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Top Seed Open Matches Are Anything But Practice

WASHINGTON, August 15, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Because of the coronavirus pandemic, there have been no paying spectators allowed this week at the Top Seed Tennis Club near Lexington, Ky., to see the WTA Tour’s relaunch on U.S. soil at […]

ATP Issues Updated 2020 Provisional Calendar

LONDON, August 18, 2020 (ATP Press Release) The ATP has issued further updates to the 2020 Tour calendar, setting a provisional schedule for the remainder of the regular season. The revised calendar marks a continuation of the plan to resume […]

Andreescu Will Not Defend US Open Title

WASHINGTON, August 14, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On Thursday afternoon, while Serena and Venus Williams played at an unbelievably high level in Kentucky in just their second match in five months, reigning US Open women’s singles champion Bianca Andreescu announced […]

Hamburg European Open To Be Held In September

HAMBURG, August 13, 2020 Good news for tennis fans in Germany! The 2020 edition of the Hamburg European Open is supposed to be held from September 19 to 27. The ATP 500 clay-court event was originally scheduled for mid-July but […]

Venus Williams Is In A Good Frame Of Mind

WASHINGTON, August 13, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Venus Williams arrived at her Zoom video conference with reporters Tuesday evening in a really good mood. After all, the seven-time Grand Slam champion had just beaten fellow former World No. 1 and […]

Marie Bouzkova: ‘I’m Happy We Can Play’

WASHINGTON, August 12, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Forty-eighth-ranked Marie Bouzkova is the only Czech Republic player in a crowded field of Americans playing at the Top Seed Open presented by Bluegrass Orthopaedics in Lexington, Ky., this week, the first WTA […]

ATP Kitzbühel With Strong Entry List

KITZBÜHEL, August 11, 2020 Defending champion Dominic Thiem leads the entry list into the 2020 Generali Open, held at the Kitzbühel Tennis Club from September 8 to 13. The World No. 3 ended the home crowd’s 26-year wait for a […]

Victoria Azarenka: Nothing Like Playing Actual Matches

WASHINGTON, August 11, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) As former No. 1 and two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka awaits her first match since the relaunch of the WTA tour, she’s ready to restart the season. Her opportunity will come Tuesday […]

Remarkable Gauff Poised For Big Things In Lexington

WASHINGTON, August 10, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The inaugural Top Seed Open presented by Bluegrass Orthopaedics in Lexington, Ky., features World No. 9 Serena Williams, who is the top seed and one of four major champions in the talent-rich 32-player […]