Dubai 2019: Roger Federer beats Fucsovics and the elements to reach 11th Dubai SF
Roger Federer had a long wait to play his quarter-final match on a humid, overcast and windy day in Dubai. The schedule began at after…
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Dubai 2019: Monfils in fighting form to seal SF place against Greek star Tsitsipas
The dazzling form of Gael Monfils has continued to catch the eye in Dubai after doing just the same in Rotterdam a fortnight ago. In…
Acapulco 2019: Nick Kyrgios beats top-seed Nadal in highly-charged battle, & David Ferrer bids farewell
It was a day of high emotions at the glamorous Acapulco-based Abierto Mexicano Telcel 500, which joined the hot hard-court swing in 2014 after years…
Dubai 2019: Roger Federer battles past Verdasco to milestone 50th win
Roger Federer, for the second match in a row, played a man who had never managed to beat him, despite both opponents being in their…
Dubai 2019: Stefanos Tsitsipas – words and pictures from the newest star on the block
There are many reasons why Stefanos Tsitsipas has caught the imagination of tennis fans. It starts, of course, with the tennis: an athletic, explosive game…
Dubai 2019: Top seed Kei Nishikori beaten, but impressive Gael Monfils surges on to quarters
The first round was complete, but only four of the original eight seeds had survived. Both former champions came through, though second seed and seven-time…
Dubai 2019: Stefanos Tsitsipas comes through tough Ebden test after night-flight from Marseille victory
The wait for one of the new stars at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Stefanos Tsitsipas, was a little longer than anticipated after he…
Kei Nishikori explores Dubai for the first time
Tennis star Kei Nishikori is in Dubai for the first time, making his debut at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Before he set foot…
Dubai 2019: Top seed Kei Nishikori wins debut match, but Medvedev follows Khachanov out of draw
Roger Federer may be the headline star at this week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. He is, after all, the seven-time champion, holds a record…
Dubai 2019: Champions to the fore as Roger Federer and Roberto Bautista Agut open campaigns
This was the night that the former champions blew into the Centre Court of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Roger Federer was after his…
Dubai 2019: Khachanov and Tsitsipas headline youthful hopes in weekend of debut wins
It was a weekend of new names and heart-warming stories across the ATP tour. The Rio Open, one of the prestigious chain of 500 tournaments…
Roger Federer’s return to clay is no swansong, but simply: ‘I was in the mood to do it again’
It surprised many when Roger Federer confirmed that he intended to return to the surface that he had neglected since the spring of 2016, the…
Roger Federer reaches new heights before bid for No8 and No100 – and relishes the nerves
He has said it before, but Roger Federer repeated it: No8 is his lucky number—though he has said just as often that he is not…
Dubai 2019: Joyful Belinda Bencic wins first title since 2015: Now for a sky-dive!
At the end of an extraordinary week of competition in the Dubai Duty Free WTA Championships, it seemed only right that the two women who…
Dubai 2019: Roger Federer goes for 100, but Nishikori, Tsitsipas, Cilic, Bautista Agut threaten
The most prolific winner at the prestigious Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Roger Federer, has, of late, been notable by his absence at the tournament…
Dubai 2019: Former champion Petra Kvitova will face unseeded Belinda Bencic
Former Dubai champion, Petra Kvitova will face Belinda Bencic in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday after both claimed thrilling…
Dubai 2019: Bencic and Hsieh battle past former No1s Halep and Pliskova to reach SFs
The unseeded Su-Wei Hsieh claimed a fine comeback win against No4 seed Karolina Pliskova, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5, a day after handing out the same treatment…
Dubai 2019: Osaka out, but former champs Kvitova, Halep, Svitolina head to QFs
The first Premier 5 of the season has been showing its strong credentials this week as the top women in tennis gear up for the…
Roger Federer confirms first clay event in three years is Madrid Masters – home to David Ferrer’s swansong
Roger Federer is to return to the clay of Roland Garros this year for the first time since his quarter-final loss in 2015, and he…
Laureus Awards 2019: Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka fly tennis flag at sporting Oscars
• Tennis World No1 Novak Djokovic wins fourth Laureus Sportsman of the Year Award, equalling athletics icon Usain Bolt’s Laureus record • Naomi Osaka wins Breakthrough Award,…
Rotterdam 2019: Gael Monfils wins first title in over a year against resurgent Stan Wawrinka
It had been almost two years since three-time Major champion and 2015 Rotterdam titlist Stan Wawrinka reached a final. Indeed, his semi-final against the top…