Grand Slam

Alcaraz Wins First Wimbledon Title, Ends Five-Year Djokovic Reign

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 16, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Sunday afternoon’s Gentlemen’s Singles final at Wimbledon, which paired the 23-time major titlist and seven-time Championships winner Novak Djokovic and the current World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, showcased the best player in the […]

Winning A Wimbledon Title Would Be Super Special For Alcaraz

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 16, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Sunday’s Gentlemen’s Singles final at the Wimbledon Championships, between seven-time winner and defending champion Novak Djokovic and World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, merely matches the two best players in the game today competing […]

Vondrousova Continues Czech-Born Tradition By Winning Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 15, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) The tradition of Czech-born women’s champions at the Wimbledon Championships has just gotten richer. What began in 1978 with the excellence of nine-time champion Martina Navratilova, continued with the emotional 1998 victory of […]

Djokovic, Alcaraz Set Up Winner-Takes-All Wimbledon Final

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 15, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Novak Djokovic doesn’t lose often at the All England Club, home of the Wimbledon Championships. In fact, he has won 34 straight singles matches dating back to the start of the 2018 grass-court […]

Ons Owns The Day, Jabeur Moves Onward To Another Wimbledon Semifinal

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 13, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Twelve months after she lost to Elena Rybakina in a heartbreaking Wimbledon women’s final, Ons Jabeur got her revenge – and, oh, how sweet it was for the 28-year-old from Tunisia. The sixth-seeded […]

US Open Wild Card Challenge Standings Update

USTA Press Release, July 12, 2023 Steve Johnson has an early advantage toward earning a US Open main draw wild card via his singles title at the ATP Challenger Tour 75 event in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., last week. The 33-year-old former world […]

Eubanks Living His Wimbledon Dream One Round At A Time

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 12, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) It has been an unforgettable Wimbledon fortnight for likable American Christopher Eubanks. His debut has read like nothing short of a best-selling novel – but it’s all been true. Round by round, the […]

Djokovic Remains In Pursuit Of His Own Wimbledon Greatness

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 9, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Ever since he was a youngster, Novak Djokovic has always dreamed of winning Wimbledon. Now that he’s won it seven times – and remains very much in the chase to tie Roger Federer’s record […]