WASHINGTON, August 24, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Racquet, the New York-based literary quarterly that celebrates the art, ideas, style and culture surrounding tennis, is out with its latest edition, Issue No. 17, which is a very special effort that showcases […]
TOKYO/WASHINGTON, July 27, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) In an Olympic Tennis Event that has been full of surprises and daily upsets, another shocker took place in the women’s singles draw at Ariake Park Tuesday afternoon. No. 2 seed Naomi Osaka […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 16, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The organizers of Roland-Garros said they did everything possible to protect Naomi Osaka while admitting they wanted to do more to support players in the future. During a press conference before the men’s championship […]
STARNBERG/PARIS, May 31, 2021 Naomi Osaka withdrew from Roland Garros on Monday evening. The four-time Grand Slam singles champion from Japan was fined $15,000 after she did not conduct a post-match press conference following her first-round win against Romanian Patricia […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 27, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) On Wednesday evening, World No. 2 Naomi Osaka, the highest-earning female athlete in the world, announced on her social media platforms that she is not going to speak to the media during the […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 30, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) With her 23-match winning streak snapped last month in Miami, World No. 2 Naomi Osaka decided to chill for a few weeks and reset for the European clay swing. While three weeks away […]
MADRID/WASHINGTON, April 27, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The WTA 1000 Mutua Madrid Open draw was revealed Tuesday afternoon at La Caja Mágica in Madrid and – top to bottom – it’s en fuego. With seven of the Top 10 players […]
MIAMI/WASHINGTON, March 31, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Maria Sakkari arguably played the best 69 minutes of tennis in her professional career. The rising Greek star, seeded 23rd, ended the 23-match winning streak of World No. 2 Naomi Osaka at the […]
STUTTGART, February 24, 2021 The best players in the world will come to Stuttgart competing in the 2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. The WTA 500 event will be held on clay inside the Porsche Arena from April 17 to 25. […]
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