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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Ministry of Sport | Tennis great Rafael Nadal signed as an ambassador for Saudi Arabian tennis.

CAUSING A RACQUET | What to Make of Saudi Arabia’s Impending Takeover of Professional Tennis

By Robbie Werdiger, Hoya Sports Columnist March 22, 2024

If you think sports serve as just a trivial form of entertainment, think again.  In a generational effort to diversify its oil-centric economy, Saudi Arabia has turned to sports to spearhead its modernization...

Wikimedia Commons | Episode six of Netflixs Break Point followed U.S. tennis star Ben Sheltons breakout success at the 2023 U.S. Open.

WERDIGER | Grading ‘Break Point’ Season 2: Part 2

By Robbie Werdiger February 15, 2024

Season 2 of “Break Point,” the Netflix docudrama series that follows the lives of several top players on the professional tennis tour, was released Jan. 10. Here are my grades for the final three episodes. For...

2016 Citi Open

CAUSING A RACQUET | Grading ‘Break Point’ Season 2: Part 1

By Robbie Werdiger January 26, 2024

Season 2 of “Break Point,” the Netflix docudrama series that follows the lives of several top players on the professional tennis tour, was released on Jan. 10. Here are my grades for the first three...

WERDIGER | The ATP Tour Has a Major Scheduling Problem

WERDIGER | The ATP Tour Has a Major Scheduling Problem

By Robbie Werdiger November 20, 2023

Jannik Sinner came from a set behind to barely edge out Mackenzie McDonald in the round of 32 of the Paris Masters. The three-set thriller finally ended at 2:37 a.m.  Sinner’s reward? A round-of-16...

WERDIGER | Analyzing the ATP’s New Baseline Program

By Robbie Werdiger October 13, 2023

The financial struggles players face on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour are well-known and not comparable to many sports. Most players on the tour do not play their matches in front...

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