MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 5, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Paula Badosa‘s second victory over Belinda Bencic in a month was sealed by the Spaniard spontaneously getting down on her hands and knees and kissing the red clay. The taste of dirt never […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 4, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Never count Elise Mertens out of a tennis match. She never does. Now Simona Halep knows that the Belgian doesn’t either. On Tuesday at the Mutua Madrid Open, with the roof open to […]
STARNBERG, May 2, 2021 Rafael Nadal headlines the field at the Mutua Madrid Open, where he will pursue his sixth title. The Spanish superstar is fresh off a victory at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, and he will attempt to maintain […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 2, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Wild card Paula Badosa of Spain has been thriving on the red clay in La Caja Mágica this week at the WTA 1000 Mutua Madrid Open. In Spain, on her favorite surface, she’s […]
ESTORIL/WASHINGTON, May 1, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) As Saturday’s semifinal round of the ATP 250 Millennium Estoril Open arrives in the Portuguese Riviera town near Lisbon, there are three seeds remaining in competition for the clay-court title leading into next […]
ESTORIL/WASHINGTON, April 30, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Tennis stars-turned-rappers Denis Shapovalov and Corentin Moutet, who collaborated on the rap song “Drip,” squared off in the ATP 250 Millennium Estoril Open Thursday on red clay in this Portuguese Riviera town near […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) On Wednesday, the Mutua Madrid Open confirmed what Spanish-language Marca reported on Tuesday: men’s World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will not play in this year’s ATP Masters 1000 Mutua Madrid Open. In a tweet […]
MALLORCA, April 28, 2021 The 2021 grass-court swing, in the lead-up to The Championships at Wimbledon, will feature a new ATP 250 tournament in Mallorca. The first edition of the ATP Mallorca Championships will be held at the Mallorca Country […]
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) During its spring press conference to formally announce the return of The Championships in 2021, whose main draw begins June 28 and continues through July 11, Wimbledon announced plans to add play on […]
STARNBERG, April 26, 2021 Alexander Zverev will pursue home glory this week at the BMW Open in Munich, where he is already a two-time champion. The home favourite, who lifted the trophy in 2017 and 2018, owns a 13-4 record […]
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