Alcaraz Keeps Smiling, Keeps Winning At Roland-Garros

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 5, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) After Carlos Alcaraz continued his mastery of Stefanos Tsitsipas with his sixth career victory over the Greek star, this one a 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-4 victory in the quarterfinals of Roland-Garros before an […]

Altmaier Starts Neckarcup Title Bid, Eyes Ticket For Olympics

HEILBRONN, June 4, 2024 Daniel Altmaier opened his NECKARCUP title bid with a first-round win on Tuesday afternoon but the top seed of the ATP Challenger Tour 100 clay-court event in Heilbronn had to dig deep against fellow German Marko […]

Djokovic Withdraws From Roland-Garros, Sinner To Become New No. 1

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 4, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) As Tuesday afternoon’s Roland-Garros men’s first quarterfinal match between Jannik Sinner and Grigor Dimitrov was underway on Court Philippe-Chatrier under partly-cloudy skies, off the court, it was defending champion and current World No. […]

Zverev Wins Late-Night Roland-Garros Duel Over Rune

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 4, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The all-court quality that Alexander Zverev and Holger Rune showed during their late-night fourth-round tussle at Roland-Garros, which started as the featured Monday night-session match but didn’t end until early Tuesday morning, was […]

De Minaur Loves The Roland-Garros Clay, Dominates Medvedev

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 3, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) In a two-hour, 49-minute battle among two of the fiercest competitors in men’s pro tennis, Australia’s Alex de Minaur recovered from a set down to earn his first Roland-Garros quarterfinal berth Monday afternoon. […]

Poertner Punches Main Draw Ticket At Neckarcup

HEILBRONN, June 3, 2024 German teenager Lasse Poertner has reached the main draw of the award-winning NECKARCUP in Heilbronn. In his first appearance at ATP Challenger Tour level, the 18-year-old wild card entry rallied past his compatriot Louis Wessels 3-6, […]

Neil Oberleitner: “Volleys Are A Strong Part Of My Game!”

VRHNIKA, June 3, 2024 Neil Oberleitner has been traveling across the Balkans in recent weeks and reached his first ATP Challenger quarterfinal at the Macedonian Open in Skopje. There, he faced a tough battle and eventually lost to US-American Ryan […]

Krueger Claims Little Rock Open Title

LITTLE ROCK/STARNBERG, June 3, 2024 Mitchell Krueger from the United States has claimed the title of the $82,000 UAMS Health Little Rock Open. The No. 6 seed of the ATP Challenger Tour 75 hard-court event in Arkansas beat Yuta Shimizu […]

Basilashvili Back In Heilbronn, Advances At Neckarcup Qualifying

HEILBRONN, June 2, 2024 Tennis action at the 10th edition of the NECKARCUP kicked off on a rain-interrupted Sunday with the first round of the qualifying. 2016 champion Nikoloz Basilashvili made a successful return, winning his opening match 6-3, 5-7, […]