WASHINGTON, April 3, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In retrospect, Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley’s 14-word, 80-character tweet posted on his Twitter page Thursday was one he probably wished hadn’t been necessary. Yet, it succinctly summed up his own feelings and those […]
ATP/WTA Press Release, April 1, 2020 In conjunction with the cancellation of The Championships, Wimbledon, the ATP and WTA have jointly announced the continued suspension of the ATP and WTA Tours until July 13, 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. […]
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, Behind the Racquet creator Noah Rubin of the United States has turned to offering online tennis lessons as a means of staying engaged during a time of uncertainty. […]
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In an unprecedented week in which the Big Three of tennis, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, have stepped up to provide aid and support to their native countries during the coronavirus […]
STARNBERG, March 27, 2020 Novak Djokovic and his wife Jelena have pledged €1 million to help buy ventilators and other medical equipment in his native Serbia. The World No. 1 joins a lengthy list of athletes who have started the […]
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) WTA CEO Steve Simon appeared on Tennis Channel Live Thursday to talk about where women’s tennis stands in regard to safety and when the season might start again. “Obviously, the WTA family is […]
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Roger Federer and his wife Mirka are donating one million Swiss Francs toward needy families in Switzerland that have been affected most during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Federer made the announcement Wednesday afternoon […]
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Kevin Anderson can’t wait to get back to playing tennis. Thanks to a series of injuries, he’s only played in eight tournaments in the past year-and-a-half, including just three in 2020. In February, […]
WASHINGTON, March 23, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Over the weekend, Nike took to social media as a means to encourage quarantining and social distancing during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Beaverton, Oregon-based apparel brand, whose many pro tennis clients include […]
STARNBERG, March 22, 2020 After Swiss tennis star Roger Federer, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic also asked people to do the right thing in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus. “Please stay at home,” was one of the […]
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