LONDON, July 11, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Coming into their semifinal showdown at the Wimbledon Championships on Thursday, their first on grass, No. 7 seed Simona Halep of Romania had the edge over Elina Svitolina, who walked out on Centre […]
LONDON, July 10, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) At 5-foot-5, Barbora Strycova is a fighter on the tennis court. While her sense of anticipation and soft touch that comes from being one of the best doubles players in the world make […]
LONDON, July 9, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Could Alison Riske’s dream go further? After all, she’d beaten the World No. 1 and is getting married in 11 days. When a grass-court specialist gets her mojo going, anything’s possible at the […]
LONDON, July 8, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Alison Riske had never advanced beyond the third round at the Wimbledon Championships before Monday. However, if anyone could tame Ashleigh Barty, it was the 55th-ranked American from Pittsburgh, Pa., an established grass-court […]
LONDON, July 7, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) The Wimbledon Championships have arrived at Middle Sunday, a day of rest – OK, maybe practice – for the players as well as a day of rest for Centre Court and the other play […]
PARIS, June 1, 2019 Three-time champion Serena Williams was stunned in the third round at Roland Garros on a sunny Saturday afternoon by unseeded US-American Sofia Kenin. The 37-year-old was seeded 10th in Paris, but lost 6-2, 7-5 to her […]
PARIS, May 27, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) When three-time French Open champion Serena Williams began her 2019 Roland Garros campaign against Vitalia Diatchenko, ranked 83rd, from Russia, all eyes – at least those who weren’t focused on Serena’s Nike collection […]
MIAMI, March 23, 2019 (Press Release) Eight-time Miami Open champion Serena Williams has been forced to withdraw from the 2019 tournament due to a left knee injury. With the withdrawal, the tournament’s No. 18 seed Qiang Wang of China advances to the […]
INDIAN WELLS, March 9, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Serena Williams used every single inch of the court to defeat Victoria Azarenka on Friday night. By the end of her 7-5, 6-3 second-round victory at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian […]
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Serena Williams hasn’t won a title since her comeback from maternity leave began last year. Is the 2019 BNP Paribas Open, which begins on Wednesday in the California desert, finally her time to […]
