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Medvedev Marches To National Bank Open Final

TORONTO/WASHINGTON, August 15, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev, who two years ago was a finalist in the National Bank Open, was two points from a straight-set defeat against No. 7 seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland Friday […]

Sabalenka Reaches Eighth 2021 Quarterfinal At Montreal

MONTREAL/WASHINGTON, August 13, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) With both Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka, the number one and two-ranked players in the world absent from this week’s WTA 1000 Omnium Banque Nationale in Montreal, attention has shifted to World No. […]

With No Big Three, Canadian Spotlight Focuses On Tsitsipas

TORONTO/WASHINGTON, August 12, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The last time there’s been a Canadian Open – now known as the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers – without a member of the Big Three of men’s tennis, one needs to go […]

Gauff At Ease Winning On Montreal Big Court

MONTREAL/WASHINGTON, August 11, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) In her third year on the WTA tour, American teen prodigy Coco Gauff has had the opportunity to play on all of the Grand Slam show courts as well as many main stadiums. […]

Cilic Wins Canadian Opener In Toronto

TORONTO/WASHINGTON, August 10, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 38 Marin Cilic is a two-time quarterfinalist in Canada. What’s remarkable is that the 32-year-old Croatian’s last-eight runs have come 10 years apart – in 2008 and, again, in 2018. In […]

ATP Updates Q4 2021 ATP Tour Calendar

LONDON, August 9, 2021 (ATP Press Release) The ATP has issued further updates to its Q4 2021 ATP Tour calendar, outlining a revised tournament schedule from September through to the culmination of the season in November at the Nitto ATP […]

This Week On The ATP Tour – CW32

STARNBERG, August 9, 2021 Rafael Nadal headlines the field in Toronto at the National Bank Open presented by Rogers, an ATP Masters 1000 event he has won five times. The 35-year-old Spaniard has lifted the trophy at the Canadian hard-court tournament in […]

Wild Final But Sinner Is The Winner At Citi Open

WASHINGTON, August 9, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Jannik Sinner earned the biggest title of his young pro career Sunday evening in Washington, D.C. – literally and figuratively – and with it came a very big prize money check, too. By […]

Sinner Goes From Great Escape To Citi Open Final

WASHINGTON, August 8, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Throughout the 52nd edition of the Citi Open, an event that’s been part of the summer sports fabric of the nation’s capital city for more than half a century and produced American champions […]