ATP Tour

Dialed In, Linette Starts Season Solidly In Miami

MIAMI/WASHINGTON, March 24, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) When Magda Linette stepped onto the Grandstand show court at the Miami Open presented by Itaú to play the opening match in the combined ATP/WTA 1000-series event Tuesday afternoon, finally, she was making […]

This Week On The ATP Tour – CW12

STARNBERG, March 24, 2021 Last Monday, Daniil Medvedev became the first player other than Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer or Andy Murray to be ranked in the top two of the FedEx ATP Rankings since 2005. The 25-year-old Russian makes […]

Women’s Top Three Agree: WTA Depth Has Risen

MIAMI/WASHINGTON, March 24, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Through the first two and one-half months of the 2021 WTA season, covering 13 tournaments, there have been 12 different winners on tour. The only repeat winner headed into this week’s WTA 1000-series […]

Spanish TV To Broadcast Andalucia Open

MARBELLA/STARNBERG, March 23, 2021 Spanish Radio and Television Corporation ‘RTVE’ will broadcast the AnyTech365 Andalucia Open. This was announced by the organizers of the ATP Challenger and ATP Tour tournaments at the official presentation in Marbella on Monday morning. The back-to-back […]

Miami Open Offers Both Opportunity, Challenges

MIAMI/WASHINGTON, March 23, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) While the Miami Open presented by Itaú women’s draw is chock full of marquee names – 27 of the current Top 30 are entered – the men’s draw has a little less star […]

Zverev Takes Abierto Mexicano Acapulco Crown

ACAPULCO/STARNBERG, March 21, 2021 No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev claimed his 14th ATP Tour title on Saturday when he defeated top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-4, 7-6(3) in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC final. The 23-year-old German entered […]

Karatsev King In Dubai, Claims Maiden ATP Title

DUBAI/STARNBERG, March 20, 2021 Aslan Karatsev defeated qualifier South African Lloyd Harris 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday to claim his first ATP Tour title. He is the first Russian to win […]

Li Cracks Zheng Code, Advances In Monterrey

MONTERREY/WASHINGTON, March 20, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Ann Li fought through some difficult moments during her quarterfinal match with China’s Zheng Saisai at the WTA 250 Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey, Mexico, Friday afternoon. Dealing with the high altitude was […]

Karatsev To Play Harris In Dubai Final

DUBAI, March 19, 2021 (DDFT Press Release) Aslan Karatsev continued his incredible run of victories this season by edging past second seed Andrey Rublev 6-2 4-6 6-4 on Friday to reach the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The […]

Harris Sets Shapovalov Clash In Dubai Semis

DUBAI/STARNBERG, March 18, 2021 South African qualifier Lloyd Harris continued his rapid rise up the global ladder on Thursday, securing another spectacular victory over Kei Nishikori of Japan at the Dubai Tennis Championships. After knocking out top seed Dominic Thiem of […]