US Open 2018: Roger Federer keeps records alive with Paire win; sets tough Kyrgios rematch
The facts and figures about one of its most famous sons, Roger Federer, have come thick and fast at this 50th playing of the US…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 08/2018
US Open 2018: Champions step up: Wawrinka, Del Potro and Stephens forge onward as Murray bows out
The weather was blisteringly hot at the Billie Jean King Tennis Centre as the second round matches got under way, and the schedule was almost…
US Open 2018: Wins for Djokovic & Murray; losses for Radwanska & Konta, farewells for Ferrer & Youzhny
The 128 in each singles draw has be reduced to 64 after two packed days at Flushing Meadows carried the US Open towards its 50th…
US Open preview: Top four Halep, Wozniacki, Stephens & Kerber lead wide-open field of contenders
When the last seven Majors, dating back to the Australian Open 2017, have been won by seven different women, and when the No1 ranking has…
US Open 2018: Nadal begins New York defence; Federer, Djokovic, Murray, Wawrinka face big challenges
A year is a very long time in tennis. For proof, one has only to look at the men’s draw for last year’s US Open.…
Roger Federer admits it’s a ‘dream come true’ as Laver Cup heads to Geneva in 2019
The lakeside city of Geneva in Roger Federer’s home country of Switzerland will host the 2019 edition of the Laver Cup when the tournament heads…
Laver Cup 2018: Kyle Edmund, Jack Sock join Federer, Djokovic, Del Potro, Zverev in Chicago
Legends of tennis gathered ahead of the US Open in New York this week to reveal the captains’ picks for this year’s edition of the…
US Open 2018 seeds: Nadal and Halep No1s; Serena Williams up to No17; Murray, Wawrinka, Azarenka unseeded dangers
Apart from Serena Williams, who missed the US Open last year as she prepared to give birth to her first child, the top 32 men…
Cincinnati Masters 2018: Novak Djokovic finally masters Federer in Cincy to claim Golden accolade
When it comes to the ‘big four’ of 21st century tennis, the rivalries between the quartet have become almost as special and memorable as the…
Cincinnati Premier 2018: Kiki Bertens powers to biggest title over No1 Simona Halep
Simona Halep worked long and hard to reach No1 in the world, thwarted time and again during 2017. But if anyone had grown into the…
Cincinnati Masters 2018: Federer survives late-night battle with Wawrinka on double-duty Friday
This has been a long, rough week for the fans, organisers and, most of all, players at the Cincinnati Masters. If the rains had been…
ITF approves ‘world cup’ restructure of Davis Cup
It may be, as the Davis Cup website proclaims “the world’s largest annual international team competition in sport”, with 132 nations entered this year, and…
Cincinnati Masters 2018: Old guard hits back, as unseeded Wawrinka, Haase, Djokovic into Round 3
One statistic in the Cincinnati Masters draw captured in a nutshell one of the most debated subjects in men’s tennis in the last couple of…
WTA Finals 2018: Simona Halep’s Montreal title seals first place in WTA Finals in Singapore
World No1 Simona Halep’s superb efforts to claim the Rogers Cup title earned her not just her second title in Montreal but the first place…
Laver Cup 2018: Federer and Djokovic joined by Zverev, Dimitrov and Goffin in starry Team Europe
As if Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic did not bring enough star appeal to the Laver Cup’s Europe team in September, the squad will be…
Toronto Masters 2018: Rafael Nadal masters Tstisipas to win 80th title, but is out of Cincinnati
The week in Toronto began with what looked like a truly challenging draw for the world No1 Rafael Nadal, but seven days later, he lifted…
Cincinnati Masters preview: Federer’s Cincy magic, Djokovic’s Master plan, Murray’s return, surge of young guns
What a difference a year makes. The prestigious Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati dates back to 1899, and reunites the men’s and women’s tours…
Toronto Masters 2018: Super Tsitsipas battles by Anderson to break top 20 with first Masters final
The gap in experience between the remaining four men competing for the Rogers Cup was vast. Atop the tree—in Toronto and in the world—was the…
Nitto ATP Finals 2018: Rafael Nadal first singles player to qualify, targets first title
Rafael Nadal is the first man to qualify for a place at the tennis season finale at London’s O2, the ATP Nitto Finals. With his…
Toronto Masters 2018: Stunning Tsitsipas beats Zverev for third top-10 win and first Masters SF
Alexander Zverev has looked the real deal since he began his transition into the main tour in 2015. Even back then, age just 18, he…
Toronto Masters 2018: Teenage Tsitsipas outplays 4-time champ Djokovic to set another Zverev showdown
Last weekend, four #NextGen players filled the final four places at the Washington ATP500. This week, the rain may have followed the tour to Toronto…