PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 5, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) The words “Victory Belongs To The Most Tenacious” are etched into the upper-deck façade of Court Philippe-Chatrier at Stade Roland-Garros. They have served as a fitting tribute to the healthy again Alexander Zverev during […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 3, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Daniel Altmaier showed a flair for the dramatic during his second-round upset of No. 8 seed Jannik Sinner at Roland Garros Thursday. The 79th-ranked German came back from the brink of defeat to […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 31, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) On any given day of a tennis major, wild things can – and do happen. To wit, in just the third day of this year’s French Open, Thiago Seyboth Wild, the unheralded 172nd-ranked […]
MONTREAL, May 25, 2023 (Tennis Canada Press Release) The official draw for the 2023 French Open took place today on-site at Roland Garros. A total of six Canadian players will be competing in the main draw, as Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, […]
Tennis Australia Press Release, May 23, 2023 Australian tennis great Lesley Bowrey AM joined Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley and fellow Grand Slam champion Sam Stosur at Melbourne Park today to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first of her two Roland-Garros singles titles in 1963 […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 6, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) “Victory belongs to the most tenacious” are words inscribed in both English and French in the upper-deck façade on either side of Court Philippe-Chatrier. They are attributed to French aviation and World War […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 5, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Imagine you’re playing Rafael Nadal for the first time and it’s for the Roland Garros singles title on the most famous red clay court in the world, before a sold-out crowd, on an […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 5, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) It seems only fitting that Casper Ruud, who has been one of the ATP Tour’s best players on clay over the past two years, is finally getting to play against his childhood idol, […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 4, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Iga Swiatek played like a World No. 1 and top seed are supposed to play. She exuded equal parts power and grace, confidence and poise. It all added up to the right stuff. […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 4, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Coco Gauff may only be 18, but don’t be fooled by her youthful nature. Watch her play, listen to her during interviews, and you’ll see and learn that she’s wise beyond her teenage […]
