WASHINGTON, November 23, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) According to the Sydney Morning Herald, reporting Sunday, early February is emerging as the most likely time frame for the Australian Open to be played in 2021. However, the Grand Slam’s primary broadcaster, Australia’s […]
WASHINGTON, November 18, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) A day after Tennis Australia officials announced a consolidation of summer tournaments to be held in the state of Victoria as a means of combating coronavirus, word out of Australia now is that […]
WASHINGTON, November 17, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On Monday, Australia’s tennis organizers decided on a detailed plan that will enable ATP and WTA events to go on as scheduled in the state of Victoria, home to the city of Melbourne […]
PARIS, November 14, 2020 (FFT Press Release) The French Tennis Federation is delighted to have signed a partnership agreement with Channel Nine to broadcast the Roland-Garros tournament. Channel Nine thus becomes the official and exclusive broadcaster of the Parisian Grand […]
WASHINGTON, October 13, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With his record-extending 13th Roland Garros title victory, Rafael Nadal now has as many Grand Slam titles as Roger Federer. Each has won 20. In lifting the Coupe de Mousquetaires once again, Nadal’s […]
WASHINGTON, October 12, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) While it’s arguable that Sunday’s performance under a closed roof at Court Philippe-Chatrier was his finest French Open victory, Rafael Nadal made quite a statement for himself – especially for someone who already […]
WASHINGTON, October 11, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In the period of one Paris fortnight, 19-year-old Iga Swiatek went from being unseeded at Roland Garros to cracking the Top 20 after her remarkable French Open victory Saturday. During the short span […]
WASHINGTON, October 11, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies, both from Germany, successfully defended their French Open men’s doubles title on Saturday. In a battle between the reigning Roland Garros champions and Mate Pavic of Croatia and Bruno Soares of […]
PARIS/STARNBERG, October 10, 2020 (by Alessandro Boroch) On Saturday afternoon in Paris, 19-year-old Iga Swiatek wrote Polish tennis history by becoming the first-ever player from Poland to win a major singles title. Swiatek overwhelmed No. 4 seed Sofia Kenin from the […]
WASHINGTON, October 10, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) What began with 128 players in the women’s singles draw a fortnight ago has pared down to just two at Roland Garros: Sofia Kenin and Iga Swiatek. They will walk out on Court Philippe-Chatrier […]
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