
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).
Latest articles

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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November 27, 2022
Seeds and draw announced for 2023 Davis Cup qualifiers, Italy and Spain get Finals wild cards

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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