ATP Tour News

ATP Issues 2021 Q4 Calendar Updates

LONDON, July 1, 2021 (ATP Tour Press Release) The ATP has announced further updates to the 2021 ATP Tour Q4 calendar, including dates for the BNP Paribas Open, the ATP Masters 1000 in Indian Wells, California. The ATP edition of […]

Glory On Grass: De Minaur Wins Eastbourne Title

EASTBOURNE/WASHINGTON, June 26, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Saturday’s ATP 250-series Viking International men’s final on grass in Eastbourne, a resort town on England’s southeast coast, featured two of the bright young stars at the ATP Tour in Alex de Minaur of […]

An All-Baltic Final Comes To Eastbourne

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 […]

Sonego’s Eastbourne Win Was Fun, Entertaining

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 […]

Thiem Injured, Pulls Out Of Wimbledon

KOSMOS TENNIS Statement, June 24, 2021 After being forced to retire from his opening match at the Mallorca Championships on Tuesday due to an injury to his right wrist, Dominic Thiem travelled to Barcelona and underwent further medical examinations. Tests found […]

Eastbourne A Week To Remember For Purcell

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 […]

Busy Day At Eastbourne Included Upsets And Surprises

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 […]

This Week On The ATP Tour – CW25

STARNBERG, June 21, 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 Mallorca Championships, offering €783,655 in prize money, was originally set to make its debut […]

London Debut A Memorable One For Berrettini

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) First impressions mean everything and Matteo Berrettini’s debut this week at the cinch Championships has been a memorable impression. On Saturday, the top seed Berrettini from Italy advanced to the London final with […]

bett1Open: When Bencic Gets Mad, She Plays Better

WASHINGTON, June 19, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) With the top four seeds eliminated earlier in the week, fifth seed Belinda Bencic of Switzerland found herself as the highest remaining seed left in the WTA 500-series grass-court bett1Open as quarterfinal-round action […]