Lopez Earns Milestone Win At Mallorca Championships

MALLORCA, June 22, 2021 Feliciano Lopez became the seventh Spaniard in the Open Era to win 500 singles matches in his career, joining Rafael Nadal (1,027 wins), David Ferrer (734), Manuel Orantes (722), Carlos Moya (575), Fernando Verdasco (554) and […]

Azarenka Prepping For Wimbledon By Playing In Germany

BAD HOMBURG/WASHINGTON, June 22, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) It took Victoria Azarenka a little bit longer to get warmed up than expected – and then rain interrupted play at the WTA 250-series Bad Homburg Open presented by Engel & Völkers […]

Thiem To Play Hamburg European Open

HAMBURG, June 22, 2021 (Press Release) A Grand Slam champion is set to play at the 2021 Hamburg European Open. US Open winner Dominic Thiem, who withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics last week, will receive a wild card for Germany’s […]

Kerber Enjoying Dual Role Of Player And Tournament Ambassador

BAD HOMBURG/WASHINGTON, June 22, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) In addition to being Germany’s top-ranked women’s player, Angelique Kerber is also tournament ambassador for the inaugural WTA 250-series grass court Bad Homburg Open presented by Engel & Völkers that is taking […]

Experience Prevails Over Youth: Lopez Beats Kuhn In Mallorca

MALLORCA/STARNBERG, June 21, 2021 Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez defeated 21-year-old qualifier Nicola Kuhn in two sets in Monday’s first-round match between the oldest and the youngest player in the main draw of the Mallorca Championships. The 39-year-old Toledo native sent […]

Kvitova Makes Winning Return To Grass In Bad Homburg

BAD HOMBURG/WASHINGTON, June 21, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The WTA grass court season continues this week with the inaugural Bad Homburg Open presented by Engel & Völkers on the southern slope of the Taunus mountains in central Germany. The final […]

San Marino Returns To ATP Challenger Calendar

SAN MARINO, June 21, 2021 The Republic of San Marino is back on the ATP Challenger Tour calendar. For the first time since 2014, the microstate in Southern Europe, enclaved by Italy, will host a clay-court tournament. The ATP Challenger 90 event […]

This Week On The ATP Tour – CW25

STARNBERG, June 21, 2021 The 2021 grass-court swing, in the lead-up to The Championships at Wimbledon, will feature a new ATP 250 tournament in Mallorca. The Mallorca Championships, offering €783,655 in prize money, was originally set to make its debut […]

Jabeur First Arab Woman To Win A WTA Title

BIRMINGHAM/WASHINGTON, June 21, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur made history Sunday by winning the WTA 250-series Viking Classic Birmingham in Birmingham, England. The World No. 24 Jabeur’s 7-5, 6-4 victory over No. 35 Daria Kasatkina of Russia in an […]

Thompson Advances, As Mallorca Main Draw Gets Underway

MALLORCA/STARNBERG, June 20, 2021 Main draw action at the inaugural Mallorca Championships kicked off on Sunday. Jordan Thompson from Australia came back from a set down to overcome Pablo Andujar of Spain 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-2. The World No. 81, who reached […]