WASHINGTON, August 21, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) About 10 years ago, former player and coach Brad Gilbert, now an analyst for ESPN, came up with the term “popcorn match,” which he defined on Twitter as “Get out a big bowl of […]
WASHINGTON, August 21, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic admits he was “very close to not coming,” to New York to play in the Masters 1000 Western & Southern Open and US Open, both being held under […]
CINCINNATI, July 30, 2020 (Press Release) Eighteen-year-old Cincinnati native Caty McNally and four Major champions – Kim Clijsters, Naomi Osaka, Sloane Stephens and Venus Williams – have been awarded wild cards for the 2020 Western & Southern Open. These five have joined the previously announced 39 players on […]
CINCINNATI, July 16, 2020 (W&S Open Press Release) Further details regarding the staging of the 2020 Western & Southern Open at the USTA’s Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City have been revealed in advance of the […]
CINCINNATI, JUNE 19, 2020 (Western & Southern Open Press Release) Due to circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Western & Southern Open will be held in New York City at the USTA’s Billie Jean King National Tennis Center […]
CINCINNATI, August 19, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Coming into the Cincinnati Masters final, ninth seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia and 16th seed David Goffin from Belgium had previously met twice – both times this season – and split their two major matches. […]
CINCINNATI, August 18, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) David Goffin has been an ATP Tour grinder for seven-plus years, always on the cusp of greatness, but never with a big title to his name. That soon may change. On Saturday afternoon, […]
CINCINNATI, August 17, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) After 275 consecutive weeks in the ATP Top 30, Cincinnati Masters quarterfinalist Roberto Bautista Agut will crack the Top 10 on Monday. It’s quite an achievement for the 31-year-old native of Castellon de […]
CINCINNATI, August 16, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) With the lower half of the Western & Southern Open draw decimated by upsets – and coupled with the earlier withdrawals of Rafael Nadal (fatigue), Dominic Thiem (illness) and Fabio Fognini (angle) – […]
CINCINNATI, August 15, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) With top seeds Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer already safely into the third round of the Western & Southern Open, the focus on Wednesday turned to five other Top 10 players plus a […]
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