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

Fernando Verdasco, UTS 2020
August 1, 2020

Verdasco beats Brown, but Moutet goes through to UTS2 semifinals

The UTS2 Group B winner was decided after less than an hour of...
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Benoît Paire, UTS 2020
August 1, 2020

Paire succumbs to heat, retires against eventual semi-finalist Moutet

A mentally fragile and physically drained Benoit Paire retired in the third quarter...
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Grigor Dimitrov, UTS 2020
August 1, 2020

Dimitrov picks up first win in final UTS match

Grigor Dimitrov earns his first win at UTS in his final match, battling...
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US Open, Billie Jean King Center
July 31, 2020

USTA moving forward with plans for “Cincinnati” and US Open

The USTA continues to come out with statements in hopes of reassuring the...
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UTS2, Week 2
July 31, 2020

Final 4, women and “Golden Card” : all you need to know about the final weekend of UTS2

Following the first weekend of competition at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Sophia...
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Fernando Verdasco playing UTS2, July 2020
July 27, 2020

UTS2 : Group B up for grabs after Verdasco defeats Paire

All four players in Group B at UTS2 have 1-1 records following the...
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Grigor Dimitrov at UTS2, July 2020
July 27, 2020

Dimitrov admits difficulty in returning from COVID-19

In an exclusive interview with Tennis Majors, Grigor Dimitrov discusses his struggles as...
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Richard Gasquet playing UTS2, July 2020
July 26, 2020

Gasquet goes to 2-0 at UTS2 by defeating Popyrin

Richard Gasquet improved to 2-0 at UTS2 with a 3-1 victory over Alexei...
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Dimitrov playing at UTS, July 2020
July 26, 2020

Dimitrov eliminated from semifinal contention by Lopez

Grigor Dimitrov has no chance of reaching the UTS2 semifinals after he lost...
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Dustin Brown diving at UTS, 2020
July 26, 2020

Brown beats Moutet with diving volley in sudden death

Dustin Brown avenged a UTS1 loss to Corentin Moutet by prevailing in sudden...
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UTS2 annonce
July 21, 2020

Ultimate Tennis Showdown is back with Dimitrov, Verdasco, and a women’s event!

A second edition of the UTS is happening, and it starts this coming...
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Richard Gasquet playing UTS, July 2020
July 15, 2020

Richard Gasquet: “The ATP is a catastrophe”

Richard Gasquet covered a wide range of tennis topics in L'Equipe and showed...
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Andrey Rublev (Rus)
February 3, 2020

2021 ATP Cup – Day 2 Recap: Italy, Russia race into semi-finals

All you need to know about 2021 ATP Open Day 3 action, with...
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