NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 11, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) As the women’s semifinals arrived at the US Open Thursday evening on Arthur Ashe Stadium, it marked just the second time in the Open Era (since 1968) that all four of the […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 10, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) There have been just 30 different players who have achieved a WTA World No. 1 ranking since they were implemented on November 3, 1975. They’ve included many of the greats of women’s […]
CINCINNATI/WASHINGTON, August 24, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) What a difference a year can make in the life of a tennis player. Just ask Coco Gauff. A year ago, Gauff was in tears after being banished in the quarterfinal round of […]
WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 7, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Defending champion and World No. 1 Jannik Sinner came into his Wimbledon Championships quarterfinal Tuesday afternoon on No. 1 Court as the obvious favorite against 36-year-old Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany, who had never […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 26, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) With nine players from the United States currently in the WTA Top 50, America’s best women have been a model of consistency throughout the Open Era. According to Tennis Channel, there has been […]
ROME/WASHINGTON, May 16, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Saturday evening’s WTA 1000 Internazionali BNL d’Italia final did not provide the No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka versus No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina matchup that many had hoped for. However, it did offer […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 17, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Coco Gauff has arrived at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix this week, looking at the WTA 500 event as a challenging but valuable start to her clay court season. While Gauff noted in […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, March 5, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix has long been the flagship of Porsche’s worldwide involvement in world’s tennis. Like the Porsche brand, the tournament stands for tradition and innovation. As the WTA Tour’s oldest […]
INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, March 5, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) It’s been 25 years since an American woman has won the singles title of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. The last time a player from the United States won the […]
PERTH/WASHINGTON, January 9, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Defending United Cup champion Team USA has arrived in Sydney for its last four showdown with Poland Saturday evening, in what will be a rematch of the 2025 United Final that was won […]
