Grand Slam

Wimbledon: Humbert, Niemeier Pull Off Pair Of Big Upsets

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, June 29, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Ugo Humbert is nothing if not a survivor. Grass, it seems, is his saving grace. On Wednesday, as Day 3 of the Wimbledon Championships unfolded at the All England Club, the Frenchman’s dismal […]

Wimbledon: Has Time Caught Up With Serena?

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, June 29, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams lost an epic Centre Court battle to France’s Harmony Tan at the Wimbledon Championships Tuesday evening. In her 21st appearance at the All England Club, she fought her […]

Wimbledon: Nadal Raises His Level, Reaches Second Round For 14th Time

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) In his first grass-court match since 2019, Rafael Nadal was put to the test in his Wimbledon Championships first-round match against Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo, who was making his main draw debut at the […]

Berrettini Out Of Wimbledon With Covid-19

LONDON/STARNBERG, June 28, 2022 World No. 11 and last year’s Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini, who won all of his nine grass-court matches this year and captured the titles at the BOSS Open in Stuttgart as well as at the Cinch […]

Wimbledon: Where Champions Are Born

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, June 27, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The Wimbledon Championships have arrived. Monday begins the 135th edition of Wimbledon. The event’s history dates back to 1877, with the first women’s singles championship staged in 1884. This is the 54th Wimbledon […]

US Open Wild Card Challenge To Begin The Week Of July 11

USTA Press Release, June 26, 2022 The US Open Wild Card Challenge, which utilizes hard-court pro tournaments to award an American man and woman a main draw wild card into the US Open, will kick off the week of July […]

Djokovic In Prime Position To Successfully Defend Wimbledon Title

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, June 25, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Six-time champion Novak Djokovic appears to be in prime position to successfully defend his Wimbledon championship. After all, the World No. 3 from Serbia, who has won the last three men’s Wimbledon crowns, […]

Kohlschreiber Announces Retirement After Wimbledon Qualifying Win

LONDON/STARNBERG, June 20, 2022 Philipp Kohlschreiber has won his opening match of the qualifying into The Championships at Wimbledon. The 38-year-old German beat Frenchman Gregoire Barrere 6-2, 6-2 on Monday afternoon and announced his retirement from professional tennis afterwards. “Funny […]