LYON/WASHINGTON, March 4, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) France’s Clara Burel may only be 19 years old, but she’s wise beyond her years. After receiving a wild card and winning a couple of rounds during last year’s Roland Garros, Burel is […]
DOHA/WASHINGTON, March 3, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) On a mostly clear, warm (21º C) late-winter evening in Doha, along the Persian Gulf, a championship-calibre match between two Top 20 stars broke out at on Center Court of the Khalifa International […]
LYON/WASHINGTON, March 3, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) As one of seven French women playing in this week’s WTA 250 Open 6ème Sens – Métropole de Lyon, in France’s third-largest city, Kristina Mladenovic is standing tall among them. She’s proud of […]
DOHA/WASHINGTON, March 2, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) In her first match since losing in the first round at Roland Garros five months ago, American Madison Keys‘s return to the WTA tour was a successful one at the Qatar Total Open […]
LYON/WASHINGTON, March 2, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Ekaterina Alexandrova had begun her season in fine form, reaching the semifinals of the Gippsland Trophy in Australia bookended by a couple of third-round performances in Abu Dhabi and the Australian Open. She […]
DOHA/WASHINGTON, March 1, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Five former Grand Slam champions were featured during Monday’s opening day of the WTA 500 Qatar Total Open in Doha. There was plenty of marquee value to start the new month in the […]
DOHA/WASHINGTON, March 1, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) As the WTA Tour waves goodbye to Adelaide and the Australian Swing, it says hello to back-to-back Middle East tournaments in Doha and Dubai. The WTA 500 Qatar Total Open begins its 19th […]
WASHINGTON, February 28, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) No. 1 seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain and No. 2 seed David Goffin from Belgium advanced to Sunday’s Open Sud de France title match with semifinal victories in Montpellier on Saturday. For […]
ADELAIDE/WASHINGTON, February 27, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The Australian Summer Swing came to an exciting conclusion Saturday evening as Polish trailblazer Iga Swiatek won the Adelaide International in South East Australia. She earned her first WTA hardcourt title in just […]
WASHINGTON, February 27, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Second seed David Goffin moved a step closer to reaching his 14th ATP Tour final after winning his quarterfinal match against No. 36 Lorenzo Sonego of Italy, 6-4, 6-4, in 87 minutes at […]
