Marianne Bevis Archives: 02/2014

The semi-finals of this starry Dubai tennis tournament featured both the men who contested the final last year. In the first match, the big, in-form…

On a day in the Dubai schedules where all kinds of round-figured statistics were up for grabs, one was immediately put out of reach by…

It’s quarter-final day at the Dubai Duty Free championships and, with perfect timing, the temperature decided to celebrate with a rise to 30C. Perfect conditions,…

Although the loss of the second seed Juan Martin del Potro in his first match of the Dubai Duty Free Championships had been both a…

It’s a rare day and a rare tournament when all three Wild Cards make it through their opening matches and into the second round. Even…

Amid a sparkling field of sporting stars up for Laureus World Sports Awards this year there are no fewer than four nominations for tennis. Top…

The opening day of tennis in Dubai began elegantly enough, and with just the right amount of star appeal to ease everyone into this high-power…

Fourth seed Roger Federer seemed to be taking things in his stride—a quick and attacking stride, too—in a one-hour, 6-1, 6-4 defeat of a hapless…

The four-time and defending champion in Dubai this week quickly entered into the spirit of the tournament that, as usual, has drawn one of the…

On three very different courts in three very different parts of the tennis world, six very contrasting players have been competing this weekend to make…

For more than a decade, Roger Federer has spent so much time in Dubai and in front of the media that his obligatory media duties…

As the women’s draw in Dubai narrowed towards the sharp end of the week, it began to look increasingly as though the tournament was heading…

As the Australian Open becomes a distant memory and the indoor swing of Europe winds down, February races headlong towards March and the first Masters…

As on so many occasions before, the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships have drawn one of the most impressive fields outside the Grand Slams and…

The first 500 tournament of the year in Rotterdam has boasted some of the greats among its champions in its 40-year history: From Bjorn Borg,…

Andy Murray and Marin Cilic, separated by just eight months in age, have a rivalry that goes back seven years—and have played each other in…

Everything about the quarter-finals of the ABN AMRO tournament in Rotterdam was big. The top three seeds were all in place: Juan Martin del Potro,…

In his pre-tournament news conference, Andy Murray admitted to several reasons for taking a late wild card to the ABN AMRO tournament in Rotterdam this…

Andy Murray may not be the top seed in Rotterdam. He may have come late to the party, too, signing up as a wild card…

The 35-year-old Tommy Haas may be the oldest man in the top 100. He may the oldest for almost a decade to finish inside the…

Grigor Dimitrov is the youngest player in the top 20, the youngest seed at the ABN AMRO tennis tournament, and very nearly the youngest man…