SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 9, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The torch has been firmly been passed in Canada. Its new bearers are a couple of Next-Gen whiz kids, friends since childhood, who play with poise and class. They are the present and […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 8, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Team Canada had lost the first four matches of the 2022 ATP Cup competition and, by all appearances, looked down on their luck a week ago. Now, fast forward and what a difference a […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 7, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Roberto Bautista Agut will not soon forget his thrilling match victory over Hubert Hurkacz Friday night that clinched Spain’s berth in the ATP Cup championship. There was both great joy and relief on […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 6, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Daniil Medvedev and Roman Safiullin have played like a formidable pair of Russian bears this week during the ATP Cup in Sydney. It was somewhat expected from the World No. 2 Medvedev. But […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 5, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) All week long at the ATP Cup in Sydney, Poland’s unheralded Kamil Majchrzak has been the table setter for his teammate, the much better-known World No. 9 Hubert Hurkacz. The 25-year-old Majchrzak has […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 4, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 3 Alexander Zverev won his second straight match of the young season and his stellar performance against Taylor Fritz, which resulted in a 6-4, 6-4 victory, lifted Germany to a 2-1 […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 3, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Roberto Bautista Agut and Pablo Carreño Busta have proven themselves as a potent 1-2 combination for Spain at the ATP Cup. On Monday afternoon, inside Qudos Bank Arena, the World No. 19 Bautista […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 2, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) On paper, Team Italy with two Top-10 players – World No. 7 Matteo Berrettini and World No. 10 Jannik Sinner – came into the third edition of the ATP Cup as the team […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 1, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The first day of the 2022 ATP Cup in Sydney highlighted the importance of having team depth, a good one-two punch in singles. It proved valuable for both Argentina and Spain during their respective […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, December 31, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) It’s been barely a month since Russia won the Davis Cup to put a lid on the 2021 tennis season. Now, the third edition of the ATP Cup, featuring 16 countries competing in […]
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