ROME/WASHINGTON, May 18, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz delivered a high-quality display of clay-court tennis from first ball to last ball to win his first Internazionali BNL d’Italia title in Rome Sunday evening. It took his […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 18, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) When World No. 1 Jannik Sinner meets No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz in the Internazionali BNL d’Italia championship match at Foro Italico Sunday, each competitor will be vying for a first Rome title in […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 16, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Lorenzo Musetti had already ousted former Internazionali BNL d’Italia champions Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev to become just the ninth man to reach all three ATP Masters 1000 semifinals on clay in one season. […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 14, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Wednesday afternoon’s Internazionali BNL d’Italia quarterfinal between World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz and No. 5 Jack Draper wasn’t just a battle between the Top 2 players on the PIF ATP Live Race to […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 13, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz has compiled an impressive 24-2 win-loss record on clay courts since May of last year. With his fourth-round victory over No. 23 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia at […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 9, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Carlos Alcaraz arrived in the Eternal City of Rome this week in search of his second ATP Masters 1000 title of the season following his earlier success in winning the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 24, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Two-time Mutua Madrid Open champion Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the ATP Masters 1000 event on Thursday, citing an adductor injury sustained during the Barcelona final last Sunday. The World No. 3 and second […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 23, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) It’s been 16 years since the Mutua Madrid Open switched from being an ATP Masters 1000 hard-court event to one contested on red clay. One year, in 2012, the tournament even experimented with […]
MONTE-CARLO/WASHINGTON, April 13, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Carlos Alcaraz fought back from a set down three times during this year’s Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters tournament in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France. On Sunday afternoon, the third time he did it was a charm – […]
MONTE-CARLO/WASHINGTON, April 12, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) A touch of Spain could be felt throughout the Monte-Carlo Country Club Saturday afternoon, site of the Rolex Monte-Carlos Masters event, in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France. In the first semifinal of the first Masters 1000 […]
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