ATP Tour

Simona Halep Opts Out Of US Open

WASHINGTON, August 18, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) A day after winning her second WTA singles title of the year, in Prague on clay, World No. 2 Simona Halep of Romania weighed “all the factors involved and with exceptional circumstances in which […]

US Open: Day Of Reckoning For Simona Halep

WASHINGTON, August 17, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 2 Simona Halep proved she still has game – even after a five-month imposed hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Sunday, Halep beat third seed and World No. 23 Elise […]

Top Seed Open Matches Are Anything But Practice

WASHINGTON, August 15, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Because of the coronavirus pandemic, there have been no paying spectators allowed this week at the Top Seed Tennis Club near Lexington, Ky., to see the WTA Tour’s relaunch on U.S. soil at […]

Nitto ATP Finals Highlights Late-Season ATP Tour Calendar

LONDON, August 14, 2020 (ATP Press Release) The Nitto ATP Finals will anchor the final six-week stretch of the 2020 ATP Tour season following the release of a revised provisional calendar today. The 50th anniversary edition of the ATP’s season-ending finale, […]

ATP Issues Updated 2020 Provisional Calendar

LONDON, August 18, 2020 (ATP Press Release) The ATP has issued further updates to the 2020 Tour calendar, setting a provisional schedule for the remainder of the regular season. The revised calendar marks a continuation of the plan to resume […]

Andreescu Will Not Defend US Open Title

WASHINGTON, August 14, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On Thursday afternoon, while Serena and Venus Williams played at an unbelievably high level in Kentucky in just their second match in five months, reigning US Open women’s singles champion Bianca Andreescu announced […]

Hamburg European Open To Be Held In September

HAMBURG, August 13, 2020 Good news for tennis fans in Germany! The 2020 edition of the Hamburg European Open is supposed to be held from September 19 to 27. The ATP 500 clay-court event was originally scheduled for mid-July but […]

Venus Williams Is In A Good Frame Of Mind

WASHINGTON, August 13, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Venus Williams arrived at her Zoom video conference with reporters Tuesday evening in a really good mood. After all, the seven-time Grand Slam champion had just beaten fellow former World No. 1 and […]

Stefanos Tsitsipas Is The Next Big Thing?

STARNBERG, August 12, 2020 Tennis fans have been spoiled over the last 20 years, with some of the greatest names to swing a racquet gracing the game in that time. While some will be keenly looking at the odds of […]