French Open 2018: Superwoman Serena and fellow champ Sharapova score opening wins on Paris return
The last day of first round action at Roland Garros brought four of its former champions to court, yet two of them were not in…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 05/2018
French Open 2018: Debutant seeds Edmund and Shapovalov turn up the heat on damp Parisian clay
Rafael Nadal, naturally for a 10-time champion in Paris, garnered plenty of attention when he took to court on opening Monday, but perhaps created rather…
French Open 2018: Heather Watson advances to second round
There have been lean pickings for British tennis fans in the women’s singles draw at Roland Garros this year, with just two making it into…
French Open 2018: Former champs Djokovic and Wawrinka return to the fray, with mixed results
There are only four active players who have won the magnificent Coupe de Mousquetaires on the equally magnificent Court Philippe Chatrier, and all three that…
French Open 2018: Debutant Cameron Norrie into Round 2; Kyle Edmund poised to follow
The main singles draws at the French Open this year do not feature many British players—four altogether—but the unfolding stories of the two men with…
French Open 2018: Johanna Konta’s quest for first win in Paris thwarted; Venus Williams also makes exit
It begins gently, the French Open, with just eight courts in competitive action on opening Sunday. That does not mean there was any lack of…
French Open 2018: Can returning former champions Djokovic or Wawrinka halt the Rafael Nadal juggernaut?
It seemed a momentous achievement to win a 10th French Open title when Rafael Nadal lifted the Coupe des Mousquetaires last year. No other man…
French Open 2018: Halep seeks first Major in battle for No1 with Wozniacki, Muguruza and more
Simona Halep may be No1 in both the main WTA rankings and the Race to Singapore, but her long-standing fight to reach and then stay…
French Open 2018: Who’s won, who’s back, who’s in form: the champions, the schedules – and some key numbers
This year’s French Open, the climax of the European sweep across the red clay of three Masters, two big Premiers and two unbroken months, always…
Rome Masters 2018: Rafael Nadal beats Zverev to win No8 – and with it, No1 in the world
The odds on the clay of one of the finest arenas in tennis, the centre court at the Foro Italico, looked firmly in favour of…
Rafael Nadal wins 51st against Djokovic to put Rome Masters and No1 within his grasp
Twelve years after their first professional match, and over a year since the last of their 50 previous matches, two titans of modern tennis, Rafael…
Rome Premier 2018: Ostapenko denies birthday win for Johanna Konta; Halep keeps one hand on No1
Jelena Ostapenko may have been playing for just the third time at the prestigious Rome Premier. Last year, ranked No50, she was even forced to…
Rome Masters 2018: Nadal and Djokovic on collision course, as unseeded Edmund, Shapovalov & Nishikori roll on
The draw for the Rome Masters this week certainly had a familiar ring about it as the best men in tennis headed to the Foro…
Queen’s Star-Studded Fever-Tree Championships join Kyle Edmund to support Gt Ormond Street Children’s Hospital
The Fever-Tree Tennis Championships at The Queen’s Club in London has chosen Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity) as its new charity partner…
Rome Premier 2018: Johanna Konta wins opener, but Rome bids final farewell to Roberta Vinci
It is one of the most iconic tennis courts on the professional tour, the marble-tiered, statue-fringed Pietrangeli at the centre of the Foro Italico. Few…
Madrid Masters 2018: Alexander Zverev dominates Thiem to join ‘elite’ company with third Masters title
It is a very long time in the history of the ATP Masters tour since so many different names have decorated the trophies at this…
Rome Masters 2018 preview: Can Thiem halt Nadal again and can Zverev defend his breakout title?
While the biggest story of the Mutua Madrid Masters was unfolding on a packed Manolo Santana court at the Caja Magica on a bright Friday…
Madrid Premier 2018: Courageous Kvitova beats battling Bertens to win her third in Spain
If their one and only previous meeting was anything to go by, Petra Kvitova should have been feeling very confident about taking on the Dutch…
Madrid Masters 2018: Nadal’s record runs – and No1 ranking – halted by brilliant Thiem, as Edmund bows out
The last eight at this year’s Mutua Madrid Open came down to a happy, intriguing mix of new and familiar, young and old, record-breaking and…
Madrid Masters 2018: Only way is up for Edmund and Shapovalov, while Goffin and Del Potro exit
It is proving to be a very good year for the 23-year-old Briton, Kyle Edmund. It began, then ranked No50, with wins over Denis Shapovalov…
Madrid Masters 2018: Rafael Nadal stacks up the records, but Kyle Edmund scores own milestone over Djokovic
It is the 10th playing of the Mutua Madrid Masters at the architectural triumph of the Caja Magica. This week is also the 80th birthday…