Marianne Bevis Archives: 10/2014

The Paris Masters may often have suffered from its place at the very end of the ATP calendar, but not this year. For in the…

Anyone but the most stone-hearted tennis fan must feel nothing but sympathy for Tommy Robredo. Last month, in the first week of the Asian swing,…

The quietly-spoken 23-year-old David Goffin had not only taken the tour by storm this season, he had also begun to take Basel by storm, too.…

Thirteen times Federer has now played the 6ft 11in Ivo Karlovic and, with his semi-final victory in Basel, 12 times he has beaten the Croat.…

It would be fair to say that this year’s Swiss Indoors has created some surprising, story-lines, probably topped by Rafael Nadal’s abrupt departure in the…

When yesterday dawned, there were just three places left for the season’s finale in London next month, but by the end of the day, there…

Rafael Nadal’s match with world No124 Borna Coric was an extraordinary from start to finish. The two had practised together last season, at the invitation…

Two of the 23-year-olds in the Basel draw this year, Grigor Dimitrov and Milos Raonic, have become two of the brightest stars among the new…

Just days after world No1 Novak Djokovic announced his intention to take part in the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris-Bercy next week—despite the birth of…

Grigor Dimitrov has more reason than most to hope for a good run among a slew of talented 23-year-olds playing at the Swiss Indoors in…

Roger Federer knew that his second match in Basel would be not just be different but probably more difficult. Denis Istomin may not have beaten…

The last time Andy Murray played Fabio Fognini could not have brought back great memories. The match was played on a rain-sodden clay court in…

There were moments—several of them—when it looked as though Roger Federer may not play his hometown tournament in Basel. He had a lot of matches…

Andy Murray, David Ferrer and Grigor Dimitrov are very much in the Race to London, but they will all have to play the long game…

This time last year, I mentioned to this week’s No3 seed in Basel, Stan Wawrinka, that he was under rather a lot of pressure when…

Milos Raonic has had such a fine year that he was on course to be the youngest man to make his debut at the World…

Basel is the city that is in Roger Federer’s bones. He was born down the road, was a ball-boy here as a youngster, and first…

Roger Federer could find himself facing arch rival Rafael Nadal for the 34th time – and for just the first time on home soil –…

The most famous 33-year-old in tennis, Roger Federer, may head the seeds at his home tournament in Basel this week, but he is not the…

Rafael Nadal admitted his relief after beating qualifier Simone Bolelli 6-2 6-2 on Monday to make a winning start to the Swiss Indoors Basel. The…

The rankings in the Race to London may not have changed, but the jostling for position—and bragging rights—carried on apace during the three simultaneous finals…