PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 5, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) After Carlos Alcaraz continued his mastery of Stefanos Tsitsipas with his sixth career victory over the Greek star, this one a 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-4 victory in the quarterfinals of Roland-Garros before an […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 29, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) On the facade of Court Philippe-Chatrier are the words “Victory belongs to the most tenacious.” While the quote is originally attributed to Napoleon, it was also used by Roland Garros, the French World War […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 26, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The French Open, the year’s second major and the only one played on clay, began in Paris Sunday under mostly cloudy skies and 22-degree Celsius temperatures. While light rain interrupted play for an […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 1, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Two-time defending Mutua Madrid Open champion Carlos Alcaraz, a quarterfinalist for the third consecutive year, looked to extend his 14-match winning streak at the ATP Masters 1000 event on Wednesday afternoon. The 20-year-old […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 30, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) As Carlos Alcaraz chases after a third straight Mutua Madrid Open title in the Spanish capital city, he will long remember his fourth-round match — a rematch against last year’s finalist, Jan-Lennard Struff — […]
MADRID/STARNBERG, April 26, 2024 Carlos Alcaraz showcased a commanding performance on Friday as he kicked off his clay-court season and pursuit of a third consecutive Mutua Madrid Open title with a convincing victory over Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko, sealing the match […]
MIAMI/WASHINGTON, March 24, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) With rain washing out all but two second-round singles matches Friday, Saturday at the Miami Open meant a very crowded schedule. A three-hour delay by more showers at the start of play didn’t […]
INDIAN WELLS, CALIF./WASHINGTON, March 19, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) When Carlos Alcaraz secured championship point to win his second consecutive BNP Paribas Open title in the southern California palm desert Sunday evening, defeating Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (5), 6-1, he became […]
INDIAN WELLS, CALIF./WASHINGTON, March 18, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Neither a bee invasion nor a multi-hour rain delay could stop Carlos Alcaraz this week from successfully defending his title at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. Neither could […]
RIO DE JANEIRO/WASHINGTON, February 21, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The Rio Open presented by Claro has provided 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz plenty of wonderful memories over the years. He made his ATP Tour debut in Rio de Janeiro in 2020, won […]
