SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON, October 10, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Tomas Machac learned a very simple but valuable lesson that has landed him in his very first ATP Masters 1000 semifinal: You have to be brave if you’re going to beat the very […]
SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON, October 10, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) As the Rolex Shanghai Masters has reached the quarterfinal round in the penultimate ATP Masters 1000 of the season, there’s a distinct Czech feeling to the last eight. That’s because there’s two — […]
SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON, October 9, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Jannik Sinner reached his 14th quarterfinal of the season at the Rolex Shanghai Masters in Shanghai, China Wednesday afternoon — and gained a bit of revenge, too. The 23-year-old top-seeded […]
SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON, October 9, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) David Goffin found himself at a crossroads in his professional tennis career at the end of last season. Despite being ranked as high as World No. 7, reaching the second week of every […]
SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON, October 8, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The 100th ATP Masters event of Grigor Dimitrov‘s career, at the Rolex Shanghai Masters, has been a tough but memorable one. First, the World No. 10 Dimitrov was extended to three sets by […]
SHANGHAI/STARNBERG, October 7, 2024 Two US-Americans headlined Monday’s second-round action at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Taylor Fritz defeated French qualifier Terence Atmane 7-6(4), 7-6(5) in a match that was suspended with Fritz leading 4-3 on serve on Saturday. The No. […]
SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON, October 6, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Carlos Alcaraz joined Jannik Sinner (61) and Alexander Zverev (58) as the only players to capture 50 wins this season. In achieving the 50th-victory milestone at the Rolex Shanghai Masters Sunday evening with a 7-6 […]
SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON, October 5, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Jannik Sinner earned his 250th career win and became the first player to reach 60 victories on the ATP Tour at the Rolex Shanghai Masters Saturday afternoon. The 23-year-old top […]
SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON, October 4, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Down a break in the both the first and second sets of his second-round match in the Rolex Shanghai Masters Friday evening in Shanghai, China, former World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev dug deep […]
SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON, October 3, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Zizou Bergs has learned from experience that it doesn’t matter if he’s playing in a Masters 1000 match or competing in an ATP 250, it’s doing the right things day-in, day-out. He knows […]
