Marianne Bevis Archives: 04/2015

Roger Federer has been welcomed, on his first visit to Istanbul, like royalty. So much so that announcers, on more than one occasion, have introduced…

The Championships, as the most famous tennis tournament in the world refers to itself, has once again thrown down the gauntlet to its fellow Grand…

In this packed season of red dust, warm sun and a chain of glamorous destinations that run through Europe and around the Mediterranean, the men…

Kei Nishikori continued his hot run of form at the Barcelona Open to defend his title with victory over Pablo Andujar, 6-4, 6-4. Making his…

Fabio Fognini may be one tennis’s most unpredictable players—by turn a charismatic shot-maker or a car-crash of errors and temper—but in one thing this year,…

The day after the Russian News Agency TASS reported that the International Tennis Federation “sees no problems at all for Crimean tennis players being part…

Hot on the heels of the first clay Masters of the season in Monte-Carlo comes one of the most prestigious 500s in the ATP calendar,…

Ask any tennis pundit, any fellow player, any fan whether Tomas Berdych had a chance of beating Novak Djokovic in the final of the first…

It was the match that jumped off the page when the Monte-Carlo Masters draw was made almost a week ago. Where would the No3 seed…

When Gael Monfils appeared at the very last moment on the draw sheet of this year’s Monte Carlo Masters, taking a wild card and a…

If one thing was certain, the last quarter-final of the day in Monte Carlo would not be completed as quickly as the previous three. Rafael…

The first clay Masters of the year may have lost last year’s two finalists in the space of two hours on an overcast Thursday—Swiss stars…

There are few places where Rafael Nadal looks more at home on a tennis court than on the terraces of the Monte Carlo Country Club.…

Suddenly, on an overcast and humid day in Monaco, the door was thrown open for a brand new contender to slide their way to the…

In Monte Carlo, for the first time in the history of the Masters 1000 events, the last 16 boasted all but one of the top-16…

There are not many days in the tennis calendar that feature this sport’s two superstars—which Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal unquestionably are—playing back-to-back matches for…

The early morning may have dawned cloudy and uncharacteristically cool in this golden corner of the Mediterranean, but Monte Carlo soon woke up to the…

Novak Djokovic continued his 2015 winning ways as he transitioned straight to clay from his Indian Wells-Miami double with consummate ease. The 2013 Monte-Carlo champion…

Just before the tour headed to the Mediterranean for the longest clay stretch of the season, the evergreen David Ferrer turned 33. And the ever-ready,…

Whichever way you look at it, wherever the rectangle of terracotta dust, however the wind blows, Rafael Nadal is at his best, and his happiest,…

These days, it is not unusual for Novak Djokovic to find himself within striking distance of a new record. As he sat, a cool, calm…