ATP Tour News

Thiem Injured, Pulls Out Of Wimbledon

KOSMOS TENNIS Statement, June 24, 2021 After being forced to retire from his opening match at the Mallorca Championships on Tuesday due to an injury to his right wrist, Dominic Thiem travelled to Barcelona and underwent further medical examinations. Tests found […]

Eastbourne A Week To Remember For Purcell

EASTBOURNE/WASHINGTON, June 24, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Imagine it’s less than a week from the start of the Wimbledon Championships and you score the biggest win of your career – and do it as a lucky loser. That’s what happened […]

Busy Day At Eastbourne Included Upsets And Surprises

EASTBOURNE/WASHINGTON, June 23, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) With Monday’s opening day of the combined WTA 500 and ATP 250 Viking International in Eastbourne, England postponed due to rain, it created a backlog on the grass courts at Devonshire Park with […]

This Week On The ATP Tour – CW25

STARNBERG, June 21, 2021 The 2021 grass-court swing, in the lead-up to The Championships at Wimbledon, will feature a new ATP 250 tournament in Mallorca. The Mallorca Championships, offering €783,655 in prize money, was originally set to make its debut […]

London Debut A Memorable One For Berrettini

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) First impressions mean everything and Matteo Berrettini’s debut this week at the cinch Championships has been a memorable impression. On Saturday, the top seed Berrettini from Italy advanced to the London final with […]

bett1Open: When Bencic Gets Mad, She Plays Better

WASHINGTON, June 19, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) With the top four seeds eliminated earlier in the week, fifth seed Belinda Bencic of Switzerland found herself as the highest remaining seed left in the WTA 500-series grass-court bett1Open as quarterfinal-round action […]

Federer Unhappy With Play, Attitude After Halle Loss

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Roger Federer‘s body language, both on the grass court in Halle’s open-air OWL Arena as well as afterward during his post-match press conference, expressed disappointment. Is it possible that the 20-time Grand Slam […]

Nadal Pulls Out Of Wimbledon, Olympic Games

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 3 Rafael Nadal has decided to forgo playing in this month’s Wimbledon Championships and next month’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, saying he must listen to his body in order to extend […]

Kosmos Launches Athlete Management Agency

Kosmos Press Release, June 17, 2021 Kosmos, a company founded and chaired by FC Barcelona footballer Gerard Piqué, today announced the opening of a new business line, a player management agency that will offer a comprehensive service to athletes where, […]

Bertens Announces 2021 Will Be Her Last Season

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Kiki Bertens is the highest-ranked Dutchwoman in WTA history. Once ranked as high as No. 4 in the world, she’s won 10 singles and 10 doubles titles in her career. However, at age […]