ACAPULCO/WASHINGTON, February 25, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) With the pressure off of top seed Daniil Medvedev in his chase for the World No. 1 ranking, the 26-year-old Russian took on 103rd-ranked qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan for the first time […]
ACAPULCO/WASHINGTON, February 23, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 2 and top seed Daniil Medvedev made his Acapulco debut at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC Tuesday evening – and it was a winning performance. With an inside track […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 30, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Rafael Nadal was simply a man on a mission, looking to make tennis history on Rod Laver Arena Sunday evening as he met Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open men’s singles final. Little […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 28, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Over his nearly 20-year career as professional, Rafael Nadal‘s philosophy can be summed up in nine tidy words: “We need to suffer, and we need to fight.” No words were truer spoken but […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 26, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) For just the second time in his career, Daniil Medvedev pulled victory from the jaws of defeat in a five-set match, in which he trailed two sets to love. What a Wednesday evening, […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 18, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) With top seed Novak Djokovic withdrawn from the Australian Open 2022, all eyes are now on Daniil Medvedev. The 25-year-old second seed from Moscow is aiming to become the first Russian since Marat […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 6, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Daniil Medvedev and Roman Safiullin have played like a formidable pair of Russian bears this week during the ATP Cup in Sydney. It was somewhat expected from the World No. 2 Medvedev. But […]
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Throughout the Davis Cup Finals fortnight in the Spanish capital city of Madrid, the Russian Tennis Federation maintained a hungry demeanor. One could see it in each of the players’ faces. Whether it […]
WASHINGTON, December 5, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) There was something ruthless about the Russian Tennis Federation’s best-of-three semifinal thrashing of Germany in the Davis Cup Finals at Madrid Arena Saturday afternoon. Both Andrey Rublev, who quietly but effectively got the […]
STARNBERG/MADRID, December 5, 2021 Russia eased into its first Davis Cup final since 2007 following a 2-1 victory over Germany at the Madrid Arena on Saturday. Andrey Rublev dismantled Dominik Koepfer 6-4, 6-0 in the first singles rubber. The World […]
