Marianne Bevis Archives: 11/2015

A day later, it is—with a near-perfect sense of timing—St Andrew’s Day. Near perfect, because Britons everywhere were waking up to newspapers that had turned…

Make no mistake: This had the makings of a very special day for many Britons, whether avid followers of tennis or not. A nation had…

When it comes to doubles players, Great Britain was in the happy position, ahead of its Davis Cup final against Belgium, in having both talent…

Andy Murray was surely watching the antics of fellow Briton Kyle Edmund as he made his preparations for his opening rubber in the Davis Cup…

And so finally, the final: Great Britain in search of its first Davis Cup since 1936, Belgium in search of its first Davis Cup, full…

After making the bold decision to give 20-year-old Kyle Edmund the stage on the opening day of the biggest Davis Cup tie for Great Britain…

Andy Murray insists that he has no problem dealing with the pressure that comes as part of being the top player in Great Britain’s team…

The clues seemed to be there, in the vast echoing chamber that hosts the stage for the last big title of the tennis year. As…

Just by reaching the Davis Cup final on the last weekend of the tennis year, all the players who are gathered at a warehouse of…

Everywhere you looked, there were records on the line as one of the most popular and intense rivalries—Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer—took to court for…

Roger Federer has invariably been the name that springs from the fans’ lips when it comes to tennis in Switzerland. For more than 12 years,…

When a tournament of this prestige is left with four of the top five players in the world, No1 Novak Djokovic, No3 Roger Federer, No4…

It has already been some year for Andy Murray. Four titles, including his first ever on clay—one of them by beating Rafael Nadal in his…

It was a curious press conference that followed a curious match for Roger Federer. In a tournament where seven of the eight previous matches had…

It’s been a near flawless year for Novak Djokovic: Year-end No1, having topped the rankings for a year and a half; three-time 2015 Grand Slam…

With the ATP World Tour Finals at the half-way stage, two of the four semi-finalists are already in the frame, and barring a major upset,…

The statistics suggested that Andy Murray might have a tough time against Rafael Nadal in what was set to become the battle for the top…

A year ago, the two best tennis players in the world, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, were contesting not just the final title of the…

After days of speculation, GB Davis Cup captain Leon Smith, has announced the British line-up to take on Belgium in the final at the end…

The first results of the ATP World Tour Finals’ second pool all, of course, had significance for the players and the tournament. All four had…

Perhaps it’s the prospect of Davis Cup glory in a fortnight’s time. Perhaps it is that one of London’s biggest sporting events, the World Tour…