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Citi Open Fate Likely Will Be Revealed Next Week

WASHINGTON, June 12, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The Citi Open has been a summer fixture in Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital city, for the past 50 years – going all the way back to its founding in 1969 by Donald […]

US Open Without ‘Big Three’ Becoming More Likely

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Imagine a 2020 US Open men’s draw with none of the “Big Three” — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. It could happen. First, Federer pulled the plug on the remainder of […]

Evan King: With Outrage There Comes Hope

WASHINGTON, June 6, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Chicago native Evan King, a three-time All-American tennis player at the University of Michigan, admits he’s one of the only American players who prefers to play outside of the United States. “I feel […]

Blake’s Life Forever Changed By 2015 Police Attack

WASHINGTON, June 5, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) James Blake left Harvard to become a professional tennis player in 1999, playing until he retired at the US Open in 2013. During his career, Blake attained a career-high World No. 4 ranking, […]

Auger-Aliassime Speaks Out On Need For Equality

WASHINGTON, June 4, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Add Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada to the growing list of black tennis players and tennis players of color using social media platforms to protest racial injustice. As a child of a mixed-race family growing […]