Grand Slam

Shelton Punches Wimbledon Third-Round Ticket In 71 Seconds

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 4, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) As Americans celebrated the Independence Day holiday back home in the United States with parades, back-yard barbecues and fireworks, across the Atlantic at the Wimbledon Championships, a trio of Americans – Taylor Fritz, […]

British Hopes Flying High Thanks To Norrie, Kartal And Raducanu

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 3, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) A British Invasion at this year’s 138th edition of the Wimbledon Championships has given homegrown fans something to cheer about. For the first time since Andy Murray won the second of his two […]

At Wimbledon, Djokovic Always Feels Like He Has A Chance

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 2, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) While nearly two dozen seeds – including Alexander Zverev, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula – fell in the first round of the Wimbledon Championships, one who didn’t was men’s No. 6 seed Novak […]

Forever A Champion, Kvitova Bids Farewell To Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 2, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) At age 35, Petra Kvitova is far removed from being a two-time singles champion at the Wimbledon Championships. She lifted the Venus Rosewater Dish trophy on Centre Court twice, after winning titles in […]

Sinner Eyes New Opportunities And Challenges At Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 1, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 and top seed Jannik Sinner wasted little time or energy as he got his Wimbledon Championships campaign off to an ideal start by defeating Luca Nardi, 6-4, 6-3, 6-0, in […]

Fonseca Makes His Wimbledon Debut A Dream Come True

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, June 30, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) What a difference a year has made for Joao Fonseca. One year ago, as a 17-year-old Fonseca was ranked outside the world’s Top 200 and he lost in the first round of the […]

Wimbledon: Alcaraz Going For Three-Peat Is One Of Many Storylines To Follow

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, June 30, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) The 138th Wimbledon Championships begin Monday with pristine grass, full 128-player draws for both men’s and women’s singles, and plenty of strawberries and cream for everyone to enjoy as the annual British fortnight commences […]

Djokovic Eyes Eighth – And Final? – Wimbledon Title

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, June 29, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) A year ago at this time, as seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic sat down to his pre-tournament news conference, the No. 1 topic on everyone’s mind and agenda was the condition of the iconic […]

Wimbledon 2025: It’s Time For The Journey To Begin

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, June 27, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) With the draw of the 138th edition of the Wimbledon Championships completed on Friday, it provides everyone – both players and fans – with a roadmap in which to follow along during the […]