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First Serve At The New Hamburg Rothenbaum Stadium

HAMBURG, September 4, 2020 Over the past 18 months, the site of the Hamburg European Open has been transformed. The new look of the Rothenbaum Tennis Stadium, at the heart of the tournament’s renovations, was presented to the public on Thursday. […]

Khachanov To Lead Hamburg European Open Qualifying Field

HAMBURG, September 2, 2020 Karen Khachanov of Russia will lead a ferociously strong qualifying line-up at the 2020 Hamburg European Open. The World No. 16, who did not enter the tournament’s main draw, signed up at short notice for the […]

Now Is Not The Time To Be Dividing Tennis

WASHINGTON, August 31, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In a week in which social justice messages have been bigger than sport – and let’s not forget there’s still a global pandemic going on that has created unfathomed challenges to the worldwide […]

Can Players Association Exist Without Roger and Rafa?

WASHINGTON, August 30, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) “The Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) did not emerge to be combative, to disrupt, or to cause any issues within or outside the tennis tour,” wrote Canadian men’s tennis player Vasek Pospisil on […]

ATP Statement On Player Representation

ATP Press Release, August 29, 2020 The success of the ATP Tour, and its growth into one of the world’s leading sports properties over the past 30 years, has been built upon a true equal partnership between players and tournaments, […]

To Play Or Not To Play, Osaka Did Both And Won Twice

WASHINGTON, August 29, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Friday was supposed to have been finals day at the Western & Southern Open in its temporary New York home at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. That was before Naomi […]

Djokovic, Pospisil To Form New Players Association

WASHINGTON, August 29, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) According to reporting by Daily Telegraph tennis correspondent Simon Briggs on Friday, there’s been a strong push for a player union coming from ATP Tour players who are in New York for the […]

Milos Raonic: ‘We … Need To Look At What Is Our Next Step’

WASHINGTON, August 28, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On Wednesday night, Canadian No. 3 Milos Raonic fought off one match point on serve, then broke his Serbian opponent, Filip Krajinovic, and served out his quarterfinal match that earned him a hard-fought 4-6, […]

Western & Southern Open Set To Resume With Osaka

WASHINGTON, August 28, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Throughout Thursday morning, accolades came pouring in via social media for Naomi Osaka, following her bold stand Wednesday night to sit out playing her Western & Southern Open semifinal round match to protest […]