Wimbledon 2011: Federer and Williams dominate first week
They promised rain and they were right. The first week of Wimbledon tried to dodge the showers but as the days went by, the schedule…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 06/2011
Wimbledon 2011: Robson impresses against Sharapova
A 14-year-old Laura Robson burst into British hearts three years ago when she won the Wimbledon junior title. Now she has made her first mark…
Wimbledon 2011: Laura Robson faces Maria Sharapova
Britain’s Laura Robson struggled to contain her excitement after setting up a second-round clash with Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon following her first victory at a…
Wimbledon 2011: Venus and Kimiko roll back the years
The imposing Venus Williams had already played a storming opening round against Akgul Amanmuradova in what was only her seventh match and second tournament of…
Wimbledon 2011: Federer, Djokovic, Nadal dressed to kill
Wimbledon takes appearances very seriously. Everything is just so, from the freshly painted centre court seats to the finely-measured cut of every blade of grass,…
Wimbledon 2011: Wide open for the Williams’ comeback
Trying to prise the fingers of a Williams off the silver Rosewater Dish has been the aim of the best in women’s tennis since the…
Wimbledon 2011: Can Roger Federer seal number seven?
There was a certain dejàvu about the 2011 Wimbledon draw. Not because the rankings and seedings were in perfect accord, nor that the top…
Rain can’t dampen Andy Murray’s spirits at the Boodles
Andy Murray may have played only five games in his friendly against Viktor Troicki at the Boodles in Buckinghamshire on a rained-off afternoon but it…
Novak Djokovic has Wimbledon in his sights
The tension was palpable. The sweep of the Home Counties was deep emerald, verdant from its drenching of rain. This elegant part of England has…
Wimbledon warm-ups: Roger Federer the notable absentee
The seedings for Wimbledon are out and there are no surprises – all 32 of the top-ranked men fill their allotted places. What does vary…
Grass heaven: Djokovic, Del Potro, Ferrer at The Boodles
In the tiny grass window between the French Open and Wimbledon, one non-tour event always draws the top talent – The Boodles boasts 12 who…
Queen’s win shows Murray is ready for Wimbledon
[HTML1] It’s been a long time coming. In 2009, Andy Murray became the first Briton since the second world war to win the Queen’s title.…
Rafael Nadal’s launchpad to Wimbledon at Queen’s Club
The apparent madness in this punishing schedule clearly has some method in it. Last year, Nadal won back-to-back French Open and Wimbledon titles, and to…
Queen’s highlights: Nadal, Verdasco, Nalbandian & more
It’s a tournament that blends sandwiches in the sun with a Thermos under the umbrella. It marries finely cut grass and cut-glass accents, squeezes Joe…
The glory of grass: Wimbledon warm-up begins at Queen’s
It is the first week of June and tennis makes the most dramatic transition of the calendar. After two months of terracotta clay and golden…
French Open 2011: Rampant Nadal denies Federer again
Before the 2011 French Open began, there were few who predicted another chapter in the great Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer rivalry. A new duopoly…
French Open 2011: Inspired Li beats inspirational Schiavone
Despite their popularity, there were very few who expected Na Li and Francesca Schiavone to be the last women standing in Paris, even taking into…
French Open 2011: Federer is first and last to beat Djokovic
The air on Philippe Chatrier vibrated with anticipation. It had been a full house for Rafael Nadal’s defeat of Andy Murray in the French Open’s…
French Open 2011: Schiavone and Li light up Paris
The French Open women’s semi-finals may not have featured the top four seeds but they still contained a bucket-load of quality, class and reputation as…
French Open 2011: Sharapova sets up semi-final clash with Li
Seventh seed Maria Sharapova stormed into the semi-finals the French Open with a 6-0 6-3 thrashing of Germany’s Andrea PetkoviÄ”¡. The Russian secured her first…