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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September 18, 2020
Djokovic survives wild first set, beats Krajinovic at Rome Masters
Novak Djokovic battles past fellow Serb Filip Krajinovic on Friday in Rome. The...
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September 16, 2020
Nadal ruthless in clay-court return in Rome against Carreno Busta
Rafael Nadal issues a double-breadstick to fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta in the...
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September 16, 2020
Azarenka stays hot with Rome victory over Venus
US Open finalist Victoria Azarenka kicks off her Rome campaign with a straight-set...
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September 16, 2020
Halep opens with win in Rome, Bencic bounced out
Simona Halep and Victoria Azarenka are among the WTA winners in Rome on...
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September 16, 2020
Berrettini continues Italian charge in Rome, Cilic takes out Goffin
The second round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia got underway on Wednesday. Italians...
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September 16, 2020
Sinner sinks Tsitsipas in Rome Masters second round
Jannik Sinner upsets Stefanos Tsitsipas in round two of the Rome Masters on...
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September 15, 2020
Gauff gets past Jabeur in break-fest during first-round action
Coco Gauff is through to the Rome second round after making surprisingly quick...
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September 15, 2020
Muguruza soars past Stephens, Kerber out of Rome in first round
It was a mixed bag of results for seeded players on the women's...
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September 15, 2020
Shapovalov, Rublev roll into Rome second round
The first round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia wraps up on Tuesday. U.S....
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September 14, 2020
Zverev: “I do believe that I will be a Grand Slam champion”
It was Dominic Thiem's time on Sunday evening at the U.S. Open. But...
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September 14, 2020
It’s Thiem’s time, as doubts of ever winning a slam are silenced
Dominic Thiem was starting to doubt if he would ever win a Grand...
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September 13, 2020
In pictures: The seven victims Osaka paid tribute to, and their stories
Naomi Osaka wore a mask with the name of an African-American victim of...
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September 13, 2020
Osaka: “Just compete; I was just thinking about competing”
Naomi Osaka came back from 6-1, 2-0 down against Victoria Azarenka to win...
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September 13, 2020
Osaka wins second US Open title with stunning turnaround vs Azarenka
Naomi Osaka is the 2020 US Open champion! The Japanese star comes back...
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September 5, 2020
US Open Day 5 recap: A wild day, a late night, and an early morning
Adrian Mannarino was the unexpected big story of the day at the US...
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September 5, 2020
Coric saves six match points to stun Tsitsipas after 1am
Borna Coric comes back from the brink of defeat to upset Stefanos Tsitsipas...
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September 5, 2020
World No 1 Djokovic gets a double in the bubble against Struff
Novak Djokovic defeates Jan-Lennard Struff for the second time in as many weeks,...
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September 5, 2020
Mannarino ends up playing, but Zverev gets the win
Alexander Zverev comes back from a set down to defeat Adrian Mannarino, who...
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September 5, 2020
US Open Day 5 men’s results: Goffin crushes Krajinovic, Moutet takes down Evans
David Goffin ends the hot streak of Filip Krajinovic as men's third-round action...
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September 4, 2020
US Open Day 5 women’s results: McNally pulls off lone surprise, Kvitova cruises
Caty McNally is through to the third round of the US Open after...
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September 4, 2020
US Open Day 4 recap: Emotions are boiling over in the bubble
Garbine Muguruza crashed out of the US Open on Thursday, and she wasn't...
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