ATP Tour

Erste Bank Open: Zverev Draws Schwaerzler In First Round

VIENNA/WASHINGTON, October 20, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) With two million residents — many of them tennis fans — the Austrian capital city of Vienna is the hub of cultural, political and business activity and it’s the biggest city along the Danube […]

Bautista Agut Powers His Way Into European Open Final

ANTWERP/WASHINGTON, October 19, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Roberto Bautista Agut reached his 23rd ATP Tour final — and first since Adelaide-2 in January 2023 — with a steady, strong and complete semifinal performance over No. 77 Hugo Gaston at the European […]

Diallo Reaches Maiden ATP Tour Final At Almaty Open

ALMATY/STARNBERG, October 19, 2024 Gabriel Diallo has reached his maiden final on the ATP Tour and is the only seventh Canadian this century to do so. The 23-year-old Montreal native advanced to the championship match of the Almaty Open following […]

Bautista Agut Reaches Antwerp Semifinals By Handling Pressure Best

ANTWERP/WASHINGTON, October 18, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Roberto Bautista Agut has reached the semifinals of an ATP Tour event in 12 consecutive seasons. The consistency that the quiet, hard-working Spaniard brings to the game is unquestionable. Also, the way the […]

De Minaur, Swiatek, Gauff, Zverev, Fritz, Tsitsipas And Paolini Headline United Cup 2025

UNITED CUP Press Release, October 18, 2024 Tennis superstars Alex de Minaur, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jasmine Paolini and more will headline the third edition of the United Cup. The exciting innovative mixed team event will be staged in Perth and Sydney from 27 December to 5 […]

Zizou Bergs: Putting On Quite A Good Show At The European Open

ANTWERP/WASHINGTON, October 17, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) On the tennis court, Zizou Bergs can be best described as part fighter and part entertainer — definitely an athletic, crowd-pleasing showman — who loves to play to his audience. The name “Zizou” […]

Bailly Bows In European Open First Round But Leaves Antwerp A Winner

ANTWERP/WASHINGTON, October 16, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Gilles-Arnaud Bailly walked out onto Lotto Arena’s Center Court Wednesday afternoon to a warm welcome from Belgian fans, who flocked to watch one of Belgium’s brightest young tennis stars play at the ATP […]

First Players Confirmed For Brisbane International 2025

BRISBANE, October 16, 2024 (Press Releasee) Reigning Australian Open champion and US Open champion Aryna Sabalenka, world No.4 Jessica Pegula and men’s stars Holger Rune and Frances Tiafoe are the first four players confirmed for the Brisbane International in 2025. World No.2 Sabalenka finished runner-up to Elena Rybakina in […]

Confident Lehecka Wins European Open Debut

ANTWERP/WASHINGTON, October 15, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) In his European Open debut, No. 5 seed Jiri Lehecka aimed to be just the second Czech match winner in tournament history after Jiri Vesely in 2018. The two Czechs shared a common […]

Richard Gasquet: A Popular European Open Attraction, Win Or Lose

ANTWERP/WASHINGTON, October 14, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Overshadowed by last Thursday’s major announcement of Rafael Nadal‘s pending retirement from professional tennis came news via an interview with French sports daily L’Equipe that 38-year-old Frenchman Richard Gasquet, currently ranked 135th, will […]