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 […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 22, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) With a two-sets-to-none lead in his Australian Open fourth-round match, Carlos Alcaraz raised the level of his game against Miomir Kecmanovic. Monday night on Rod Laver Arena, the World No. 2 from Spain […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 16, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz made his long-awaited return to the Australian Open a successful one. The personable, 20-year-old Spaniard, who missed last year’s Happy Slam due to an injury, was given a […]
STARNBERG, December 27, 2023 Just before the start of the new season, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz have already faced off in their first test against each other. In an exhibition match held on Wednesday at the Riyadh Season Tennis Cup […]
TURIN/WASHINGTON, November 19, 2023 (By Michael Dickens) In a battle of World No. 1 versus World No. 2 in the Nitto ATP Finals semifinals, it’s never a bad idea to bet on No. 1. After all, coming into Saturday evening’s […]
TURIN/WASHINGTON, November 17, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Carlos Alcaraz’s debut at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin this week has been a memorable one – and it keeps getting better. On Friday afternoon, Alcaraz finished first in the Red Group following […]
TURIN/WASHINGTON, November 15, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) A pair of Top 10 foes, No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and No. 5 Andrey Rublev of Russia, met for the first time as the second day of singles action in the […]
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