Ricky Dimon

Ricky Dimon is a freelance sports writer who covers just about every sport, but his first love is tennis. He has been an avid tennis fan since he started going to the U.S. Open with his dad in 1999. He plays competitively at home in Atlanta, Ga. and also coaches the girls tennis team at his high school. Ricky joined the Tennis Majors team in July of 2020. In addition to his work with TM, he runs his own website (The Grandstand) and you may know him from his enthusiasm for posting on Twitter (@Dimonator).

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Novak Djokovic, 2023
March 6, 2023

Unable to enter the United States, Djokovic withdraws from Indian Wells

Novak Djokovic is out of the Indian Wells Masters and will be replaced...
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Marta Kostyuk
March 6, 2023

WTA rankings update: Kostyuk climbs into top 40

Marta Kostyuk and Donna Vekic secured titles on Sunday in Austin and Monterrey,...
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Donna Vekic
March 6, 2023

Vekic upsets Garcia to lift the trophy in Monterrey

Donna Vekic won the Monterrey final on Sunday night, edging out Caroline Garcia...
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March 6, 2023

Jarry triumphs in front of Chilean crowd, beats Etcheverry for Santiago title

Using home-court advantage to his benefit, Nicolas Jarry triumphed at home in Chile...
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Marta Kostyuk
March 5, 2023

Ukrainian Kostyuk beats Gracheva in Austin final for first WTA title

Marta Kostyuk gets the best of Varvara Gracheva in straight sets on Sunday...
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Alex de Minaur, Acapulco 2023
March 5, 2023

De Minaur overcomes Paul to take Acapulco title, first at the ATP 500 level

Alex de Minaur outlasts Tommy Paul in the Acapulco final on Saturday for...
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Cameron Norrie and Carlos Alcaraz at the 2023 ATP Rio Open
March 1, 2023

Both Alcaraz and Norrie withdraw from Acapulco

Carlos Alcaraz and Cameron Norrie, the finalists in Rio de Janeiro, are out...
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Novak Djokovic
February 28, 2023

Djokovic’s record-breaking feat atop the rankings invokes memories of his vow as a youngster to be the best

As he proclaimed when he was seven years old, Novak Djokovic became No...
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Carlos Alcaraz, Buenos Aires 2023
February 27, 2023

Alcaraz plagued by leg injury with busy schedule coming up in Acapulco, Indian Wells, and Miami

Carlos Alcaraz was less than 100 percent physically during his loss to Cameron...
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Cameron Norrie and Carlos Alcaraz at the 2023 ATP Rio Open
February 27, 2023

Norrie avenges Buenos Aires loss, upsets Alcaraz in Rio de Janeiro final

In their second head-to-head final in as many weeks, Cameron Norrie got the...
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Lleyton Hewitt at the 2022 Davis Cup
November 27, 2022

Davis Cup officials happy with format, but Hewitt offers different opinion following Australia’s loss in final

Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt watched his team lose in the final...
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Fognini Berrettini Davis Cup 2022 (AI / Reuters / Panoramic)
November 27, 2022

Seeds and draw announced for 2023 Davis Cup qualifiers, Italy and Spain get Finals wild cards

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Davis Cup 2022, Canada
November 27, 2022

Canada claims first Davis Cup crown after Auger-Aliassime defeats de Minaur

Canada is the 2022 Davis Cup champion after sweeping Australia 2-0 on Sunday....
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Shapovalov Davis Cup 2022 (© AI / Reuters / Panoramic)
November 27, 2022

Shapovalov puts Canada on the board in Davis Cup final with win over Kokkinakis

Denis Shapovalov defeats Thanasi Kokkinakis to put Canada ahead of Australia 1-0 in...
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Novak Djokovic Turin victory
November 19, 2022

Djokovic on his physical state in semi-finals: “I was okay; not great, not so bad”

Novak Djokovic recovered from a tough round-robin match against Daniil Medvedev to win...
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Taylor Fritz and Novak Djokovic, 2022
November 19, 2022

Fritz on the 2022 season hierarchy : “When Novak has played, he’s been the best player”

Taylor Fritz lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the Nitto ATP...
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Novak Djokovic Nitto ATP Finals Turin 2022
November 19, 2022

Djokovic gets past Fritz in two tiebreakers to reach Nitto ATP Finals championship match

Novak Djokovic beats Taylor Fritz in the semis of the Nitto ATP Finals...
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Belinda Bencic BJK Cup 2022
November 14, 2022

Switzerland wins Billie Jean King Cup for first time by sweeping Australia

Switzerland defeated Australia 2-0 on Sunday to win the WTA's prestigious team competition...
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Rafael Nadal Paris Masters 2022
November 14, 2022

Nadal after losing to Fritz: Nitto ATP Finals “not the ideal tournament” for a comeback

Playing just his second match since the US Open, Rafael Nadal did not...
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Taylor Fritz Laver Cup 2022
November 13, 2022

Fritz debuts in style, hands Nadal another Nitto ATP Finals loss

Taylor Fritz is off to a winning start at the year-end championship after...
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Carlos Alcaraz, US Open 2022
September 10, 2022

Alcaraz wins yet another five-setter, beats Tiafoe to reach US Open final

Carlos Alcaraz goes five sets again and defeats Frances Tiafoe in five sets...
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