PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 7, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Tomas Martin Etcheverry was born to play on clay. Growing up in Argentina, it’s a surface that everyone – including the 23-year-old La Plata native – learned how to play tennis on. Not […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 5, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) The words “Victory Belongs To The Most Tenacious” are etched into the upper-deck façade of Court Philippe-Chatrier at Stade Roland-Garros. They have served as a fitting tribute to the healthy again Alexander Zverev during […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 3, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Daniel Altmaier showed a flair for the dramatic during his second-round upset of No. 8 seed Jannik Sinner at Roland Garros Thursday. The 79th-ranked German came back from the brink of defeat to […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 31, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) On any given day of a tennis major, wild things can – and do happen. To wit, in just the third day of this year’s French Open, Thiago Seyboth Wild, the unheralded 172nd-ranked […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 6, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) “Victory belongs to the most tenacious” are words inscribed in both English and French in the upper-deck façade on either side of Court Philippe-Chatrier. They are attributed to French aviation and World War […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 5, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Imagine you’re playing Rafael Nadal for the first time and it’s for the Roland Garros singles title on the most famous red clay court in the world, before a sold-out crowd, on an […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 5, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) It seems only fitting that Casper Ruud, who has been one of the ATP Tour’s best players on clay over the past two years, is finally getting to play against his childhood idol, […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 4, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Iga Swiatek played like a World No. 1 and top seed are supposed to play. She exuded equal parts power and grace, confidence and poise. It all added up to the right stuff. […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 4, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Coco Gauff may only be 18, but don’t be fooled by her youthful nature. Watch her play, listen to her during interviews, and you’ll see and learn that she’s wise beyond her teenage […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 3, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Rafael Nadal is 13-0 in French Open singles finals. On Sunday, the 36-year-old Spaniard will go for a record-extending 14th Roland Garros title in Paris. He’ll likely be the favorite to win. That’s […]
