Marianne Bevis Archives: 03/2015

The battle for quarter-final places in the huge 96-woman Miami draw got under way in a packed Monday schedule. And as if to make the…

At the start of Super Sunday at Crandon Park, Andy Murray’s half of the draw held multiple threats for the two-time former Miami champion. By…

If there is one place in the world where Andy Murray would like to tick off his latest milestone, 500 match-wins, then surely his second…

Heather Watson, the top-ranked British woman standing close to a career-high of 41 this week, has not had things easy of late. Last year started…

It’s hot, sultry and Technicolor bright, surrounded by golden beaches and blue seas—Key Biscayne is popular with the players packing out Crandon Park for good…

Some men faced with the lay-offs that Juan Martin del Potro has endured since he burst into the headlines, aged just 20, to beat Roger…

With Roger Federer opting out of the Miami Masters, there will be no ‘decider’ for Novak Djokovic’s as he prepares to defend his Florida title.…

One of the four elite WTA events of the year follows hot on the heels of the first as the Miami Premier Mandatory takes off…

The ATP preview to the Indian Wells final was spot-on: ‘The Big Dance’ captured perfectly the quality, charisma and intensity of the rivalry that has…

When the first Premier Mandatory tournament in the women’s tennis calendar got under way almost two weeks ago, the headlines were about an exceptional former…

It came so close to featuring the top quartet on the men’s tour, the “big four”, this first and favourite Masters tournament of the year…

In truth, Rafael Nadal had started slowly in Indian Wells, as he continued to work his way back to form after an injury-troubled final six…

The most popular tournament on the men’s and women’s tour beyond the Grand Slams, the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, has offered up some…

Indian Wells is down to the last eight men from the 96 who set out on their journey a week ago. And although none from…

Michael Lammer turns 33 next week, so perhaps he will remember his last professional tennis match in Indian Wells this week as a particularly special…

World No2 and former Indian Wells champion Maria Sharapova and her beau, the No11 Grigor Dimitrov, are as close as tennis comes to Hollywood in…

It seems only moments ago that the 96-woman Indian Wells draw was getting under way. But the players’ favourite tournament is now a week old,…

Andy Murray’s draw in Indian Wells, a Masters where he has not enjoyed the greatest of success in the past, did not promise the ideal…

First Sunday in the Indian Wells desert saw some of the best women in the world take to court in pursuit of a fourth-round place…

The first Saturday at Indian Wells must offer one of the finest possible days in the calendar. The scatter of indigo courts set in this…

It was always going to be emotional, and sure enough, as one of the greatest players ever to lift a racket, Serena Williams, walked back…