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 […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 3, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) In a season filled with challenges, South African Lloyd Harris enjoys good ones, whether reaching a tournament final after qualifying for the main draw or facing Top 20 opponents – the more arduous […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 3, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Only a week since Rafael Nadal‘s remarkable three-hour, 38-minute marathon triumph over Stefanos Tsitsipas that earned him his 12 ATP 500 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell crown in just his third ATP Tour event […]
ESTORIL/WASHINGTON, May 2, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Albert Ramos-Vinolas capped an exceptional week on red clay by winning the ATP 250 Millennium Estoril Open Sunday evening for his third career title on the ATP Tour. All of them have been […]
MUNICH, May 2, 2021 Nikoloz Basilashvili is the champion of the 2021 BMW Open. The 29-year-old from Georgia defeated No. 7 seed Jan-Lennard Struff, who appeared in his first ATP Tour final, 6-4, 7-6(5) on a rain-interrupted Sunday in Munich. […]
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) Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie has been enjoying a red clay high the past two weeks. After a surprising quarterfinal run last week in Barcelona, Norrie has strung together four quality wins to reach […]
MUNICH, May 1, 2021 Jan-Lennard Struff has reached his first title match on the ATP Tour. The 31-year-old German defeated in-form Belarusian qualifier Ilya Ivashka 6-4, 6-1 on a chilly Saturday afternoon at the BMW Open in Munich. In his […]
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