WASHINGTON, August 4, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) After a week of rain wreaking havoc to the Citi Open schedule that’s been punctuated by numerous weather delays, in which playing past midnight has been the norm and not the exception, perhaps […]
WASHINGTON, August 3, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) The best part of the first-ever meeting in an ATP match between the Zverev brothers – Sascha and Mischa – was the hug that came at the end of Sascha’s 6-3, 7-5 victory […]
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) All second-round men’s singles matches in the Citi Open were on Wednesday’s order of play as all 16 seeds faced their first opponents. It meant a delightful choice of tennis matches for fans […]
WASHINGTON, August 1, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) After a tentative opening set in which she rallied from 2-5 down and fought off four set points, No. 2 seed Sloane Stephens gained momentum during a seven-game run in her first-round match […]
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) The reaction on Andy Murray‘s face when he secured match point in his seventh try against Mackenzie McDonald in the early hours of Tuesday morning at the Citi Open spoke volumes. His fighting […]
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Defending Citi Open men’s champion Alexander Zverev, currently ranked No. 3 in the world behind only No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Roger Federer, loves coming to Washington, D.C. — and not […]
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) The Citi Open, which begins Monday at the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., is entering its 50th edition. It’s one of the oldest open tournaments in the United States and […]
STARNBERG, July 30, 2018 In the last tour-level clay-court event of 2018, Dominic Thiem will try to capture his third trophy of the campaign at the Generali Open, held in Kitzbühel. The 24-year-old Austrian is pursuing his first ATP World Tour triumph on home […]
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Former World No. 1 Andy Murray has chosen the Citi Open, which begins this week in Washington, D.C., as his springboard for returning to competition following hip surgery. The injury has effectively sidelined […]
WASHINGTON, August 10, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) Juan Martin Del Potro enjoys competing against all of the top-ranked players in the tennis world. Sometimes, though, there are lessons learned from playing against qualifiers, too. On Wednesday afternoon, in the second round of the […]
