WASHINGTON, August 24, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Shortly after Borna Coric won his first ATP Masters 1000 singles title, after defeating World No. 5 and fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, 7-6 (0), 6-2, to win the Western & Southern Open Sunday evening […]
MASON, OHIO/WASHINGTON, August 22, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Less than a week ago, Borna Coric thought he was going to lose in the first round of the Western & Southern Open. After all, he was entered in the main draw […]
MASON, OHIO/WASHINGTON, August 21, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) What a memorable week it’s been for Borna Coric – and it’s not over quite yet. It’s been four years since the 25-year-old native of Zagreb, Croatia has reached an ATP Masters […]
WASHINGTON, August 30, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic completed his second career Golden Masters when he won the Western & Southern Open men’s singles title for the second time, defeating 30th-ranked Milos Raonic 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 […]
WASHINGTON, August 29, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Friday was supposed to have been finals day at the Western & Southern Open in its temporary New York home at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. That was before Naomi […]
WASHINGTON, August 28, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On Wednesday night, Canadian No. 3 Milos Raonic fought off one match point on serve, then broke his Serbian opponent, Filip Krajinovic, and served out his quarterfinal match that earned him a hard-fought 4-6, […]
WASHINGTON, August 28, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Throughout Thursday morning, accolades came pouring in via social media for Naomi Osaka, following her bold stand Wednesday night to sit out playing her Western & Southern Open semifinal round match to protest […]
WASHINGTON, August 27, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Naomi Osaka has spent the past five months finding her voice and stepping out of her protective shell and taking a stand in the Black Lives Matter movement. She came to New York […]
WASHINGTON, August 26, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Attending a Novak Djokovic virtual press conference via Zoom is a little bit like theater. Sure, we know what the World No. 1 can do on a tennis court where his racquet does […]
WASHINGTON, August 26, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) While this year’s Western & Southern Open in New York has been characterized by an abundance of unbelievable upsets thanks to the fast courts, still, there are a lot of familiar big names remaining […]
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