SHANGHAI, October 11, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) As the Rolex Shanghai Masters quarterfinal round began to unfold on Friday at the Qizhong Tennis Center in Shanghai, China, there were plenty of seeded players – eight in all (most in the […]
NEW YORK, September 2, 2019 Novak Djokovic‘s US Open title defence came to an end after he was forced to retire injured when trailing two sets down to Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland in his fourth round match on Arthur Ashe […]
NEW YORK, August 29, 2019 (by Sharada Rajagopalan) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia overcame left-shoulder strain to defeat Argentina’s Juan Ignacio Londero in the second round of the US Open on Wednesday evening. The top seed won in […]
NEW YORK, August 26, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) In the days leading up to this year’s United States Open, there’s been plenty of talk about the dominance the Big Three – Roger Federer (20 Grand Slam titles), Rafael Nadal (18) and […]
International Blog – Michael Dickens One of the cardinal rules of sports journalism is “no cheering in the press box.” But just this once, I could live with the shame. Early Sunday evening, as I watched Daniil Medvedev win his […]
CINCINNATI, August 14, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Defending Cincinnati Masters champion Novak Djokovic and seven-time title winner Roger Federer highlighted play in the Western & Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on Tuesday. World No. 1 Djokovic defeated 45th-ranked […]
MONTREAL, July 25, 2019 (Tennis Canada Press Release) Tennis Canada announced on Thursday that the World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, no. 12, have withdrawn from the Rogers Cup presented by National Bank in […]
International Blog – Michael Dickens After Novak Djokovic won the longest Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles final in history over Roger Federer, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6 13-12 (3), which lasted an exhausting four hours and 57 minutes, it added to […]
WHITE PLAINS, July 17, 2019 (USTA Press Release) The USTA today announced that six previous US Open champions, led by defending champion and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic (SRB), will headline the men’s singles field for the 2019 US Open Tennis Championships. […]
LONDON, July 16, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Throughout the gentlemen’s singles final at the Wimbledon Championships Sunday, the margins were so small, the tension and excitement of a five-hour classic so great. It didn’t matter who won or lost. Novak […]
