MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 24, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) In a minute shy of four hours, Daniil Medvedev won his second five-setter of the Australian Open fortnight, and with his 7-6 (4) 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 victory over No. 9 seed Hubert […]
MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 19, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) An epic Day Five on Thursday at this year’s Australian Open will be long remembered for the many remarkable numbers it produced. Among them: 15 – deciding-set matches (nine women, six men). 3 […]
TURIN/WASHINGTON , November 18, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) For the 13th time in the 54-year history of the Nitto ATP Finals, the Top 4 seeds advanced to the semifinals – the first time since 2020 – setting up an exciting […]
TURIN/WASHINGTON, November 16, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Daniil Medvedev has become a familiar figure in Nitto ATP Finals circles, first in London and now in Turin. After all, he’s making his fifth consecutive year-end appearance. When he’s previously won his […]
TURIN/WASHINGTON, November 14, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) For the second year in a row, Russians Daniel Medvedev and Andrey Rublev met in the opening round of group play at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, Italy. Unlike 12 months ago, […]
VIENNA/WASHINGTON,October 30, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) From first ball to last ball, the 9,600 fans who packed Wiener Stadthalle for Sunday’s final of the 49th edition of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, Austria, were treated to an epic Top-5 […]
VIENNA/WASHINGTON, October 28, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Jannik Sinner did what no other Italian man has ever done in a single tennis season on Saturday. He won his 55th singles match of the year, breaking the Open Era record of […]
VIENNA/WASHINGTON, October 25, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Defending Erste Bank Open singles champion Daniil Medvedev has won 18 of his 20 career ATP Tour singles titles on hard courts, and all 20 of his titles have come at different events […]
BEIJING/WASHINGTON, October 4, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) It took Jannik Sinner seven tries to finally defeat his longtime nemesis Daniil Medvedev. However, his 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) victory over the third-ranked Russian, which rewarded him with the ATP 500 China […]
BEIJING/WASHINGTON, October 2, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) With five Top-10 players among the eight quarterfinalists competing at the ATP 500 China Open in Beijing on Monday, Daniil Medvedev, for one, knew the importance of playing consistent tennis and to be able […]
