Roland-Garros Defends Its Handling Of Osaka Situation

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 16, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The organizers of Roland-Garros said they did everything possible to protect Naomi Osaka while admitting they wanted to do more to support players in the future. During a press conference before the men’s championship […]

Struff Stuns Medvedev At Noventi Open Halle

HALLE/STARNBERG, June 15, 2021 Jan-Lennard Struff headlined Tuesday’s first-round action at the NOVENTI OPEN by knocking out World No. 2 top seed of the ATP 500 grass-court event Daniil Medvedev of Russia, 7-6(6), 6-3. The 31-year-old German capitalized on three […]

South Africa Beat Namibia 3-0 In BJK Cup Opener

VILNIUS, June 15, 2021 (SA Press Release) Team South Africa made a perfect start to their Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Group III tournament in Vilnius, Lithuania on Tuesday.  South Africa thumped their African counterparts Namibia 3-0 in their first […]

Ivanisevic, Haas To Kick Off Mallorca Championships

MALLORCA, June 15, 2021 One day ahead of the start of the Mallorca Championships, 2001 Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic and former World No. 2 Tommy Haas will play an exhibition match to inaugurate the new Centre Court at the Mallorca […]

Djokovic’s Roland-Garros Triumph Was A Win-Win

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 15, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Novak Djokovic rewrote tennis history with his come-from-behind 6-7 (8), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas to win his second Roland-Garros men’s championship and 19th Grand Slam trophy overall on Sunday […]

Federer Opens Halle Title Bid

HALLE/STARNBERG, June 14, 2021 Swiss maestro Roger Federer made a winning start to his grass-court season by reaching the second round of the NOVENTI OPEN. The No. 5 seed of the ATP 500 event held at the OWL Arena in […]

Eubanks Returns To Winners’ Circle At Orlando Open

ORLANDO, June 14, 2021 Christopher Eubanks claimed his second ATP Challenger title by lifting the trophy of the $52,080 Orlando Open presented by Nemours 2 held at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida. The 25-year-old US-American battled past Colombian […]

This Week On The ATP Tour – CW24

STARNBERG, June 14, 2021 Roger Federer headlines a loaded field at the NOVENTI OPEN, where he hopes to capture a record-extending 11th Halle title. The Swiss superstar, who could face last week’s MercedesCup finalist Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second round, features in World […]

Krejcikova On Success: ‘Now I Can Just Improve’

PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 14, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) After Barbora Krejcikova won her first Grand Slam singles title, unseeded and coming from out of nowhere to capture the 2021 French Open women’s championship, the rising star from the Czech Republic had […]

Cinch Championship Preview 2021

LONDON, June 14, 2021 The grass court season gets underway as the main warm-up for the third Grand Slam tournament of the season – Wimbledon – takes place at The Queen’s Club. The Cinch Championship is considered a prime preparation […]