PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 31, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 3 Alexander Zverev has reached his second straight French Open semifinal. As a sunny Tuesday afternoon morphed into evening, the No. 3 seed from Germany scored an epic 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 8, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Carlos Alcaraz has shown the world that the future of men’s tennis is in a good place. Alcaraz’s record-setting week at the Mutua Madrid Open reached its culmination early Sunday evening inside Manolo […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 7, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) It’s been just two days since Carlos Alcaraz turned 19 and only a day after the Spanish teen sensation defeated his idol, Rafael Nadal. On Saturday at the Masters 1000 Mutua Madrid Open, […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 6, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Three career head-to-head meetings may be premature to constitute a rivalry in tennis. But don’t tell that to anyone. Least of all the fans who filled Manolo Santana Stadium at the Mutua Madrid […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 4, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) What a difference a year has made for Carlos Alcaraz. Twelve months ago, just 17, Alcaraz celebrated his 18th birthday at the Mutua Madrid Open when he lost to Rafael Nadal in the […]
BARCELONA/STARNBERG, April 24, 2022 Spanish teen sensation Carlos Alcaraz has clinched the title of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. The No. 5 seed of the ATP 500 clay-court event defeated his compatriot, practice partner at the JC Ferrero Equelite Sport […]
MONTE-CARLO/WASHINGTON, April 13, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Sebastian Korda overcame momentum shifts and tamed a pesky, 20-mile-an-hour wind blowing in off the Mediterranean Sea to garner his biggest win of the season at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Wednesday afternoon. The […]
MIAMI/WASHINGTON, April 4, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Both Casper Ruud and Carlos Alcaraz arrived at the title match of the Miami Open presented by Itaú Sunday afternoon each seeking to cap their dream run by winning their first ATP Masters […]
MIAMI/WASHINGTON, April 3, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Carlos Alcaraz is no longer just a potential star – he’s the present and the future of men’s tennis. The 18-year-old from El Palmar, Murcia, Spain has garnered plenty of attention during this […]
INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, March 20, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Saturday’s second men’s singles semifinal in the BNP Paribas Open between fourth seed Rafael Nadal and No. 19 seed Carlos Alcaraz was everything you could hope for in a tennis match. In an all-Spanish […]
