The 2018 Australian Open began with an unexpected comment from the defending champion, Roger Federer. Confronted with the opinion that he was the favourite to…
They had been here before, these two Major champions: Roger Federer and Marin Cilic had faced each other on the biggest stages in tennis, and…
There were mighty battles along the way, and not a few upsets, during the 50th playing of the Australian Open. The winner in that year…
So much was anticipated in this first meeting between the defending champion, veteran tennis superstar Roger Federer, and the 21-year-old #NextGen star from South Korea,…
Much of Kyle Edmund’s tough progress into new tennis territory in Australia had been in the middle of British winter nights. Yet morning after morning,…
Roger Federer has answered a similar question countless times in the 12 months since his comeback from knee surgery to win his first Major in…
British fans may have heaved a groan of disappointment at the news that Andy Murray, three times a Major champion and hero of the Davis…
What a difference a week makes. As the first Major of the year got underway seven days ago, the talk was all about the perceived…
At this year’s Australian Open, Kyle Edmund not only found himself the single British man in the draw after Andy Murray opted for hip surgery,…
The day began with two Americans taking on two Romanians. On Rod Laver arena, it was world No1 Simona Halep, eager to keep her hands…
It has been a familiar story at the Australian Open, one of soaring temperatures and late nights but also of former champions digging deep. Thursday…
2017 was a special year for the popular and gifted tennis star, Grigor Dimitrov. It began with one of four titles and ended with another,…
Tennis has always featured strongly in the ‘Oscars of Sport’, the Laureus World Sports Awards, and this year is no exception. Indeed, this year offers…
It was, perhaps, an unusual comment from the defending champion of the Australian Open, Roger Federer. “With age, I feel like I play down my…
The Australian Open this year has already had a few problems to solve, a few disappointments to shoulder. Andy Murray, five times a runner-up in…
It is a battle that has raged since Serena Williams won the Australian Open 12 months ago, and promptly withdrew from the women’s tour on…
This time last year, there was question upon question about the form of the two former champions returning to competition after long injury absences. Roger…
The qualifiers are hard at it, the big names have been working up a sweat in training—and a few exhibition events too—and the hype is…
One city’s loss has proved to be another city’s gain. Thus might Abu Dhabi, Brisbane and Doha feel about Sydney and Melbourne this week. Barely…
A few days after withdrawing from his first scheduled tournament of 2018 and then from the Australian Open itself, Andy Murray has this morning announced…
It seems no time at all since a young Swiss woman, Belinda Bencic, hit the women’s pro tennis circuit with such precocious promise. Age 15,…
