WASHINGTON, March 30, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Rising British star Katie Swan is making the the most of her downtime from the WTA Tour during the coronavirus crisis. She’s turning her energy toward helping Unites States charity Big Brothers, Big Sisters, […]
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In an unprecedented week in which the Big Three of tennis, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, have stepped up to provide aid and support to their native countries during the coronavirus […]
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) In a time of uncertainty that goes beyond the tennis world, American pro Madison Keys, a native of Rock Island, Illinois, has announced the launch of a new relief initiative called “Kindness in […]
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) WTA CEO Steve Simon appeared on Tennis Channel Live Thursday to talk about where women’s tennis stands in regard to safety and when the season might start again. “Obviously, the WTA family is […]
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Social media can be a powerful – sometimes cathartic – tool in expressing personal feelings. Just ask Serena Williams. Last week, the 23-time Grand Slam champion from the United States expressed, both on […]
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) With the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee releasing a joint statement Tuesday announcing the postponement of this year’s Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games to “a date beyond 2020 but not […]
WASHINGTON, March 23, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Over the weekend, Nike took to social media as a means to encourage quarantining and social distancing during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Beaverton, Oregon-based apparel brand, whose many pro tennis clients include […]
WASHINGTON, March 20, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Tennis Channel commentator Ted Robinson planned to be at Indian Wells this fortnight to call main court matches at the BNP Paribas Open for the U.S. digital cable and satellite television network and to […]
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) When French Open officials announced that the year’s second Grand Slam would be postponed until September due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, it continued what has been an unprecedented period in professional tennis […]
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) On Sunday, Tennis Channel reported that Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan is the first known professional tennis player to be quarantined for coronavirus. Shvedova, 32, a former French Open and Wimbledon quarterfinalist who has […]
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