Miami Open 2018: Sloane Stephens shines again in the US to earn place in top 10
It could hardly be a better conclusion to the final playing of one of tennis’s biggest tournaments at Crandon Park in the Florida Keys. The…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 03/2018
Miami Masters 2018: On-fire John Isner dominates weary Del Potro in pursuit of first Masters crown
Perhaps the “Sunshine Double” of 2018 will come to be seen as the time when the rising generation of young players began to break the…
Miami Open 2018: Resurgent Azarenka joins Major champs Ostapenko and Stephens in semis
It is becoming perhaps the biggest story of this final Miami Open in the Keys. Victoria Azarenka, former world No1, two-time Major champion, and three-time…
Miami Masters 2018: Youth has its day, as Coric, Shapovalov and Chung light up Key Biscayne
The last playing of the Miami Open at Crandon Park is certainly becoming a memorable one. For a start, the only two former champions in…
Roger Federer: Variety is the spice of life, even if it means missing out on clay’s glamorous swing
Almost two days on, and Twitter was still a-twitter, headlines revolved, Google Alerts were full to bursting. In case it had gone unnoticed in Miami,…
Miami Open 2018: Defending champ Johanna Konta sets rematch with three-time champ Venus Williams
There is something about Miami for Johanna Konta, it seems. Just twice she has played the main draw in one of the biggest tournaments on…
Miami Masters 2018: Roger Federer bows out to Kokkinakis, fellow young guns Coric and Zverev also shine
As he opened his latest campaign in Miami, his 17th at Crandon Park, a fourth “Sunshine Double” was already out of Roger Federer’s grasp: Juan…
Miami Masters 2018: Djokovic ends epic run, but can Del Potro emulate him with the ‘Sunshine Double’?
It is a rare player indeed, man or woman, who has managed to add the “Sunshine Double” to their resume. For the back-to-back Masters and…
Miami Masters 2018 preview: Who can upset the Federer and Djokovic show?
Thirty-one times, Key Biscayne has been home one of the biggest, and arguably the brightest, tennis tournaments in the calendar, but No32 will be the…
US Open launches new logo for ‘Built for Glory’ 50th Anniversary
The USTA has revealed the new logo that has been designed to mark the 50th playing of the US Open Championships in New York this…
Miami Open 2018 preview: Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams open intriguing WTA storylines
If the women’s draw in Indian Wells, replete with returning stars Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka, seemed ready to set alight the tournament in the…
Roger Federer headlines Chicago Laver Cup launch with Rod Laver, John McEnroe and Nick Kyrgios
Just over a year ago, in a very cold February, Roger Federer headed to Prague ahead of the ticket launch for the first edition of…
Indian Wells 2018: Juan Martin del Potro beats Roger Federer in thriller to win first Masters title
“We’ve had a lot of close matches.” So said Roger Federer of a rivalry with Juan Martin del Potro that is 11 years old—and a…
Indian Wells 2018: Naomi Osaka wins first title in style against Daria Kasatkina
It could not be a bigger contrast from the final line-up at the first and biggest Premier Mandatory tournament of the year in Indian Wells.…
Indian Wells 2018: Federer puts the record straight, and readies for another Del Potro challenge
It had become one of the undercurrent stories of the week in Indian Wells, even if it was not as ‘high-profile’ a theme as the…
Indian Wells 2018: Youth has its day as Osaka & Kasatkina beat Halep & Williams to reach final
The records and achievements were stacked against the two 20-year-olds in Indian Wells who had set their own personal milestones simply by reaching the semi-finals:…
Indian Wells 2018: Roger Federer meets Chung challenge to seal No1 – just like old times
It has been a memorable Masters, this first of the tennis season in Indian Wells. Three-time champion Rafael Nadal missed it for the first time…
Indian Wells 2018: Generations will collide in quarter-finals between Federer & Chung, Coric & Anderson
If ever a draw summed up the generational range of men’s tennis in 2018, it was the line-up of players contesting a quarter-final place at…
Indian Wells 2018: Big men come in different sizes as Kohlschreiber downs Cilic to join Del Potro in Round 4
Big men have come and gone already in Indian Wells, and rather more than usual in this, the first and most popular Masters of the…
Indian Wells 2018: Williams vs Williams, or simply Venus vs Serena: Where will this story end?
It began more than 36 years ago, when Serena Williams arrived in the Williams family 15 months after the birth of Venus. By early 2001,…
Indian Wells 2018: Far-from-perfect Federer survives 2-day test, but Djokovic bows out
It was time for the biggest champions in Indian Wells to take to court amid the oft-praised perfection of this oasis in the Californian desert.…