Chris Oddo

Based in the Golden State of California, Chris is a freelance sportswriter, podcaster, blogger, stat geek and Twitter hooligan who has been covering the pro tennis tours for over a decade. He is also a contributor at USOpen.org, Rolandgarros.com, TennisTV.com, WTAtennis.com, Westernsouthern.com and TennisNow.com. A native New Yorker, Chris grew up loving John McEnroe, and doesn't regret it one bit. These days he plays no favorites and the mission is simple: honor the grand game of tennis and don't close the laptop until the story is finished.

Latest articles

Australian Open 2020
January 30, 2021

Australian Open will allow 30,000 fans per day in week one

The Australian Open announced that it will allow a total of 390,000 spectators...
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Elena Rybakina on the WTA Tour, 2020
January 30, 2021

Who is Elena Rybakina? – Wimbledon semi-finalist, breakout 2020, power game, Kazakhstan

Powerful, poised and rising up the rankings. Find out more about the game...
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Bianca Andreescu, Beijing 2019
January 28, 2021

WTA 500s in Melbourne: Who is playing which event and when are the draws?

Three WTA 500-level events are set to take place next week in Melbourne....
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January 28, 2021

Updated: Australian Open positive Covid tests, quarantine and players: What we know

The Australian Open has been in crisis mode since three planes announced positive...
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Andy Murray
January 28, 2021

The ultimate challengers: which ATP legends also made history on the challenger circuit?

News that Andy Murray will likely hit the challenger circuit next month got...
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January 27, 2021

Short on matches, Andy Murray plans to hit the challenger circuit next month

After being locked out of lockdown due to a positive Covid-19 test, Tennis...
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January 27, 2021

The ultimate tennis dream in 2021? Defeat Rafa in Paris

A new season begins with the biggest dreams. Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas...
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Serena Williams & Olympia Williams, Instagram caption
January 26, 2021

Olympia following in Serena’s footsteps? Don’t count on it

Serena Williams tells Stephen Colbert that her daughter Olympia is a perfectionist on...
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Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, Melbourne, 2020
January 25, 2021

Nadal doesn’t name Djokovic but slams “propaganda” surrounding quarantine fairness debate

In an interview with ESPN, Rafael Nadal says that while some players feel...
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Alexander Zverev, Roland-Garros 2020
January 25, 2021

Zverev updates denial of abuse allegations: on social media they can accuse you of anything

Alexander Zverev revisits the allegations of abuse from an ex-girlfriend with the same...
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Australian Open 2021
January 24, 2021

WTA adds Australian Open warmup event for players in hard quarantine

The WTA has added a third event for the first week of February...
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Dayana Yastremska, Linz 2020
January 24, 2021

Hopes Dashed: Yastremska’s doping ban appeal denied

The 20-year-old world No 29 took a risk by flying to Melbourne for...
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Mirk Vavrinec and Roger Federer
January 15, 2021

Graf-Agassi, Vavrinec-Federer, Svitolina-Monfils: the most glamorous couples in tennis

Love stories between tennis players are not uncommon, with legendary couples who have...
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Sandgren Cincinnati 2020 Djokovic
January 14, 2021

Tennys Sandgren nearly left off Melbourne charter after positive Covid test

The American, a two-time quarter-finalist at the Australian Open, was nearly left off...
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Sebastian Korda - Delray Beach 2021
January 14, 2021

Sebastian Korda on his next steps: “I’m going to work hard and trust my tennis”

American Sebastian Korda took a big step this week in Delray Beach by...
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Hubert Hurkacz
January 13, 2021

Hurkacz stops Korda’s run to claim Delray Beach Open title

Poland's Hubert Hurkacz claimed his second career title at the Delray Beach Open...
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Sebastian Korda Delray Beach Open 2021
January 13, 2021

Korda cracks milestone: 20-year-old American reaches first ATP final

20-year-old Sebastian Korda has been the big story of this year's Delray Beach...
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Cristian Garin
January 13, 2021

Cristian Garin pulls out of Australian Open due to wrist injury

Chile's Cristian Garin is the latest player to drop out of the 2021...
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Hubert Hurkacz, Rome 2020
January 12, 2021

Hubert Hurkacz reaches final on Delray Beach Open debut

Hubert Hurkacz topped American Christian Harrison at the Delray Beach Open to reach...
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John Isner
January 12, 2021

John Isner will skip the 2021 Australian Open to be with family

John Isner wants to spend the rest of his career travelling with his...
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Sebastian Korda Delray Beach Open 2021
January 12, 2021

Sebastian Korda on hitting with Graf: Her forehand was just killing me!

American Sebastian Korda spent two weeks on court with Andre Agassi in Las...
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