MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 4, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) All eyes were on Rafael Nadal, the home country hero and five-time Mutua Madrid Open champion, as he walked out to great applause from the fans who filled Manolo Santana Stadium Wednesday afternoon. […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 3, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) France’s Gaël Monfils faced a Sisyphean task of trying to find a way to beat World No. 1 Novak Djokovic when they met Tuesday afternoon in their second-round match at the Mutua Madrid […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 2, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Twice a Mutua Madrid Open champion, in 2008 and 2015, Andy Murray made his return to La Caja Mágica Monday evening – his first Madrid appearance in five years – a triumphant one […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, May 1, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) NextGen ATP rising British star Jack Draper made his Mutua Madrid Open debut in the men’s singles draw a memorable one Sunday afternoon. The 124th-ranked wild card stunned No. 27 Lorenzo Sonego of […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 29, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Playing in her home tournament as the highest seed in the draw comes with its own among of stress. Just ask World No. 2 and second seed Paula Badosa. The U.S.-born Spaniard, who […]
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) After Liudmila Samsonova enjoyed a breakout on grass last year by winning her first WTA tour-level title in Berlin and reaching the Wimbledon round of 16 – plus gaining a couple of indoor […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 25, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) With her fourth consecutive WTA Tour title garnered and 23rd straight victory secured at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart Sunday afternoon, Iga Swiatek‘s first tournament as World No. 1 was by […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 24, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Sunday’s WTA 500 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final between a pair of Top-5 stars, World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland and World No. 4 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, was the culmination of […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 24, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Sunday’s Porsche Tennis Grand Prix doubles final in Stuttgart, Germany, presents the top two seeded teams, No. 1 Coco Gauff of the United States and Zhang Shuai of China versus No. 2 Desirae […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 23, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) All week long, Aryna Sabalenka has kept an eye on the grand prize at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. The grand prize, visibly on display behind the baseline inside Porsche Arena […]
