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WTA/ATP Combined Event In Moscow Suspended

Joint Statement by the International Governing Bodies of Tennis, March 1, 2022 A deep sense of distress, shock and sadness has been felt across the entire tennis community following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the past week. Our thoughts are […]

Patience Pays Off For Mexican Veteran Zacarías

MONTERREY, MEXICO/WASHINGTON, March 1, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Imagine the thrill that Marcela Zacarías must have felt Monday evening. After making her WTA main draw debut eight years ago in Acapulco, the 27-year-old Mexican captured her first win at this […]

Swiatek Culminates Dominant Week With Triumph In Doha

DOHA/WASHINGTON, February 26, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Iga Swiatek culminated a dominant week in the Persian Gulf with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Anett Kontaveit to win the WTA 1000 Qatar TotalEngergies Open in Doha, Qatar Saturday evening. It was Swiatek’s […]

Marbella To Host ATP Challenger And WTA 125 Combined Event

MARBELLA, February 25, 2022 Professional tennis will return to Marbella next month. From March 28 to April 3, the Club de Tenis Puente Romano will host the fifth edition of the ATP Challenger Tour 125 tournament as well as a […]

WTA Rolls Out 2022 Summer Schedule Update

WASHINGTON, February 25, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The WTA on Thursday announced in a press release an update to its 2022 WTA Tour calendar, which outlines the season from post-Wimbledon through the US Open. It covers a nine-week period starting […]

Federer On Nadal: ‘It Was Nice To See The Emotions’

WASHINGTON, February 3, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Among many who congratulated Rafael Nadal Sunday after he garnered the most important comeback victory of his career – and, with it, a men’s record 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open […]

The Wait For Keys To Win Adelaide Title Was Worth It

ADELAIDE/WASHINGTON, January 15, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) It’s taken more than two years for American Madison Keys to win a WTA title but it’s been worth the wait. On Saturday afternoon, Keys returned to the winner’s circle for the first time […]

Good Things Are Happening To Aussie Vukic

ADELAIDE/WASHINGTON, January 13, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Everything seems to be falling in place at the right place and the right time for Australian Aleksandar Vukic. He’s playing in his home country, on his favorite surface, and winning points with […]

Raducanu Wants To Keep Putting Herself Out There

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 12, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) There was frustration and disappointment for Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu as she bowed 6-0, 6-1 to No. 7 seed Elena Rybakina in her opening performance of the 2022 season, in the first round […]