BAD HOMBURG/WASHINGTON, June 27, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) A smiling and elated Angelique Kerber had just come off the Centre Court from winning the WTA 250-series Bad Homburg Open in central Germany on Saturday, her first WTA title since her 2018 […]
BAD HOMBURG/WASHINGTON, June 26, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) It’s been a homecoming week for Angelique Kerber in Bad Homburg, Germany. In a tournament in which she’s been both the star attraction on grass in this Wimbledon tune-up event and its […]
EASTBOURNE/WASHINGTON, June 26, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Saturday’s WTA 500-series Viking International women’s singles title match will have a Baltic feel to it because both finalists are from that region of the world – wild card Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia and […]
BAD HOMBURG/WASHINGTON, June 25, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Katerina Siniakova is an unlikely finalist in this week’s WTA 250-series grass court Bad Homburg Open presented by Engel & Völkers. Like her Czech Republic doubles sidekick, Barbora Krejcikova, who earlier this […]
EASTBOURNE/WASHINGTON, June 25, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Third seed Lorenzo Sonego of Italy advanced to his third semifinal of the season with a 6-1, 7-5 quarterfinal victory over No. 39 Alexander Bublik at the ATP 250 grass court Viking International […]
BAD HOMBURG/WASHINGTON, June 24, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The WTA 250-series Bad Homburg Open presented by Engel & Völkers, set in Bad Homburg’s Kurpark, has been a perfect environment this week for players warming up for the Wimbledon Championships, which […]
EASTBOURNE/WASHINGTON, June 24, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Imagine it’s less than a week from the start of the Wimbledon Championships and you score the biggest win of your career – and do it as a lucky loser. That’s what happened […]
BAD HOMBURG/WASHINGTON, June 23, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) After Nadia Podoroska authored a stunning defeat of Serena Williams early last month on clay in Rome, the personable 24-year-old from Argentina. who enjoyed a semifinal breakthrough last fall at Roland Garros, […]
EASTBOURNE/WASHINGTON, June 23, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) With Monday’s opening day of the combined WTA 500 and ATP 250 Viking International in Eastbourne, England postponed due to rain, it created a backlog on the grass courts at Devonshire Park with […]
BAD HOMBURG/WASHINGTON, June 22, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) It took Victoria Azarenka a little bit longer to get warmed up than expected – and then rain interrupted play at the WTA 250-series Bad Homburg Open presented by Engel & Völkers […]
