Rogers Cup Toronto: Djokovic downs Monfils to reach 14th of last 15 Masters finals
Gael Monfils may have lost in the first round of Rome and of Wimbledon, and he may have been forced to bypass the French Open…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 07/2016
Rogers Cup Toronto: Nishikori into 19th final with focused victory over Wawrinka
The Rogers Cup has certainly faced a week of challenges in Toronto. First came the withdrawal of defending champion and world No2 Andy Murray, in…
Federer’s right-hand-man Luthi has no doubts: ‘It’s incredible how positive and inspired he is’
After the storm, now comes the calm voice of reason in the shape of Roger Federer’s long-time friend and coach, Severin Luthi. Two days after…
Rogers Cup Toronto: Wawrinka plays ‘one of best matches of year’ to set Nishikori semi
Come the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup, and the cream has risen to the top. Each of the four matches saw the correct seed in…
Rogers Cup Toronto: Wawrinka, Dimitrov and Nishikori advance as American hopes fade
The Rogers Cup has not just been enjoying plenty of Canadian success but plenty of North American success across the board. Five home players through…
Rogers Cup Toronto: Novak Djokovic the diplomat, on and off the tennis court
It has already been a busy week at the Rogers Cup in Toronto for the top seed and world No1, Novak Djokovic. The remarkable Serb…
Rogers Cup Toronto: Thiem and Querrey join walking wounded, but Djokovic wins
The Rogers Cup must wonder what it has done to deserve the ill fortune handed out to it this year. It is always a challenge,…
Rogers Cup Toronto: Wawrinka and Nishikori take first step to semi showdown
World No5 and the No2 seed at the Rogers Cup, Stan Wawrinka, closed proceedings in Toronto with perhaps the best match of the tournament so…
Rogers Cup Montreal: Johanna Konta ‘grateful and humbled’ by her winning ways
A measure of how far Johanna Konta has come was writ large across the WTA website after the Briton played one of the matches of…
Rogers Cup Toronto: Berdych beats spirited Coric, but Zverev disappoints in debut
After one set of #NextGen players flaunted their stuff on opening day at the Rogers Cup, another set readied itself to do the same on…
Tennis in shock as Roger Federer abandons the rest of the year
A hush fell over the media centre at the Rogers Cup in Toronto as news from former champion Roger Federer spread like wildfire. The announcement,…
Rogers Cup Toronto: Teenage sensation Shapovalov beats Kyrgios for first tour win
It was little wonder that the show-piece match of opening Monday featured these two particular members of the #NextGen. For a start, one of them,…
Rogers Cup Toronto: Coric battles through, Edmund fades as NextGen stars open campaigns
A feature of the men’s tennis tour this season has been the campaign to promote the rising stars of the game. A handful of those…
Johanna Konta beats Venus Williams to claim first title in Stanford
It seems but a moment ago that Briton Johanna Konta was still outside the top 100, needing a wild card to enter Wimbledon’s main draw,…
Rogers Cup Toronto: Novak Djokovic ‘ready for a new beginning’
For the third year in a row, 2016 is proving to be a year dominated by the super Serb, world No1 Novak Djokovic. It is…
Rogers Cup Toronto: Can home hero Raonic upset Djokovic, Wawrinka and Nishikori?
It has been something of a double-edged sword, the story that unfolded in the men’s draw over the last week. One minute, the Rogers Cup…
Andy Murray auctions Wimbledon final shirt for Malaria No More
For the second time in as many months, Andy Murray is donating a winning shirt in aid of a special appeal. The day after Andy…
Road to Rio and beyond: What lies ahead for Djokovic, Murray, Federer, Nadal and more?
And there, in the blink of an eye, the long glamorous sweep of clay and the elegant sojourn on grass season are over. Now, after…
Davis Cup 2016: ‘Happy’ Kyle Edmund spearheads win in Serbia to set Argentina tie
Not for the first time this summer, rain was determined to make an appearance during the World Group Davis Cup ties that would determine the…
Victoria Azarenka to miss rest of season as she expects first child
Former No1 and two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka has announced on Twitter and Facebook that she is expecting a child at the end of…
Davis Cup 2016 preview: Tsonga, Cilic headline as Djokovic, Murray rest
The eight nations that make up the quarter-finals of this year’s Davis Cup, which gets under way this Friday, feature three of the four most…