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TENNIS NEWS – GAEL MONFILS UPSETS MILOS RAONIC IN TORONTO TO SET UP A SEMIFINAL SHOWDOWN AGAINST WORLD NUMBER ONE NOVAK DJOKOVIC

Gael Monfils won one match in the span of 94 days earlier this season, a drought that began on April 17 and extended through July 19. He has currently won nine matches in the last 10 days.

GAEL MONFILS CONTINUES HOT STREAK AT ROGERS CUP TENNIS, NOVAK DJOKOVIC ADVANCES TO FACE TOMAS BERDYCH

Gael Monfils extending his winning streak to eight matches when he held off David Goffin 7-6(5), 2-6, 6-4 during third-round action at the Rogers Cup on Thursday afternoon.

TENNIS NEWS – MIRACLE COMEBACK OVER IVO KARLOVIC BY GAEL MONFILS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. HEAT GIVES HIM HIS FIRST 500-POINT TITLE

Already a shocking 5-19 lifetime in ATP finals, Gael Monfils was four Ivo Karlovic serves away from what appeared to be another heartbreaking defeat with a title on the line.

TENNIS NEWS – GAEL MONFILS MAKES QUICK WORK OF BELEAGUERED ZVEREV, TO FACE KARLOVIC IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TITLE MATCH

The combination of an ill Alexander Zverev and a red-hot Gael Monfils result in an unexpectedly lopsided semifinal showdown at the Citi Open on Saturday evening. Zverev, who said afterward that he dealt with food poisoning the night before, went down 6-4, 6-0 in exactly one hour.

AMERICAN TENNIS NEWS – RICKY’S PREVIEWS AND PICKS FOR THE WASHINGTON, D.C. SEMIFINALS: JOHNSON VS. KARLOVIC, MONFILS VS. ZVEREV

Gael Monfils is the highest seed left standing as the Citi Open semifinals arrive on Saturday, after John Isner lost a quarterfinal thriller against fellow American Steve Johnson.

STEVIE JOHNSON ESCAPES ISNER, AND IS JOINED BY IVO KARLOVIC AND GAEL MONFILS IN CITI OPEN TENNIS SEMIFINALS

Steve Johnson and John Isner were already no strangers to waging head-to-head thrillers at the Citi Open. Then Friday afternoon happened.

10SBALLS SHARES RICKY’S PICKS FOR THE WASHINGTON, D.C. QUARTERFINALS, INCLUDING GAEL MONFILS VS. SAM QUERREY AND SASHA ZVEREV VS. BENOIT PAIRE

An intriguing quarterfinal lineup at the Citi Open on Friday features top two seeds John Isner and Gael Monfils. They will be going up against Americans Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey, respectively.

JOHN ISNER, STEVIE JOHNSON SET UP “MUSTACHE MATCH” QUARTERFINAL, MONFILS ALSO ADVANCES IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TENNIS

Four Americans booked spots in the Citi Open quarterfinals by winning their third-round matches on Thursday, and two will go head-to-head on Friday.

10SBALLS SHARES RICKY’S PICKS FOR THE WASHINGTON, D.C. TENNIS THIRD ROUND, INCLUDING MONFILS VS. CORIC AND ISNER VS. BAGHDATIS

An impressive array of Americans are still alive at the Citi Open, where the entire third-round slate will be held on Thursday.

ZVEREV WINS YOUNG-GUN BATTLE AGAINST TAYLOR FRITZ, JOINED BY HARRISON IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TENNIS THIRD ROUND

Alexander Zverev made sure his highly-anticipated, all-teenager showdown against Taylor Fritz did not last long. And he made sure there would be no upset delivered by the player who is one year younger.

10SBALLS SHARES RICKY’S TENNIS PICKS FOR WEDNESDAY IN WASHINGTON, INCLUDING ZVEREV VS. FRITZ AND MONFILS VS. LU

An ATP next-generation battle is on Wednesday's schedule in Washington, D.C., where Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz are set for a highly-anticipated showdown.

TAYLOR FRITZ, JARED DONALDSON BOTH ADVANCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TENNIS, AS OTHER AMERICANS TAKE A TUMBLE BY RICKY DIMON FOR 10SBALLS

Taylor Fritz and Jared Donaldson helped carry the American torch on the opening day of main-draw action at the Citi Open, where the host nation produced mixed results.

TENNIS NEWS – IT’S RICKY’S BIRTHDAY PREVIEW AND PICKS FOR THE CLAY-COURT SWING IN KITZBUHEL, GSTAAD & UMAG

As the American summer hard-court season begins in Washington, D.C., the clay-court swing continues this week with a trio of 250-point tournaments in Europe.

WASHINGTON, D.C. TENNIS – “CITI OPEN”, RICKY DIMON GOES “ALL IN” OR “ALL OUT” ON HIS PICKS FOR 10SBALLS, D.C. DRAW HERE TOO

The Citi Open in Washington, D.C. may not be a part of the official U.S. Open Series, but it does begin the American hard-court building up to the year’s final Grand Slam.

RICKY DIMON GATHERS MEMORABLE QUOTES FROM WIMBLEDON, MEN’S VERSION, INCLUDING ANDY MURRAY, ROGER FEDERER, NICK KYRGIOS, AND BERNIE TOMIC

Nick Kyrgios, on if he has an unfair reputation with chair umpires: "I'm not going to answer that question. Next question."

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