ASHEVILLE, N.C./WASHINGTON, April 16, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) American Alison Riske had just won the second-longest tie-break in Billie Jean King Cup history – and longest in singles – en route to garnering the opening match for host United States […]
LINZ, November 12, 2021 Victory never tasted so sweet for Alison Riske. Two years removed from her most recent WTA Tour title, the 31-year-old US-American lifted a trophy once again, prevailing at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Friday. Elated […]
WASHINGTON, September 19, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) When Jasmine Paolini reflects upon the week that was in Portoroz, a resort town along Slovenia’s Adriatic coast, she’ll remember the journey that she took to win her first WTA tour-level title at […]
WASHINGTON, May 24, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Day Two of the UTR Pro Match Series exhibition tournament included a surprising finish Saturday afternoon: Mother Nature brought just enough rain to force both Ajla Tomljanovic and Danielle Collins off the court. “Tennis […]
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Top seed Alison Riske saved two match points against 28th-ranked Amanda Anisimova during their round-robin match at the UTR Pro Match Series in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Friday afternoon. When it ended, […]
WASHINGTON, May 22, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The UTR Pro Match Series presented by Tennis Channel, dubbed the “(Re)Open,” returns this weekend with three days of women’s play featuring Americans Alison Riske, Amanda Anisimova and Danielle Collins, and Ajla Tomljanovic […]
WUHAN, September 27, 2019 (Press Release) Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and unseeded Alison Riske will face each other in the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open final after overcoming Ashleigh Barty and Petra Kvitova in their respective semifinals. 2018 winner Sabalenka went one […]
LONDON, July 9, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Could Alison Riske’s dream go further? After all, she’d beaten the World No. 1 and is getting married in 11 days. When a grass-court specialist gets her mojo going, anything’s possible at the […]
LONDON, July 8, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Alison Riske had never advanced beyond the third round at the Wimbledon Championships before Monday. However, if anyone could tame Ashleigh Barty, it was the 55th-ranked American from Pittsburgh, Pa., an established grass-court […]
SHENZHEN, January 5, 2019 World No.13 Aryna Sabalenka’s meteoric rise to the top of women’s tennis looks set to continue this season as the hard-hitting Belarusian overcame a slow start to defeat American Alison Riske 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-3 in two […]
