CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 6, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Shelby Rogers has come a long way since being an eight-year-old ball kid in 2001 at the Volvo Car Open in Charleston. Twenty years later, she’s ranked 52nd in the world – […]
CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 6, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Among Monday’s opening day matches in the WTA 500 Volvo Car Open at the LTP-Daniel Island Tennis Center in Charleston that stood out, one tested patience and the other tested time. First, No. […]
CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 5, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) What began with a 50-hour travel odyssey from Australia just to reach Miami culminated in winning a WTA 1000 title for Ashleigh Barty at the end of the south Florida fortnight. With […]
MIAMI/WASHINGTON, April 4, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz and Jannik Sinner of Italy are two of the nicest players on the ATP Tour. They’re friends off the court, occasional doubles partners on it, and on Sunday afternoon, they […]
MIAMI/WASHINGTON, April 3, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) It wasn’t the way World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty wanted to win her second straight Miami Open presented by Itaú singles title, when World No. 9 Bianca Andreescu was forced to retire in […]
MIAMI/WASHINGTON, April 3, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Wise beyond his years, Italy’s 19-year-old Jannik Sinner fought brilliantly over the course of two hours and 29 minutes and saved some of his best tennis for the end of his Friday afternoon […]
MIAMI/WASHINGTON, April 2, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) With Elina Svitolina dominating her career head-to-head 5-1 against World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty, the affable Aussie saw herself as an underdog coming into their Miami Open presented by Itaú semifinal match Thursday […]
MIAMI/WASHINGTON, April 1, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Bianca Andreescu and Sara Sorribes Tormo had never met before their quarterfinal match at the Miami Open presented by Itaú. But they’ll not soon forget each other. Both brought immense qualities to Wednesday […]
MIAMI/WASHINGTON, March 31, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Maria Sakkari arguably played the best 69 minutes of tennis in her professional career. The rising Greek star, seeded 23rd, ended the 23-match winning streak of World No. 2 Naomi Osaka at the […]
MIAMI/WASHINGTON, March 31, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Sebastian Korda began his memorable Tuesday as one of four Americans playing in the round of 16 at the Miami Open presented by Itaú. By the time he took court against World No. […]
