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Western & Southern Open: Have Plenty Of Popcorn Ready

WASHINGTON, August 21, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) About 10 years ago, former player and coach Brad Gilbert, now an analyst for ESPN, came up with the term “popcorn match,” which he defined on Twitter as “Get out a big bowl of […]

No Bryan Brothers At This Year’s US Open

WASHINGTON, August 20, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The US Open doubles fields and wild cards were announced on Wednesday, and while there are some very familiar names at the top of both the men’s and women’s fields – defending US […]

This Year’s US Open Will Have A Different Look And Feel

WASHINGTON, August 19, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) No other US Open in history has ever been staged during the middle of a global health pandemic. Because of COVID-19, this year’s US Open, which begins August 31 at the USTA Billie […]

Simona Halep Opts Out Of US Open

WASHINGTON, August 18, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) A day after winning her second WTA singles title of the year, in Prague on clay, World No. 2 Simona Halep of Romania weighed “all the factors involved and with exceptional circumstances in which […]

US Open: Day Of Reckoning For Simona Halep

WASHINGTON, August 17, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 2 Simona Halep proved she still has game – even after a five-month imposed hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday, Halep beat third seed and World No. 23 Elise […]

Top Seed Open Matches Are Anything But Practice

WASHINGTON, August 15, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Because of the coronavirus pandemic, there have been no paying spectators allowed this week at the Top Seed Tennis Club near Lexington, Ky., to see the WTA Tour’s relaunch on U.S. soil at […]

Nitto ATP Finals Highlights Late-Season ATP Tour Calendar

LONDON, August 14, 2020 (ATP Press Release) The Nitto ATP Finals will anchor the final six-week stretch of the 2020 ATP Tour season following the release of a revised provisional calendar today. The 50th anniversary edition of the ATP’s season-ending finale, […]

ATP Issues Updated 2020 Provisional Calendar

LONDON, August 18, 2020 (ATP Press Release) The ATP has issued further updates to the 2020 Tour calendar, setting a provisional schedule for the remainder of the regular season. The revised calendar marks a continuation of the plan to resume […]

Andreescu Will Not Defend US Open Title

WASHINGTON, August 14, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On Thursday afternoon, while Serena and Venus Williams played at an unbelievably high level in Kentucky in just their second match in five months, reigning US Open women’s singles champion Bianca Andreescu announced […]

Hamburg European Open To Be Held In September

HAMBURG, August 13, 2020 Good news for tennis fans in Germany! The 2020 edition of the Hamburg European Open is supposed to be held from September 19 to 27. The ATP 500 clay-court event was originally scheduled for mid-July but […]