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WTA Player Of The Year Nominations Revealed

WASHINGTON, December 4, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In a 2020 season interrupted for five months by the coronavirus pandemic, there are still end of the year awards to be given out by the Women’s Tennis Association. Nominations for WTA Player […]

Getting Up Close And Personal With Simona Halep

WASHINGTON, December 3, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With pro tennis enjoying a brief respite following the completion of the pandemic-interrupted 2020 season – and just weeks before the 2021 season begins in Australia – Simona Halep has posted a near […]

WTA Unveils Comprehensive Rebrand

WASHINGTON, December 2, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) on Wednesday unveiled a new corporate identity to honor its past, present and future. It includes a new logo, marketing campaign – “WTA For The Game” — and […]

Price Of Covid-19: Delayed Australian Open Will Be Costly

WASHINGTON, December 2, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The headline that came across Twitter news timelines on Tuesday had an ominous tone to it: “Tennis may have to borrow millions for Australian Open.” In a story written by John Stensholt for the […]

How Sania Mirza Drew Inspiration From Serena Williams

WASHINGTON, December 1, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Sania Mirza is India’s most successful women’s tennis player, a former doubles World No. 1 with six Grand Slam titles in women’s and mixed doubles. After the 2017 season, she decided to take […]

Judy Murray: Positive, Outspoken, Making Her Voice Heard

WASHINGTON, November 30, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) It doesn’t take long for anyone to realize that Judy Murray is more than just the mother of Andy Murray, arguably Great Britain’s greatest tennis player, or his older brother, Jamie Murray, one […]

Andy Murray: ‘I Haven’t Forgotten How To Play Tennis’

WASHINGTON, November 26, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In a wide-ranking interview with British tennis media on Tuesday, Great Britain’s Andy Murray said he hopes players would be willing to take coronavirus vaccines before tournaments in order for the pro tennis tours […]

Uncertainty Over Dates For Player Arrival In Australia

WASHINGTON, November 18, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) A day after Tennis Australia officials announced a consolidation of summer tournaments to be held in the state of Victoria as a means of combating coronavirus, word out of Australia now is that […]

Aussie Summer Will Have A Different Look In 2021

WASHINGTON, November 17, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On Monday, Australia’s tennis organizers decided on a detailed plan that will enable ATP and WTA events to go on as scheduled in the state of Victoria, home to the city of Melbourne […]

Sabalenka Secures Final WTA Title Of The Season In Linz

STARNBERG/LINZ, November 15, 2020 Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus is the champion of the 30th anniversary edition of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz. The top seed of the WTA International Event defeated her long-time doubles partner and No. 2 seed Elise […]