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

Novak Djokovic, Western & Southern Open (Flushing Meadows / New York), 2020
September 5, 2020

World No 1 Djokovic gets a double in the bubble against Struff

Novak Djokovic defeates Jan-Lennard Struff for the second time in as many weeks,...
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September 5, 2020

Mannarino ends up playing, but Zverev gets the win

Alexander Zverev comes back from a set down to defeat Adrian Mannarino, who...
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Goffin fist pump
September 5, 2020

US Open Day 5 men’s results: Goffin crushes Krajinovic, Moutet takes down Evans

David Goffin ends the hot streak of Filip Krajinovic as men's third-round action...
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Petra Kvitova, Prague 2020
September 4, 2020

US Open Day 5 women’s results: McNally pulls off lone surprise, Kvitova cruises

Caty McNally is through to the third round of the US Open after...
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Dominic Thiem - Bett1 Aces
September 4, 2020

US Open Day 4 recap: Emotions are boiling over in the bubble

Garbine Muguruza crashed out of the US Open on Thursday, and she wasn't...
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Andy Murray and Felix Auger Aliassime, US Open second round, September 2020
September 4, 2020

Auger-Aliassime capitalises on Murray fatigue with straight-set rout

Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Andy Murray fails to live up to the hype, as...
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September 4, 2020

Serena sprints into US Open third round against Sloane

Serena Williams rolls over Margarita Gasparyan in straight sets on Thursday night at...
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Dimitrov_UTS2
September 4, 2020

Dimitrov falls to Fucsovics in four-hour and 50-minute battle

Grigor Dimitrov loses to Marton Fucsovics for the second time in the bubble,...
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Medvedev - cropped
September 3, 2020

US Open Day 4 men’s results: Russians on a roll, Pospisil knocks out Raonic

Russians Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov are through to the third round of...
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Caroline Garcia thumbs up
September 3, 2020

US Open Day 3 recap: Upsets, comebacks and Kit Kats

It was not a particularly newsworthy day on the men's side -- other...
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Denis Shapovalov, Western & Southern Open 2020
September 3, 2020

Night time is the right time for Tsitsipas and Shapovalov

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Denis Shapovalov won on Wednesday night at the US Open...
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September 3, 2020

Djokovic’s tiebreaker streak ends, but world No 1 recovers to beat Edmund

Novak Djokovic comes back from a set down -- and the surprising loss...
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Borna Coric forehand
September 2, 2020

Coric survives in five, Hurkacz and Garin go out

Alexander Zverev held off Brandon Nakashima in four sets to advance at the...
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AndyMurray-cropped
September 2, 2020

US Open Day 2 recap: Pella pouts, Konta cruises, and Murray marches on

Andy Murray's comeback from two sets down was the big story on Day...
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Muchova - cropped
September 2, 2020

Venus falls to Muchova in US Open first round

Venus Williams is out after just one match at the US Open. Karolina...
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Felix Auger-Aliassime, UTS 2020
September 2, 2020

Auger-Aliassime wins thriller to set up US Open showdown with Murray

Felix Auger-Aliassime outlasts Thiago Monteiro in four tight sets at the US Open...
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AlexanderZverev - Cropped
September 1, 2020

US Open Day 1 recap: Don’t tell the Zverevs there are no fans allowed

There were not any monumental upsets on Day 1 of the US Open....
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Naomi Osaka at Western and Southern Open, August 2020, Flushing Meadows, New York
September 1, 2020

Osaka stands tall mentally and physically to advance at US Open

Naomi Osaka edges Masaki Doi in three sets to win her opening match...
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Kristina Mladenovic, 2020
September 1, 2020

The Paire 11: Who they are, and what they can and can’t do at the US Open

The 11 players who were in close contact with Benoit Paire are still...
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August 31, 2020

Teenage sensation Gauff falls in first round of US Open

For the first time in her career, American teenager Coco Gauff lost in...
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Zverev_UTS2_DAY3
August 31, 2020

Zverev survives, Isner and Schwartzman already out of US Open

The US Open is well under way at Flushing Meadows. Despite the lack...
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