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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Alexander Zverev, Open d'Australie 2021, 1er tour
March 19, 2021

Zverev, Rublev voice displeasure with current ranking system

Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev recently criticised the current ATP ranking system, which...
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Lorenzo Musetti, Acapulco, 2021
March 18, 2021

Musetti continues Acapulco run by outlasting Tiafoe

Lorenzo Musetti battles past Frances Tiafoe in a third-set tiebreaker on Wednesday night...
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March 17, 2021

Sinner ousts Bautista Agut in Dubai, red-hot Rublev extends 500 streak

Rising star Jannik Sinner joined Andrey Rublev and Denis Shapovalov in earning third-round...
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Lorenzo Musetti, 2021
March 17, 2021

Musetti upsets Schwartzman for first top-10 win in Acapulco

Lorenzo Musetti scores the first top-10 win of his career by taking out...
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Dominic Thiem
March 16, 2021

Thiem bounced out of Dubai by Harris, withdraws from Miami

Dubai top seed Dominic Thiem lost his opening match against Lloyd Harris on...
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Kim Clijsters
March 15, 2021

Clijsters among withdrawal list from upcoming Miami Open

Kim Clijsters is out of upcoming events in Miami and Charleston as she...
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March 14, 2021

Hometown hero Garin ends 12-year drought by winning Chile Open

Cristian Garin became the first Chilean player to win a home event since...
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Juan Martin del Potro - Cropped
March 12, 2021

Del Potro hopes to return in 2021, targets Tokyo Olympics

Juan Martin Del Potro said at a recent event in Buenos Aires that...
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Holger Rune, UTS 2020
March 11, 2021

First ATP quarter-final, first top-30 win for 17-year-old Rune 

Holger Rune rolls past Benoit Paire during second-round action in Santiago on Wednesday....
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Roger_Federer_Doha_2012
March 6, 2021

Federer “really pumped up” for comeback at Qatar Open

Roger Federer traveled to Doha on Friday as he gets ready for his...
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Roger Federer, Melbourne, 2020
March 2, 2021

Federer’s 2021 comeback will not include Miami Open

It was announced on Monday that Roger Federer has withdrawn from the 2021...
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Medvedev, Tsitsipas
February 26, 2021

Rotterdam draw: Medvedev, Tsitsipas headline a depleted field

Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas are the top two seeds in Rotterdam, where...
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Diego Schwartzman Rome 2020
February 26, 2021

Schwartzman begins Golden Swing with win over Cecchinato

Diego Schwartzman kicked off his Cordoba campaign with a straight-set victory over Marco...
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Daniil Medvedev Aus Open 2021
February 25, 2021

Medvedev eyes No. 2 ranking, would clinch it with Rotterdam final

Daniil Medvedev will become the No. 2 player in the world on the...
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Daniil Medvedev, Australian Open, 2021
February 17, 2021

Medvedev too good again for Rublev as he books semi-final spot

Daniil Medvedev is simply too good for Andrey Rublev at the moment. Medvedev...
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Jennifer Brady
February 17, 2021

Brady gets the best of all-American quarter-final clash against Pegula

Jennifer Brady beats good friend and fellow American Jessica Pegula in the quarter-finals...
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Muchova Australian Open 2021
February 17, 2021

Muchova makes stunning comeback to upset Barty in Australian Open quarters

Karolina Muchova made an improbable comeback to upset home favourite Ash Barty in...
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AustralianOpenFans - Cropped
February 17, 2021

Fans will be back at Australian Open starting Thursday as five-day lockdown ends

Fans will be back at the Australian Open -- hopefully for the remainder...
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Aslan Karatsev 2021 Australian Open
February 16, 2021

Karatsev keeps going into Australian Open semis at expense of a hobbled Dimitrov

Aslan Karatsev advances to the Australian Open semi-finals after Grigor Dimitrov struggles with...
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Naomi Osaka 2021 Australian Open
February 16, 2021

Osaka makes quick work of Hsieh in Australian Open quarter-finals

Naomi Osaka is through to the semi-finals of the Australian Open after easing...
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TENNIS : ATP Erste Bank Open - vienne - 29/10/2020
February 14, 2021

Dimitrov capitalizes on puzzling performance by Thiem, into quarter-finals

Grigor Dimitrov makes surprisingly quick work of Dominic Thiem in round four of...
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