Adelaide International

Murray Reaches First ATP Tour Final Since 2019

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 14, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Andy Murray just keeps getting better – at least more resilient – with age. The 34-year-old unseeded Scotsman overcame the big-serving and big-hitting attack delivered by No. 4 seed Reilly Opelka of the […]

Cilic Makes Back-To-Back Adelaide International Semifinals

ADELAIDE/WASHINGTON, January 13, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Fourth seed Marin Cilic reached his second straight Adelaide International semifinal in two weeks at the ATP 250 Adelaide International 2 Thursday with a solid performance against a very good opponent. The No. 29 […]

Good Things Are Happening To Aussie Vukic

ADELAIDE/WASHINGTON, January 13, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Everything seems to be falling in place at the right place and the right time for Australian Aleksandar Vukic. He’s playing in his home country, on his favorite surface, and winning points with […]

Murray Guts Out Late Night Win At Sydney Tennis Classic

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 12, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) It was a very good day to be a British tennis player in Sydney – heck, even in Melbourne, too. First, World No. 25 Dan Evans, Great Britain’s No. 2 men’s player and […]

Kokkinakis Focused, Taking Advantage Of His Adelaide Opportunities

ADELAIDE/WASHINGTON, January 11, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Thanasi Kokkinakis admitted after his first-round victory against the unpredictable and sometimes volatile Benoit Paire at the ATP 250 Adelaide International 2 Tuesday evening that it’s important to stay focused regardless of whom […]

Kyrgios Withdraws From Sydney Tennis Classic

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 10, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) As the Sydney Tennis Classic got under way Monday, one of the ATP 250 tournament’s star attractions, Nick Kyrgios, withdrew after revealing he has COVID-19. The 114th-ranked Kyrgios was scheduled to play Monday […]

Barty Sweeps Adelaide Championship Sunday

ADELAIDE/WASHINGTON, January 10, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty capped a great week to start the 2022 season after winning both the singles and doubles titles of the WTA 500 Adelaide International 1 Sunday in South Australia. […]

This Week On The ATP Tour – CW02

STARNBERG, January 10, 2022 The ATP Tour moves into the second week of the season with two ATP 250 events in Australia: the Sydney Tennis Classic and the Adelaide International 2.Andy Murray, Nick Kyrgios and top seed Aslan Karatsev are […]

Nadal Is Back, Starts New Year Winning Melbourne Summer Set Title

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 9, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Rafael Nadal had never played Maxime Cressy before Sunday evening’s final in the Melbourne Summer Set at Rod Laver Arena. After winning his 89th ATP Tour singles title with a 7-6 (6), 6-3 […]