WASHINGTON, July 31, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) The reaction on Andy Murray‘s face when he secured match point in his seventh try against Mackenzie McDonald in the early hours of Tuesday morning at the Citi Open spoke volumes. His fighting […]
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Defending Citi Open men’s champion Alexander Zverev, currently ranked No. 3 in the world behind only No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Roger Federer, loves coming to Washington, D.C. — and not […]
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) The Citi Open, which begins Monday at the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in Washington, D.C., is entering its 50th edition. It’s one of the oldest open tournaments in the United States and […]
STARNBERG, July 30, 2018 In the last tour-level clay-court event of 2018, Dominic Thiem will try to capture his third trophy of the campaign at the Generali Open, held in Kitzbühel. The 24-year-old Austrian is pursuing his first ATP World Tour triumph on home […]
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2018 (by Michael Dickens) Former World No. 1 Andy Murray has chosen the Citi Open, which begins this week in Washington, D.C., as his springboard for returning to competition following hip surgery. The injury has effectively sidelined […]
WASHINGTON, August 10, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) Juan Martin Del Potro enjoys competing against all of the top-ranked players in the tennis world. Sometimes, though, there are lessons learned from playing against qualifiers, too. On Wednesday afternoon, in the second round of the […]
WASHINGTON, August 8, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) The German writer and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once said that personality is everything in art and poetry. Perhaps, it’s possible to include tennis players like Sascha Zverev, too?” The 20-year-old from […]
WASHINGTON, August 7, 2017 Fifth seed Alexander Zverev clinched his first ATP World Tour 500-level title, winning Sunday’s Citi Open final over Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-4. The 20-year-old German sent down six aces and won 88 per cent of his first […]
WASHINGTON, July 25, 2016 Gael Monfils fought off a championship point to claim his first ATP World Tour 500 title in Washington. The second seed from France overcame Ivo Karlovic, winning 5-7, 7-6, 6-4. Monfils only won 49% of the […]
