Marianne Bevis Archives: 12/2012

2012 may not be quite done, but already the work on tennis courts around the world has been cranking up with a vengeance. With Christmas…

The Australian Open may once have been considered the poor relation of the Grand Slam circuit, with its distance from the beaten track of Europe…

After enduring five years of delayed men’s finals, the complaints of players about the unique schedule of the US Open have brought a change that…

As 2012 edges to a wintry conclusion in Great Britain, there comes one final sunny affirmation from the tropical climes of Brazil—the next host of…

When the fast-growing sport of squash missed out on selection to join the Olympics first for London 2012 and then, in 2009, for Rio 2016…

It has been a year of wall-to-wall sporting success for the London 2012 home nation. Sixty-three gold medals at the Olympics and Paralymics; Bradley Wiggins…

Say London 2012, and sporting images flood the memory banks. First, a torch relay passed the Olympic flame between 8,000 runners and drew millions to…

Andy Murray had enjoyed an unbeaten season in the Far East swing of 2011 but this time he came away without a title. Novak Djokovic…

Although Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal had dominated the headlines and the top two ranking places since the start of the year, Roger Federer was…

The four seasons of 2012 reflected the dominance of the top four men, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal, better than any…