Marianne Bevis Archives: 05/2015

There was so little to choose between two of the big men of tennis that it seemed remarkable that current world No4 Tomas Berdych and…

The tennis forecast could not have been brighter for middle Sunday at Roland Garros. The only remaining French woman in the singles draw, No29 seed…

There are few rivalries on the women’s tour to ‘rival’ the ones on the men’s tour. None in the Open era have more often met…

With every respect to nine-time champion Rafael Nadal’s unseeded third-round opponent, the 120-ranked Andrey Kuznetsov, there were few at Roland Garros on this sunny, blustery…

Amid a fine day’s offering of women’s tennis as the third round got under way at Roland Garros, there was plenty to whet the appetite.…

Not for the first time, and probably not the last, Roger Federer was about to play a man he had not met before. After more…

It appeared to be an honour of the highest order, the schedule handed down for Andy Murray on this Thursday at Roland Garros. It was…

Serena Williams has set record after record when it comes to breaking the age barrier in women’s tennis. She became the second oldest Grand Slam…

For anyone in the vicinity of Roland Garros on a sunny afternoon at the end of May, there can never be any doubt when a…

The French have been out in force at Roland Garros already this week—and not just in the stands. In the men’s draw, the home nation…

A philosophical Chinese sage once suggested that the longest of journeys had to begin with a single step, and although the path of Novak Djokovic…

For all his relative ‘woes’ of the last 12 months—and, since winning his ninth title here at Roland Garros last year, Rafael Nadal’s woes stacked…

One of the most consistent, high-achieving and modest men on the tennis tour, David Ferrer, passed two new milestones in one match in Paris today.…

For a man who has won Wimbledon and Olympic gold, has gone all the way to the title at the US Open and been runner-up…

It may have been a while coming, but the rise of Dominic Thiem, the talented 21-year-old Austrian, seemed inevitable since the teenager with the one-handed…

This year’s French Open had already claimed one unheralded record this year by the time the first ball had been hit. There are 39 men…

The top two seeds at the climax of the clay season in Paris both have cause to be optimistic about their chances of claiming the…

It is a startling figure, the one that prompted a news piece about Roger Federer on ATPWorldTour.com. When the Swiss superstar takes to court tomorrow…

Novak Djokovic has made little secret of his desire to fill the one remaining Grand Slam hole in his resume: Roland Garros. And perhaps for…

Tomas Berdych, who has more than 12 years on the tour and turns 30 this September, has broken into the top four of the ATP…

A final between the top two seeds at the Italian Open, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, was what many wished for when the last clay…