WTA Tour

Jabeur Embracing The Clay, Career-Best Ranking

CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 8, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Ons Jabeur has been embracing new ground this season where for her, as Tunisia’s best-known women’s tennis player, the sky’s the limit. This week, Jabeur, who is competing on green clay at […]

Stephens And Keys: ‘It’s Always A Good Battle’

CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 8, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) When Americans Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys play each other, regardless of the surface or the round of the tournament, they always seem to play well. “It’s always a good battle,” Stephens […]

At 17, Gauff Focusing On Her Tennis Path, Journey

CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 7, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) For all of the hype that has accompanied the rise of American teen prodigy Coco Gauff since her 2019 debut at Wimbledon, she has very little experience playing on clay. One would […]

Volvo Car Open: Trio Of Wins By Former Grand Slam Champions

CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 7, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Tuesday’s second day of the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, S.C., was highlighted by a trio of victories by three former Grand Slam champions – Sloane Stephens, Garbiñe Muguruza and Petra Kvitova. Stephens […]

Rogers At Home Playing The Volvo Car Open

CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 6, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Shelby Rogers has come a long way since being an eight-year-old ball kid in 2001 at the Volvo Car Open in Charleston. Twenty years later, she’s ranked 52nd in the world – […]

Fifth Match Point Is The Winner For Bouzkova

CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 6, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Among Monday’s opening day matches in the WTA 500 Volvo Car Open at the LTP-Daniel Island Tennis Center in Charleston that stood out, one tested patience and the other tested time. First, No. […]

For Barty, Tennis Is More Than Wins And Losses

CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 5, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) What began with a 50-hour travel odyssey from Australia just to reach Miami culminated in winning a WTA 1000 title for Ashleigh Barty at the end of the south Florida fortnight. With […]

Hurkacz Beats Friend, Foe Sinner For Miami Title

MIAMI/WASHINGTON, April 4, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz and Jannik Sinner of Italy are two of the nicest players on the ATP Tour. They’re friends off the court, occasional doubles partners on it, and on Sunday afternoon, they […]

Barty Retains Miami Open Title By Retirement

MIAMI/WASHINGTON, April 3, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) It wasn’t the way World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty wanted to win her second straight Miami Open presented by Itaú singles title, when World No. 9 Bianca Andreescu was forced to retire in […]

Sinner Is A Winner In Miami, On To The Final Now

MIAMI/WASHINGTON, April 3, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Wise beyond his years, Italy’s 19-year-old Jannik Sinner fought brilliantly over the course of two hours and 29 minutes and saved some of his best tennis for the end of his Friday afternoon […]