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After A Lost Season, Kei Nishikori Eager To Return In 2021

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 […]

ATP Awards Nominations Reflect 2020 Fan Favorites

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 […]

WTA Player Of The Year Nominations Revealed

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 […]

Getting Up Close And Personal With Simona Halep

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 […]

WTA Unveils Comprehensive Rebrand

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 […]

Price Of Covid-19: Delayed Australian Open Will Be Costly

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 […]

How Sania Mirza Drew Inspiration From Serena Williams

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 […]

Judy Murray: Positive, Outspoken, Making Her Voice Heard

WASHINGTON, November 30, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) It doesn’t take long for anyone to realize that Judy Murray is more than just the mother of Andy Murray, arguably Great Britain’s greatest tennis player, or his older brother, Jamie Murray, one […]

Andy Murray: ‘I Haven’t Forgotten How To Play Tennis’

WASHINGTON, November 26, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In a wide-ranking interview with British tennis media on Tuesday, Great Britain’s Andy Murray said he hopes players would be willing to take coronavirus vaccines before tournaments in order for the pro tennis tours […]