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 […]
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Opening day of the the Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro has arrived and a full slate of 24 group matches, plus two charity matches, are on Monday’s order of play of the four-day […]
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With no WTA Coupe Rogers in Montreal in August – and the likelihood that the ATP Rogers Cup in Toronto may also be cancelled this year – it adds up to an expected […]
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On Friday night, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic – old rivals on the tennis court and good friends off it – hosted an hour-long Instagram Live chat together, in which they answered questions […]
WASHINGTON, April 18, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) One of the positives to come out of the coronavirus pandemic lockdown has been a newfound sense of unity in pro tennis. The ATP and WTA Tours have promoted a theme of Tennis […]
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Pro tennis like all sports worldwide have been locked down for the past month. When it returns – for now the lockdown runs at least until July 13 – is anyone’s guess. It’s […]
WASHINGTON, April 16, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Like many tennis players, Britain’s Jamie Murray has been staying inside his London home during the coronavirus, doing his part to help to flatten the pandemic curve. Yet, his positive attitude speaks volumes. […]
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) of Britain announced it will donate 5,000 tennis racquets for distribution to low socio-economic groups through StreetGames, it’s Official Charity Partner. The LTA will distribute the tennis racquets […]
WASHINGTON, April 14, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With last Saturday’s postponement of the Coupe Rogers, a WTA Premier 5 event scheduled August 7-16 in Montreal, Tennis Canada now faces a “severe” challenge, writes TSN SportsCentre reporter Mark Masters. The move […]
WASHINGTON, April 13, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) During a recent Tennis Channel Live round-table conversation via Skype, broadcast in the U.S., Hall of Famers Jim Courier and Andy Roddick weighed in on the timely subject of what needs to happen in order to […]
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