US Open 2015: Roger Federer still making hay while the sun shines
Twelve years after winning his first Grand Slam title, at Wimbledon in 2003, and 11 years after claiming the first of five back-to-back titles at…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 08/2015
US Open 2015 draw: Enduring Serena Williams has tough road to 7th heaven
Hot-foot from her second Cincinnati title, the mighty Serena Williams, world No1 with more than twice the points of No2, aims to make history—or more…
US Open 2015 draw: Can anyone oust Djokovic, Federer and Murray in New York?
Such is the quality of tennis’s elite over the last decade, such their longevity, and such their dominance, that only four men’s names have been…
Rafael Nadal shows New York what it’s been missing two years after US Open win
The last time Rafael Nadal appeared at the US Open, which begins in five days’ time, he left New York with the title. It would…
US Open 2015: Serena Williams tops seedings in Calendar Slam campaign
World No1 and six-time US Open champion Serena Williams will begin her campaign for a fourth consecutive US title as the top seed when the…
US Open 2015: Djokovic and Federer top seeds in flawless top 32 playlist
Six Grand Slam champions, five of them former US Open champions, are packed into the top 10 seeds as the 2015 playing of the last…
Cincinnati Masters: Federer joins battling Murray and Djokovic in quarters
With 16 men left standing, and the rain-storms of previous days at last banished from the schedule, the Western & Southern Open was left with…
Cincinnati 2015: Murray survives Fish’s final flourish on road to US Open
Coming so soon after one of Andy Murray’s most emotional days on the tour this year, his first victory over Novak Djokovic in over two…
Rogers Cup 2015: Murray halts Djokovic run to win Montreal title
It was first time that the two top seeds had met in the Rogers Cup final in over a decade, but there was no doubting…
Rogers Cup: Belinda Bencic beats Williams and then Halep to win first Premier
It is only two years since a new Swiss name was carved on a Wimbledon Junior trophy—15 years after her illustrious compatriot Roger Federer had…
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer vie for historic Cincinnati win
The Cincinnati Masters is one of the oldest and biggest tennis tournaments in the world. Dating back to 1899, it brings together the ATP Masters…
Novak Djokovic landmarks race by in Montreal: 250th Masters win, 50th win of 2015
As the final eight men in Montreal prepare to battle it out for a place in the Rogers Cup semi-finals, nine of the last 10…
Roger Federer at 34 – and another year of memorable milestones
Around a year ago, at around midnight, Roger Federer had just survived one almighty scare to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament that bears his…
Rogers Cup ushers in fresh challenges for Djokovic, Nadal, Federer and Murray
And there, in the blink of an eye—with gaze turned firmly to family affairs—the tennis scene moved on, moved into full Montreal swing, and moved…