sunday’s Citi Open men’s singles final between unseeded Nick Kyrgios and third seed Daniil Medvedev – just a single point separated them out of the 143 […]
WASHINGTON, August 4, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Saturday evening’s featured men’s semifinal at the ATP 500 Citi Open, between top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and mercurial Nick Kyrgios, was a box office smash that proved entertaining and gave fans a lot […]
WASHINGTON, August 3, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) While Peter Gojowczyk isn’t recognized as the face of German tennis – that distinction goes to World No. 5 Alexander Zverev and then, perhaps No. 35 Jan-Lennard Struff – the 122nd-ranked native of […]
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Miomir Kecmanovic’s favorite surface is a hard court – and, yet, his ATP biography lists Wimbledon (which is played on grass) as his favorite tournament. Despite the contradiction, the Serbian-born, up-and-coming tennis star […]
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) With nine seeded players and four #NextGenATP stars in action during the third round of the Citi Open at Rock Creek Tennis Center in northwest Washington, there were plenty of quality offerings on […]
WASHINGTON, August 1, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) With top seeds Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys each making early exits from the Citi Open – eliminated during Tuesday’s first round – and 15-year-old American teen sensation Coco Gauff’s singles run ended, […]
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Rising Russian stars Karen Khachanov and Daniil Medvedev, seeded second and third, respectively, at the Citi Open each shared the spotlight at the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in northwest Washington on Tuesday […]
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) This year’s ATP 500 Citi Open field is dominated by the current wave of #NextGenATP stars. From 20-year-old Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, the tournament’s top seed, to 23-year-old Russians Karen Khachanov and Daniil […]
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) The 2019 Citi Open, with a star-studded lineup that features four Top 10 players – Stefanos Tsitsipas, Karen Khachanov, Daniil Medvedev and Sloane Stephens – begins Monday at the Rock Creek Park Tennis […]
