Marianne Bevis Archives: 02/2012

When the likes of world No7, Tomas Berdych, are consigned to Court One and No8 Mardy Fish to Court Two, you can be sure that…

The brief indoor tennis season that began on the Mediterranean coast in Montpellier on the last day of January has concluded its brief run just…

On the Olympics, 1: “When you realise you have a chance to get an Olympic medal for your country, that’s always what you chase, but…

It can be a lonely business, tennis. Two solitary men take to a vast rectangle of a battleground where neither clock nor finishing line can…

Before Roger Federer left Rotterdam’s Centre Court after his tense semifinal victory on Saturday night, he was quick to remind everyone that he and the…

The Ahoy arena, a stunning showcase for tennis’s first ‘500’ of the year, was always going to resonate with the name of Roger Federer, back…

The big-hitting men in the bottom half of Rotterdam’s draw were the first to fulfil their seedings—and in the most impressive of styles. Tomas Berdych…

The simple pleasure of the indoor tennis tournament. At the allotted time on the right day, the final eight men are gearing themselves up for…

The spell-binding tennis of Richard Gasquet seems to have been around the upper reaches of this sport for years. He turned pro 10 years ago;…

The centre of attention since the Rotterdam 500 got under way has been everyman and top seed Roger Federer. But although he has been practising,…

Roger Federer is in town—in the Netherlands’ second city of Rotterdam, that is—and the place can’t get enough of him. One day after playing the…

With 18 of the 32-man Rotterdam draw held up by Davis Cup duties, the opening day in the serene green surroundings of Ahoy’s Centre Court…

The first three months of the tennis season pose some the tour’s biggest challenges. Barely have the muscles recovered from the black run of the…

Roger Federer ended 2011 on the crest of an autumn wave. Despite losing in the semi-finals of the US Open, he headed straight to Australia…

It was an understandable question, given the record of this particular woman. How does an athlete who has dominated her field for more than a…

The skies were grey as gunmetal, the air as chill as a razor blade, but the carpet was plush crimson and the star quotient was…

When five Olympic champions with a tally of 19 gold medals decide to share their thoughts about great sporting achievements—and the Olympics in particular—it is…

While Europe is gripped in its deepest chill of the year, London is preparing for the heat of sporting competition as champions from around the…

It’s a controversy that first made headlines 20 years ago on the lawns of Wimbledon. The 18-year-old Monica Seles came to London in 1992 as…