SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 8, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) There was great joy on the faces of Team Belgium. The Western Europe nation known for its medieval towns and Renaissance architecture suddenly has become a tennis powerhouse to be reckoned with at […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 6, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Canada arrived for its second United Cup tie in Sydney Tuesday afternoon needing to win just one rubber out of three in order to win its group and advance to the quarterfinal stage. […]
HOBART, December 13, 2025 (Media Release) Two-time Hobart International champion and world No.20 Elise Mertens will headline Hobart International 2026 this summer. The 30-year-old, who won two WTA titles on tour this season in Singapore and ‘s-Hertogenbosch, as well as her fifth Grand Slam […]
INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, October 17, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Elise Mertens of Belgium have teamed together for just eight tournaments. Their partnership grew out of two others – Hsieh and Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic, […]
LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 11, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) In just their fifth tournament together, Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Elise Mertens of Belgium won the Wimbledon Championships ladies’ doubles title Saturday evening on Centre Court. The third-seeded Taiwanese-Belgian duo saved two […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 4, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Never count Elise Mertens out of a tennis match. She never does. Now Simona Halep knows that the Belgian doesn’t either. On Tuesday at the Mutua Madrid Open, with the roof open to […]
ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON, April 24, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) No. 1 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium and No. 3 seed Veronika Kudermetova of Russia, who coincidentally are partnered this week in doubles, will meet in Saturday’s singles semifinals of the TEB BNP […]
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, March 11, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Widely regarded as one of the best doubles players in the world, Barbora Krejcikova is starting to gain recognition as a solo artist. That’s because the 63rd-ranked, soft-spoken Czech with steady and measured […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, February 19, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The second-seeded team of Elise Mertens of Belgium and Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus won the Australian Open women’s doubles title, their second Grand Slam crown as a team, Friday afternoon on Rod Laver […]
WASHINGTON/LINZ, November 15, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) As the final singles match in the final tournament of the 2020 WTA season arrives Sunday afternoon at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, it seems fitting that it matches the two top seeds, No. […]
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