Archive: ricky-dimon

Ricky Reviews Basel ATP Mens Tennis Nishikori, Isner Continue London Quest, Federer Wins His Opener

Needing to make a run at the Erste Bank Open in order to gain ground in the race to the Nitto ATP Finals, Kei Nishikori opened with a 7-6(3), 5-7, 7-2 victory over Frances Tiafoe.

RAFA Nadal First To Officially Clinch Nitto ATP Finals Spot, Zverev and Federer Next In Line

Nadal became the first player to clinch a spot in the Nitto ATP Finals when he beat Stan Wawrinka 7-5, 7-6(4)

Ricky’s Picks • ATP Tennis From Rogers Cup Previews, Including Nadal vs. Wawrinka And Novak Verus Tsitsipas

A jam-packed third-round schedule is on the menu for Thursday at the Rogers Cup, where Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are among those in action.

RAFA Nadal Wins Roland Garros • Bests Dom Thiem, Triumphs For 11th Time At 2018 French Open• Paris

Nadal too much for Thiem, triumphs for 11th time at French Open. What were you doing back in 2005? Other than watching Rafael Nadal win the French Open, you may not be able to remember. That's how long ago it was.

Roger Federer Wins Again @ABN AMRO Rotterdam

Federer advances again in Rotterdam, one win away from return trip to No. 1 in the world.

TENNIS • 10SBALLS • THE 2018 SEASON IS HERE! RICKY PREVIEWS THE WEEK 1 ACTION FROM – BRISBANE, DOHA, AND PUNE

The 2018 ATP season has arrived, figuratively not a moment too soon for almost everyone other than Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer—who monopolized this past year's four Grand Slams with two titles apiece.

RICKY AND HIS “CRYSTAL BALL PICKS” FOR THE 2018 YEAR-END TOP 8 • NITTO ATP TENNIS FINALS IN LONDON

Tennis season is upon us, which means it is time to predict the field of eight men who will take the court inside London's O2 Arena for the 2018 Nitto ATP Finals in less than 11 months.

TENNIS QUESTIONS ABOUND HEADING INTO 2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN • BUT NOT FOR ROGER FEDERER

No one could have anticipated Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer to finish No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in the ATP World Tour rankings at the end of 2017--and with a lot of room to spare, too.

MIAMI TENNIS OPEN FINALIZES 2019 • MOVE OFF KEY BISCAYNE TO HARD ROCK STADIUM

Management company IMG and the Miami Open announced on Wednesday that the Masters 1000 event will relocate to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. beginning in 2019.

LLEYTON HEWITT COMING OUT OF RETIREMENT TO TEAM UP WITH SAM GROTH FOR 2018 AUSTRALIAN OPEN DUBS

Lleyton Hewitt ending his retirement--again--to play doubles at next month's Australian Open, he announced on Thursday. Hewitt is partnering fellow Australian Sam Groth, who is approaching his own retirement that will coming following the first major of 2018.

10SBALLS SHARES • RICKY DIMON’S FAVORITE ATP TENNIS MATCH OF 2017 • NO. 1 IS ROGER FEDERER VS. NICK KYRGIOS IN MIAMI

This one is everything. Okay, it didn't have a fifth set; or even a fourth. But it was unable to have those things, because--of course--the Miami Open is a Masters 1000 event as opposed to a major. Everything that this one was allowed to bring to the table, it brought.

TENNIS • 10SBALLS • RICKY’S BEST ATP MATCHES OF 2017: NO. 2 IS FEDERER VS. NADAL AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN

In terms of overall significance, the 2017 Australian Open title was by far the biggest and in a sense best match of the year. Hands down. Case closed. In fact, It is arguably the most important on-court drama of the last decade--or more.

RICKY’S • 10SBALLS • BEST ATP MATCHES OF 2017: NO. 3 IS NADAL VS. DIMITROV AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer turned back the clock to be the dominant protagonists on the ATP World Tour throughout this season. It was only fitting that the 2017 campaign unofficially started with a major final between the two all-time greats.

TENNIS • 10SBALLS SHARES RICKY’S BEST ATP MATCHES OF 2017: NO. 4 IS DEL POTRO VS. THIEM AT THE U.S. OPEN

Nobody on tour plays a higher percentage of instant classics than Juan Martin Del Potro. Unfortunately for the tennis world, the sample size of those classics is smaller that it should be because injuries have decimated Del Potro's total number of matches over the last seven or so years.

10SBALLS • RICKY’S BEST ATP MATCHES OF 2017: NO. 5 IS WAWRINKA VS. MURRAY AT THE FRENCH OPEN

When the main draw began at Roland Garros, 127 men were playing for second place (see: Nadal, Rafael). They did the same, it should be noted, at Wimbledon one month later (see: Federer, Roger).

In Case You Missed It

EUGENIE BOUCHARD NAMED 2018 TENNIS CANADA FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR / EUGENIE BOUCHARD NOMMÉE JOUEUSE DE L’ANNÉE 2018 DE TENNIS CANADA

Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.

TENNIS NEWS • CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS • TOMMY HAAS, TAYLOR FRITZ, STEVE JOHNSON, MARDY FISH AND MORE

Time to get tickets to watch! Surly you have heard about The Largest Open Tennis Event in America!

TENNIS NEWS • RAFA NADAL CONFIRMS RETURN TO PRACTICE, EYES ABU DHABI EXHIBITION AND AUSTRALIAN SUMMER

According to Uncle Toni, Rafael Nadal was supposed to be back at practice on either Dec. 4 or 5. Well, better late than never!

Conchita Martínez prepara la temporada 2019 de Karolina Pliskova en Tenerife

Española y checa ya trabajaron juntas durante el pasado Open de Estados Unidos

ALEJANDRO’S FAVORITE PHOTOS FOR 10SBALLS FROM SOME OF THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENTS

Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia hits a forehand to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during her second round match at the Nature Valley International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.

Archive: ricky-dimon

10sBalls Top Stories

In Case You Missed It