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

A jam-packed Monday is on the menu at Roland Garros as first-round action continues. Felix Auger-Aliassime, Fabio...
Ricky’s picks for Day 1 of the French Open, including Hurkacz vs. Goffin

The 2023 French Open gets started on Sunday, with plenty of intriguing first-round showdowns on the menu....
Ricky’s pick for the Rome final: Daniil Medvedev vs. Holger Rune

On his worst surface and in relatively slow conditions, Daniil Medvedev had never won a match at...
Nadal withdraws from Roland Garros, hopeful for final season in 2024

Rafael Nadal announced his withdrawal from the French Open on Thursday afternoon, which wasn't a surprise. He...
Rune upsets Djokovic in quarterfinals of Rome Masters

Holger Rune's rise and Novak Djokovic's recent woes continued simultaneously at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia during quarterfinal...
Ricky’s picks for Monday in Rome, including Tiafoe and Rublev matches

Third-round action at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia wraps up on Monday and there are some all-seeded showdowns...
Ricky’s picks for Saturday at the Rome Masters, as Alcaraz gets back in action

Carlos Alcaraz will kick off his Internazionali BNL d'Italia campaign on Saturday, when second-round action comes to...
Ricky’s preview and picks for Day 3 in Rome, including Dimitrov vs. Wawrinka

The seeded players will start to take the court at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Friday, when...
Ricky’s preview and picks for the Rome Masters 1000

The road to the French Open with the third of three clay-court Masters 1000s, this one in...
Medvedev’s section stacked in Rome draw, Sinner in Djokovic half

Novak Djokovic has returned after missing the Mutua Madrid Open and he is the top seed at...
Alcaraz defends Madrid title with three-set win over Struff

Carlos Alcaraz is a two-time champion at the Mutua Madrid Open after holding off lucky loser Jan-Lennard...
Struff and Karatsev will meet for second time at 2023 Madrid Masters

You can watch tennis for a long time without seeing something like what will be witnessed on...
Alcaraz erases Zverev at Madrid Masters, awaits Khachanov in quarterfinals

Upsets have been plentiful at the Mutua Madrid Open, but to the surprise of no one Carlos...
Ricky’s picks for Tuesday in Madrid, including Alcaraz vs. Zverev

The entire fourth round of the men's singles draw at the Mutua Madrid Open will be played...
Ricky’s picks for Monday in Madrid, including Fritz and Tsitsipas

Third-round action at the Madrid Masters continues when Taylor Fritz and Stefanos Tsitsipas take the court on...
Ricky’s picks for Sunday in Madrid, including Rune vs. Davidovich Fokina

Fellow Spaniards Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Roberto Bautista Agut are hoping to reach the second week at...