PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 27, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) While Rafael Nadal found moments that brought back memories of his 14 Roland-Garros titles and earned him the monicker “King of Clay” – especially his trademark whip-like forehand passing shot winners that brought […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 26, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The French Open, the year’s second major and the only one played on clay, began in Paris Sunday under mostly cloudy skies and 22-degree Celsius temperatures. While light rain interrupted play for an […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 26, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) It’s been nineteen years since Rafael Nadal won his first Roland-Garros title in 2005, in his tournament debut. As he returns to Paris in 2024 following an injury absence last year, with 14 […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 25, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) By any metric, Iga Swiatek is peaking at the right time for this year’s French Open. After all, as the 22-year-old Polish superstar arrives for this year’s clay-court major, she’s the winner of […]
PARIS, May 25, 2024 Brazilian Laura Pigossi achieved a historic milestone on Friday by securing her first-ever spot in the main draw of Roland Garros, the second Grand Slam tournament of the season. Previously, Pigossi participated at 2022 Wimbledon and […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 24, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Thursday’s 2024 Roland-Garros men’s and women’s singles draw ceremony at L’Oragerie d’Auteuil on the Stade Roland-Garros grounds, was filled with plenty of mystery, history and intrigue – and, for some players, misery, too. […]
MONTREAL, May 23, 2024 (Tennis Canada Press Release) The official draw for the 2024 French Open was held today in Paris, France with five Canadians set to take the courts at the second Grand Slam of the season. Félix AugerAliassime […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, November 5, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) The Rolex Paris Masters championship on Sunday, featuring six-time champion World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and seventeenth-ranked Grigor Dimitrov, resembled a fine wine of a final with a combined age of 68. It was […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, November 4, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) The last three times that Grigor Dimitrov and Stefanos Tsitsipas have faced each other it’s been decided by a third-set tie-break. So, it should come as no surprise that when these two Top-20 […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, November 3, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Grigor Dimitrov has been making the tennis world take notice with his recent string of vintage triumphs, including his recent take down of World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz in Shanghai en route to […]
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