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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Hubert Hurkacz, Miami 2021
October 10, 2021

Hurkacz heightens Turin hopes, Schwartzman survives in Indian Wells

Hubert Hurkacz continues to roll on American hard courts, as he advances with...
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Ajla Tomljanovic Cropped
October 9, 2021

Tomljanovic takes down Muguruza in Indian Wells second round

On a jam-packed day of second-round action on the women's side in Indian...
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Botic van de Zandschulp à l'US Open 2021
October 7, 2021

Van de Zandschulp among qualifiers as men’s Indian Wells field is set

US Open breakout star Botic Van de Zandschulp qualified for the Indian Wells...
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SloaneStephens-cropped
October 7, 2021

Stephens, Keys kick off Indian Wells main-draw action with roller-coaster wins

Sloane Stephens advances in Indian Wells as competition in the main draw got...
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Medvedev
October 6, 2021

Indian Wells ATP draw: Medvedev and Rublev in top half, Tsitsipas with Zverev, Auger-Aliassime, and Murray

The men's singles draw for the Indian Wells Masters 1000 was revealed on...
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September 11, 2021

Djokovic beats Zverev in US Open semis, on brink of history against Medvedev

Novak Djokovic gets past Alexander Zverev in five sets on Friday night to...
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September 11, 2021

Alert: Djokovic beats Zverev in five sets, one win from calendar-year Grand Slam

Novak Djokovic held off Alexander Zverev in five sets in the US Open...
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Emma Raducanu
September 10, 2021

Raducanu on reaching US Open final: “I just can’t believe it. A shock. Crazy.”

Emma Raducanu made history by beating Maria Sakkari on Thursday.
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Leylah Fernandez
September 10, 2021

Fernandez silences doubters with “magical” run to US Open final

At No 73 in the world, nobody would have expected Leylah Fernandez to...
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September 10, 2021

Raducanu routs Sakkari to set up hard-to-believe US Open final against Fernandez

Emma Raducanu continues her perfect trek through the US Open draw with a...
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Leylah Fernandez, US Open 2021
September 10, 2021

Fernandez fairytale continues into US Open final following upset of Sabalenka

Leylah Fernandez continues her remarkable US Open run with a three-set win over...
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Novak Djokovic at the 2021 US Open
September 9, 2021

Another four-setter for Djokovic, another victory over Berrettini

Novak Djokovic stareds slow -- again -- but sprinted past Matteo Berrettini in...
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Maria Sakkari
September 9, 2021

Sakkari, oldest of the four semi-finalists: “I’m the best age of my career”

Maria Sakkari, not exactly a grizzled veteran at 26 years old, is the...
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Maria Sakkari at the 2021 US Open
September 9, 2021

Sakkari upsets Pliskova, sets up US Open semi-final showdown against Raducanu

Maria Sakkari knocked out Karolina Pliskova in straight sets at Flushing Meadows on...
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September 9, 2021

Indian Wells entry list: Serena Williams out, Wawrinka and Kenin currently in

The Indian Wells entry list was revealed earlier this week. Stan Wawrinka and...
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Carlos Alcaraz
September 8, 2021

Alcaraz on US Open retirement: “I had no choice” to keep playing

Carlos Alcaraz cited an adductor injury as the reason for his retirement against...
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Barbora Krejcikova at Prague in 2021
September 8, 2021

Krejcikova says “the tank is empty” following US Open loss to Sabalenka

After losing convincingly to Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open quarter-finals on Wednesday,...
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Felix Auger-Aliassime, ready to roar.
September 8, 2021

Auger-Aliassime into first slam semi-final as Alcaraz retires with adductor injury

The Canadian was leading 6-3, 3-1 when 18-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz called it...
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Aryna Sabalenka
September 8, 2021

Sabalenka sinks out-of-sorts Krejcikova in US Open quarter-finals

A semi-finalist at Wimbledon, Aryna Sabalenka is through to the same stage at...
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Bianca Andreescu, 2021
September 1, 2021

Andreescu caps off night session with three-set victory over Golubic

A wild day at the U.S. Open ends in appropriate fashion, as Bianca...
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September 1, 2021

Djokovic drops a set but gets past Rune to kick off US Open campaign

Novak Djokovic is off and running at the US Open with a four-set...
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