CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 8, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) When Americans Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys play each other, regardless of the surface or the round of the tournament, they always seem to play well. “It’s always a good battle,” Stephens […]
CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 7, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Tuesday’s second day of the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, S.C., was highlighted by a trio of victories by three former Grand Slam champions – Sloane Stephens, Garbiñe Muguruza and Petra Kvitova. Stephens […]
DUBAI/MONTERREY/WASHINGTON, March 17, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) It doesn’t happen often, but it did on Tuesday. The top seeds in two different tournaments were upset. Spread across 10 time zones – and with their matches occurring just a few hours […]
MONTERREY/WASHINGTON, March 15, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Sloane Stephens has always been a bit of a slow starter. Last year, before the WTA tour was shut down because of the global pandemic, she lost five of her first six matches […]
WHITE PLAINS, November 6, 2019 (USTA Press Release) The USTA Foundation, the national charitable arm of the United States Tennis Association announced that it has appointed 2017 US Open Champion and world No. 23 Sloane Stephens as the National Excellence […]
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) Rising Russian stars Karen Khachanov and Daniil Medvedev, seeded second and third, respectively, at the Citi Open each shared the spotlight at the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in northwest Washington on Tuesday […]
WASHINGTON, July 27, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) The Citi Open, which begins Monday at the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in northwest Washington, D.C. (and continues through August 4) is entering its 51st edition. It’s one of the oldest open […]
SAN ANTONIO, April 21, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) The United States came into its Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group playoff tie against Switzerland without either Serena Williams or Venus Williams on its roster. However, the Americans could point […]
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) The United States finds itself in the unfamiliar position of needing to win its Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group playoff tie next week against Switzerland in order to remain in the […]
MIAMI, March 23, 2019 (by Michael Dickens) At the start of this week’s Miami Open presented by Itaú, there were five former women’s champions in the main draw of the women’s singles. However, after three days of this year’s fortnight, […]
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