USTA Press Release, December 8, 2020 Twenty-two-year-old Sofia Kenin from the United States today was named the WTA Player of the Year for 2020, as voted on by members of the international media. She becomes the eighth US-American to earn the […]
WASHINGTON, December 8, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Last September, Naomi Osaka played and acted like a person on a mission in New York. Not only did she excel on Arthur Ashe Stadium by winning her second US Open singles title, […]
WASHINGTON, December 7, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With the start of the Australian Open all but set to begin on February 8 and, then, players needing to be in Melbourne between Jan. 15-17 to begin a two-week mandatory quarantine, talk […]
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) After missing much of the 2020 season due to a shoulder injury and after testing positive for COVID-19 just before the US Open in August, Japan’s Kei Nishikori told Kyoto News in Japan he’s eager […]
WASHINGTON, December 5, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Nominations are out for the 2020 ATP Awards for all of the player-voted categories. These include: Comeback Player of the Year, Most Improved Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Stefan Edberg […]
WASHINGTON, December 4, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In a 2020 season interrupted for five months by the coronavirus pandemic, there are still end of the year awards to be given out by the Women’s Tennis Association. Nominations for WTA Player […]
WASHINGTON, December 3, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With pro tennis enjoying a brief respite following the completion of the pandemic-interrupted 2020 season – and just weeks before the 2021 season begins in Australia – Simona Halep has posted a near […]
WASHINGTON, December 2, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) on Wednesday unveiled a new corporate identity to honor its past, present and future. It includes a new logo, marketing campaign – “WTA For The Game” — and […]
WASHINGTON, December 2, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The headline that came across Twitter news timelines on Tuesday had an ominous tone to it: “Tennis may have to borrow millions for Australian Open.” In a story written by John Stensholt for the […]
WASHINGTON, December 1, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Sania Mirza is India’s most successful women’s tennis player, a former doubles World No. 1 with six Grand Slam titles in women’s and mixed doubles. After the 2017 season, she decided to take […]
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