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
September 15, 2020
Shapovalov, Rublev roll into Rome second round
The first round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia wraps up on Tuesday. U.S....
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September 14, 2020
Zverev: “I do believe that I will be a Grand Slam champion”
It was Dominic Thiem's time on Sunday evening at the U.S. Open. But...
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September 14, 2020
It’s Thiem’s time, as doubts of ever winning a slam are silenced
Dominic Thiem was starting to doubt if he would ever win a Grand...
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September 13, 2020
In pictures: The seven victims Osaka paid tribute to, and their stories
Naomi Osaka wore a mask with the name of an African-American victim of...
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September 13, 2020
Osaka: “Just compete; I was just thinking about competing”
Naomi Osaka came back from 6-1, 2-0 down against Victoria Azarenka to win...
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September 13, 2020
Osaka wins second US Open title with stunning turnaround vs Azarenka
Naomi Osaka is the 2020 US Open champion! The Japanese star comes back...
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September 5, 2020
US Open Day 5 recap: A wild day, a late night, and an early morning
Adrian Mannarino was the unexpected big story of the day at the US...
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September 5, 2020
Coric saves six match points to stun Tsitsipas after 1am
Borna Coric comes back from the brink of defeat to upset Stefanos Tsitsipas...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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