Barcelona 2019: Dominic Thiem surges past Daniil Medvedev for title No13
If their only previous match was any guide, the Barcelona final between No3 seed Dominic Thiem and No7 seed Daniil Medvedev would be a tussle…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 04/2019
Barcelona 2019: Thiem downs home hero Nadal to set title tilt against Medvedev
Was there anyone or anything that could get the better of 11-time champion Rafael Nadal in Barcelona, a tournament that he has so dominated that…
Barcelona 2019: Medvedev beats bold Jarry to set Nishikori semi-showdown
The opening match on a sunny Barcelona Friday featured two men who could not stop winning. The No7 seed, Daniil Medvedev, was at a career-high…
Barcelona 2019: Rafael Nadal scores 60th win, but David Ferrer is the toast of the tournament
It is one of the highlights of the clay season for Spain’s passionate tennis fans. The Barcelona Open, the only ATP500 tournament among the 12…
ATP Finals ends 12-year London residency with move to Turin in 2021
The Association of Tennis Professionals has announced Turin, Italy, as the new host city for the ATP Finals from 2021 to 2025. The five-year agreement…
Fed Cup 2019: Konta and Boulter both fight back to take GB into World Group 2 at last
· Johanna Konta scored her 11th straight Fed Cup singles win to give GB a 2-1 lead in London · Katie Boulter also came back…
Monte-Carlo Masters: An Easter to remember as Fabio Fognini beats Lajovic for first Masters title
It has been some week at the Monte-Carlo Masters, the first and perhaps the most glamorous of the clay Masters. The headlines before play got…
Fed Cup 2019: Johanna Konta battles back for win, but Katie Boulter’s chance slips from grasp
· Johanna Konta fights back from a set down to win first rubber · Katie Boulter wins first set, bounces back from injury in third,…
Monte Carlo Masters: Fabulous Fognini downs Nadal for first Masters title bout against Lajovic
Dusan Lajovic may not have been the expected man from Serbia to reach the semi-finals of the Monte-Carlo Masters this week. The two-time champion and…
Monte-Carlo Masters: Two hours 20 – The time that Rafael Nadal survived but Novak Djokovic fell
The masters of Monte-Carlo were still in the game in Monaco. Not that it was any surprise that 11-time champion Rafael Nadal and two-time champion…
Fed Cup 2019: Great Britain seek World Group 2 status at the fifth attempt
It was a storming week in Bath for the GB Fed Cup team in February, as they swept through all opposition without loss to reach…
Monte Carlo Masters: Medvedev scores big win over Tsitsipas to set Djokovic showdown
· Medvedev and Sonego reached their first Masters quarter-final · Former champion and top seed Novak Djokovic stormed to the quarters in 68 minutes, his…
Monte Carlo Masters: Zverev, Tsitsipas, Medvedev make it seven young guns into last 16
· Seven 23-and-under players have reached the last 16, including seeded Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev and Borna Coric · They are joined by…
Monte Carlo Masters: Novak Djokovic edges to 200th clay win but admits: ‘I have to up my game’
• Former champion Stan Wawrinka wins first eight games but loses match to Marco Cecchinato • No8 seed Karen Khachanov and No7 seed Marin Cilic also fall…
Monte-Carlo Masters: Shapovalov falls but Fognini scores marathon win over Rublev
Denis Shapovalov turned 20 on opening Monday at the sun-drenched Monte-Carlo Country Club and, it so happened, entered the first clay Masters of the year…
Monte-Carlo Masters preview: Favourites Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic face early tests
• Nadal and Djokovic are top active players on clay according to ATP Performance Index • Nadal goes for 12th title, Djokovic chases No3 • Only other M-C…
Fed Cup 2019: Konta, Boulter, Dart, Swan, Watson lead GB in bid to reach World Group II
• Easter Fed Cup action also includes World Group semi-finals, featuring Simona Halep, Caroline Garcia, Ashleigh Barty and Aryna Sabalenka • Plus World Group Play-offs, featuring Sloane…
Nicolas Almagro bids farewell on home soil – a month before compatriot David Ferrer bows out
Nicolas Almagro, winner of 13 titles from 23 finals, and three times a quarter-finalist at the French Open—each time losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal—has…
Clay calls – but who will answer? Federer rejoins triumvirate with Nadal and Djokovic
• ATP Performance Index lists Nadal, Djokovic, and Federer as best three active players on clay • Federer joins trio on clay for first time in three…
WTA clay preview: As three hard months give way to clay, Wozniacki, Kerber, Muguruza mix it up
• First clay tournament of 2019 in Charleston headlined by former champion Wozniacki • Kerber, Muguruza and Azarenka each seeks first title of year in last hard-court…
After mastering Miami, Roger Federer returns to clay after 3 years: ‘I really don’t know what to expect’
• The 37-year-old Swiss was world No1 a year ago, and after Dubai and Miami wins, is now No1 in the Race to London • Federer is…