Roger Federer won the toss this afternoon, and elected to receive. His first return was a drive backhand at Andrey Rublev’s feet, winning the point. 0-15...
Greetings from Cincinnati! I blame Karen Khachanov. Khachanov stepped to the line Wednesday evening to serve out set 1 against Nick Kyrgios leading 5-3. Kyrgios was...
On August 30, 1979, a chair umpire properly enforced the rules of tennis. As a result of properly enforcing those rules, chair umpire Frank Hammond (shown...
Continuing with the theme of introducing these short, first impression match reports with a tennis maxim, “Always change a losing game, never change a winning one.”...
Greetings from Cincinnati! In this morning’s scene setter, one of those matches where you wish they’d both win, a brief taste of the glamorous life on...
ATP Cincinnati 2019: Medvedev d Edmund 6-2 7-5 Monday I built a match report out of the tennis maxim, “You’re only as good as your second...
Greetings from Cincinnati! In this morning’s scene setter, two awaited returns to competition (one after only one week!), then table setting for a packed Order Of...
ATP Cincinnati 2019: Kecmanovic d Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 “You’re only as good as your second serve” is a venerable tennis maxim. If true, 19 year old...
Greetings from Cincinnati! For this morning’s scene setter, fallout from the twin Rogers Cup finals, the tectonic plates below ATP politics move a few inches, our...
Stefanos Tsitsipas is part of several familiar dynamics in the tennis industry. The good news which emerges when a young tennis player takes center stage: Websites...
