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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Mirra Andreeva, Rome, 2024
June 4, 2024

Facing France’s last hope, Andreeva tunes out crowd noise to advance at Roland-Garros

With a Frenchwoman on the other side of the net, the fans were...
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Novak Djokovic, Roland-Garros 2024
June 4, 2024

Djokovic upset with Roland-Garros court conditions after tweaking knee against Cerundolo

Novak Djokovic suffered an apparent knee injury during his five-set win over Francisco...
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Casper Ruud, Roland-Garros 2024
June 3, 2024

Ruud defeats Fritz, sets up Roland-Garros rematch with Djokovic

Casper Ruud scraped past Taylor Fritz in four sets on Monday at Roland-Garros....
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Novak Djokovic, Roland-Garros 2024
June 3, 2024

Djokovic comes back again for another five-set win, beats Cerundolo to reach Roland-Garros quarter-finals

Novak Djokovic outlasted Francisco Cerundolo in five sets on a record-breaking Monday at...
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Hubert Hurkacz - Inside / Panoramic
June 2, 2024

Hurkacz bizarrely asks Dimitrov if he wants to change chair umpires in the middle of the match

Hubert Hurkacz proposed changing chair umpires during his Roland-Garros match against Grigor Dimitrov...
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Grigor Dimitrov, Roland-Garros 2024
June 2, 2024

Dimitrov continues mastery of Hurkacz, reaches Roland-Garros quarter-finals

Grigor Dimitrov defeated Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets on Sunday in Paris. Dimitrov...
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Carlos Alcaraz, Roland-Garros 2024
June 2, 2024

Alcaraz on Roland-Garros matchup with Tsitsipas: “I think I have the key against him”

Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas have played their way into a quarter-final matchup...
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Eye of the coach Djokovic Musetti
June 2, 2024

Eye of the coach #91: Djokovic was ready to pounce in marathon against Musetti

In the latest episode of Eye of the Coach, Patrick Mouratoglou talks about...
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Stefanos Tsitsipas - Roland-Garros 2024
June 2, 2024

Tsitsipas overcomes slow start to beat Arnaldi in Roland-Garros fourth round

Stefanos Tsitsipas gets past Matteo Arnaldi in four sets in the Roland-Garros round...
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Alexander Zverev, Roland-Garros 2024
June 1, 2024

Zverev stays mentally tough, benefits from Griekspoor’s nerves in five-set thriller

Alexander Zverev seemed to be down and out when he trailed Tallon Griekspoor...
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Alexander Zverev, Roland-Garros 2024
June 1, 2024

Zverev comes back from double-break down in fifth set to beat Griekspoor in Roland-Garros third round

Alexander Zverev outlasted Tallon Griekspoor in five sets to reach the Roland-Garros last...
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Shelton Houston 2024
June 1, 2024

Shelton turns attention to grass following up-and-down clay-court season

Ben Shelton lost in the third round at Roland-Garros, but his clay-court improvements...
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Daniil Medvedev, 2024 Roland-Garros
June 1, 2024

Medvedev fends off Machac to reach last 16 at Roland-Garros

Daniil Medvedev battled past Tomas Machac in four sets on Saturday at Roland-Garros....
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June 1, 2024

Machac hits back-to-back left-handed shots, breaks Medvedev with winning pass

Tomas Machac hit a winner with his left hand in the first set...
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Naomi Osaka, 2024
May 29, 2024

Osaka upbeat despite losing to Swiatek: “I’m kind of setting myself up for September”

Although disappointed by her three-set loss to Iga Swiatek at Roland-Garros on Wednesday,...
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Iga Świątek, 2024 Roland-Garros
May 29, 2024

Swiatek saves one match point, outlasts Osaka in Roland-Garros second-round thriller

Iga Swiatek outlasted Naomi Osaka in three tight sets on Wednesday at Roland-Garros....
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Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa
May 29, 2024

Tsitsipas on having a relationship within tennis : “We can understand each other’s lives so much better”

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa recently rekindled their romance. Both players have advanced...
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Nadal and Zverev
May 27, 2024

Nadal v Zverev: Head-to-head, statistics, everything you need to know about their rivalry – updated after 2024 Roland-Garros first-round encounter

Details of past head-to-head meetings, statistics, and other important information about the Rafael...
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Alcaraz and Sinner, Indian Wells, 2024
May 26, 2024

Clay-court performance ratings are encouraging signs for Djokovic, Sinner and Alcaraz

Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have underwhelmed throughout the current clay-court...
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Rafael Nadal R3 Madrid 2024
May 25, 2024

Statistics show Nadal is ramping up forehand as defensive skills decline

Statistics compiled by TennisViz provide some telling insights into Rafael Nadal's defence and...
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Elena Rybakina, Stuttgart Open, 2024
May 25, 2024

Rybakina poised to be among Swiatek’s challengers at Roland-Garros

Elena Rybakina is the midst of a stellar 2024 season and -- along...
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