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 […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON, August 17, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Jennifer Brady began the week bunched among a crowded field of American players that comprised half of the 32-player draw at the Top Seed Open presented by Bluegrass Orthopaedics in Lexington, Ky. The […]
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 […]
STARNBERG, August 16, 2020 Simona Halep is the champion of the 2020 Prague Open. The top seed of the WTA International Event defeated the tournament’s No. 3 Elise Mertens from Belgium 6-2, 7-5 in Sunday’s singles final. Halep broke her […]
WASHINGTON, August 16, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In what seems to be a daily happening, World No. 8 Belinda Bencic of Switzerland is the latest big name to withdraw from this month’s US Open. Her withdrawal leaves only five of […]
WASHINGTON, August 16, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The Top Seed Open presented by Bluegrass Orthopaedics, a WTA International event that relaunched the tour on U.S. soil, began play on Monday with four former Grand Slam champions – all drawn in […]
STARNBERG, August 15, 2020 Simona Halep and Elise Mertens will compete in Sunday’s singles final of the Prague Open. Halep, the top seed of the WTA International Event, emerged victorious from the all-Romanian semi-finals with Irina-Camelia Begu, winning 7-6(2), 6-3. […]
WASHINGTON, August 15, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The last time Serena Williams lost to a player ranked outside of the Top 50 was back in 2017 to Madison Brengle at Auckland. You have to reach back further to find the […]
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 […]
