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Ricky’s picks for Day 2 of the Australian Open, including Auger-Aliassime vs. Thiem

A jam-packed slate of first-round action is set for Monday, when Felix Auger-Aliassime and Dominic Thiem are...
Medvedev’s section the most interesting in an overall balanced Australian Open men’s singles draw

If the draw has anything to do with it, the men's singles competition at the Australian Open...
Ricky’s picks for Day 1 of the Australian Open, including Tiafoe vs. Coric

The Australian Open starts on Sunday, when both Jannik Sinner and Frances Tiafoe will be in action...
Ricky’s picks for the Nitto ATP Finals field in 2024

With the 2024 tennis season underway and the Australian Open on the immediate horizon, it's time to...
Ricky’s pick for the Auckland first round: Fils vs. Gasquet

It will be a battle between generations within the French Tennis Federation when Arthur Fils and Richard...
Nadal off to strong start at Brisbane International, into quarterfinals

Here comes Rafael Nadal! It may be too early, of course, to crown Nadal the soon-to-be Australian...
Ricky’s preview and pick for Nadal vs. Thiem in the Brisbane first round

Rafael Nadal seemed to have a favorable draw for his first event since the 2023 Australian Open...
Ricky’s picks for the season-opening ATP 250s in Brisbane and Hong Kong

The 2024 tennis season is here. Here are Ricky's previews and picks for the first tournaments in...
Ricky’s picks for the men’s singles Grand Slams and Olympics in 2024

The 2024 tennis season is less than a week away; the Australian Open is less than a...
Alcaraz will be without injured coach Ferrero at Australian Open

Carlos Alcaraz's coaching box will look a little bit different at the 2024 Australian Open. Absent will...
Nadal completes Kuwait training with Fils, now back in Mallorca

Rafael Nadal's training for the 2024 tennis season has been heating up in December. He has been...
Sinner the big winner of 2023 ATP awards

Winners of the 2023 ATP Awards were announced earlier this month. As expected, Jannik Sinner was the...
Australian Open entry list: Nadal in with protected ranking, No. 97 cutoff

The men's singles field for the 2024 Australian Open was announced earlier this week. The cutoff is...
2024 Brisbane event includes Nadal, Murray, Dimitrov, and Osaka

Rafael Nadal announced earlier this week that he will make his comeback to tennis at the 2024...
Including doubles, Sinner defeats Djokovic three times in 11 days

Jannik Sinner's finish to the 2023 tennis season was quite simply historic. It included a total of...
Sinner the hero as Italy captures first Davis Cup title since 1976

One day following his heroics against Novak Djokovic and Team Serbia, Jannik Sinner led Italy to its...