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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Dominic Thiem - Roland-Garros 2020
September 30, 2020

Thiem subdues Sock in straight sets at Roland-Garros

Dominic Thiem wins the final five points in the third-set tiebreaker to beat...
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Rafael Nadal - Roland Garros
September 30, 2020

Nadal drops only four games in French Open second round

Rafael Nadal makes routine work of Makenzie McDonald during second-round action at Roland-Garros...
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Kristina Mladenovic - Roland-Garros 2020
September 30, 2020

Roland-Garros Day 3 recap: Crazy comebacks and another Kiki collapse

There were some more final-set thrillers on both the men's and women's sides...
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Stefanos Tsitsipas, Rome 2020
September 29, 2020

French Open heroics for Hamburg finalists Tsitsipas and Rublev

Just two days after playing each other in the Hamburg final, both Stefanos...
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Djokovic French Open
September 29, 2020

Djokovic dominant in Roland-Garros opener against Ymer

Novak Djokovic cruises through his Roland-Garros first-round match against Mikael Ymer on Tuesday....
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Rafael Nadal at Roland-Garros 2019
September 28, 2020

Nadal off to routine start in bid for 13th French Open title

Rafael Nadal cruises through his Roland-Garros opener in straight sets on Monday evening,...
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Casper Ruud, Thiem 7 2020
September 28, 2020

Medvedev still winless, Ruud rolls, Giustino beats Moutet in six hours

Dominic Thiem and Casper Ruud are among the men's seeds who have advanced...
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Serena Williams - French Open
September 28, 2020

Serena starts slow but sprints past Ahn for convincing first-round win

Serena Williams beats Kristie Ahn in the first round of a second consecutive...
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Petra Kvitova, Prague 2020
September 28, 2020

Kvitova cruises, Muchova falls to McHale in French Open first round

Petra Kvitova gets Monday's French Open action underway with a straight-set victory, and...
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Félix Auger-Aliassime, Rome 2020
September 28, 2020

Auger-Aliassime out of Roland-Garros in straight sets to Nishioka

Felix Auger-Aliassime loses in straight sets Yoshihito Nishioka during first-round action at Roland-Garros...
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Dominic Thiem Rome 2017
September 28, 2020

Thiem takes care of Cilic in battle of Grand Slam champions

In his first match as a major champion, US Open winner Dominic Thiem...
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Coco Gauff, Rome 2020
September 27, 2020

Gauff ousts Konta for first career victory at French Open

Playing in the main draw at Roland-Garros for the first time in her...
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Stan Wawrinka clay
September 27, 2020

Wawrinka routs Murray in French Open first round

Stan Wawrinka eases past Andy Murray in straight sets during first-round action at...
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Sinner Roland Garros 2020
September 27, 2020

Sinner sends Goffin packing from Paris, Coric and Evans also out

Jannik Sinner takes down David Goffin in round one of the French Open...
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Caroline Garcia, Roland-Garros 2020, September 27
September 27, 2020

Halep, Azarenka off to hot starts, Kontaveit goes down to Garcia

The conditions at Roland-Garros came close to halting play on Sunday afternoon, but...
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Montage Thiem Djoko
September 27, 2020

Euphoric Thiem, vengeful Djokovic: Ready to challenge Nadal at Roland-Garros

Even though they had differing fortunes at the US Open, both Dominic Thiem...
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Fernando Verdasco
September 26, 2020

Verdasco tweets again, arguing that Roland-Garros changed its rules

Fernando Verdasco says that Roland-Garros tournament organizers have changed their rules regarding the...
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September 23, 2020

Roland-Garros awaits decision from government on number of fans

There was no final decision on Wednesday regarding the number of spectators that...
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Novak Djokovic celebrates victory
September 21, 2020

Djokovic stops Schwartzman for 36th Masters 1000 and fifth Rome title

Novak Djokovic will go to Roland-Garros with the momentum of another Rome Masters...
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Simona Halep, Rome 2020
September 21, 2020

Halep crowned Rome champion as Pliskova forced to retire

Simona Halep is given a virtual free pass to the Rome title as...
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Schwartzman at Rome 2020
September 20, 2020

Schwartzman prevails over Shapovalov for Rome final berth

Diego Schwartzman followed up his victory over Rafael Nadal by beating Denis Shapovalov...
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