CINCINNATI/WASHINGTON, August 15, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Sometimes, as Iga Swiatek reminded the tennis world after winning the WTA 1000 National Bank Open presented by Rogers earlier this week in Toronto, there’s more to winning a tournament than just lifting […]
TORONTO/WASHINGTON, August 14, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek are no strangers to playing each other as their 12 previous meetings can attest. Thursday evening at the National Bank Open presented by Rogers in Toronto, in front […]
WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, June 30, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Defending women’s champion Iga Swiatek has won six Grand Slams titles, including last year’s Wimbledon Championships crown. She’s won Roland-Garros four times and also has a U.S. Open title to her list of […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 14, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Poland’s Iga Swiatek is a two-time winner of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. She has a proven track record on the indoor red clay of Porsche Arena. However, unlike past years, she returns […]
STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, January 15, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Tennis is a sport all about traditions and World No. 2 Iga Swiatek has made a nice tradition in playing the WTA 500 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany each year. She’s […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 12, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) A sense of pressure that permeated throughout Poland’s run to this year’s United Cup title turned to euphoria following their 2-1 victory over Switzerland inside Ken Rosewall Arena Sunday evening. It was a […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 11, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) It seemed only fitting that this year’s United Cup final would be decided by the mixed doubles rubber, a battle between two unbeaten duos representing surprising finalist Switzerland and Poland, which had finished […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 10, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) Both Switzerland and Poland took care of their respective United Cup semifinal opponents – upstart Belgium for Switzerland and defending champion United States for Poland – in similar fashion at Ken Rosewall Arena […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 9, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) With Poland and Australia deadlocked at 1-all, Friday evening’s United Cup quarterfinal tie in the mixed-team event came down to a mixed doubles rubber decider at Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney – and […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 5, 2026 (by Michael Dickens) The last time that Poland faced Germany in the United Cup two years ago, the Germans pulled out a dramatic 2-1 victory in the finals at Sydney, with Alexander Zverev saving two championship […]
