Marianne Bevis Archives: 05/2019

Johanna Konta’s adventure at Roland Garros was gathering pace. She went from losing in the first round on all her four previous visits at the…

· Federer became oldest man to make the fourth round at Roland Garros since Nicola Pietrangeli in 1972: the Swiss turns 38 in August. ·…

It was quiet on the streets of Paris on Thursday morning: Ascension Day is a public holiday in France, and many corner cafes in the…

After a spirited four-hour plus match of five sets spread across two days, Kyle Edmund’s victory over Jeremy Chardy would be his only win at…

It is a story as old as time: Rafael Nadal will rise like cream to the top when it comes to the climax of the…

It was already a breakthrough tournament for the top-ranked British woman Johanna Konta, who worked her way in the space of a month from world…

Much is made of the dominance of a trio of men at the Majors, and nowhere more so than at Roland Garros. Eleven times Rafael…

As the first round of singles competition readied to reach its conclusion, there would already be one record broken. Court 6 hosted the oldest singles…

There should have been just two Britons playing in the singles draw come Tuesday, except that the marvellous ‘bullring’ stadium decided to put on a…

For Kyle Edmund, Paris will always hold a notable spot in his tennis story. It was where the Briton, then a 20-year-old, won his first…

Opening Sunday brought a modest schedule, just eight courts in play, and the four top-12 men in action all cruised with very little trouble through…

It seems no time at all since the top-ranked British woman, Johanna Konta, was ranked 47 in the world. Indeed it was less than a…

It begins gently, like the light breeze that trickled around the new bleached-wood stands of the Roland Garros show courts. Twitter has been replete with…

The French Open had been abuzz since February, since former champion and four-time finalist Roger Federer announced that he intended to return to Paris after…

The name of Roger Federer these days can seldom be mentioned without the word ‘longevity’ following close behind it. He will turn 38 in August,…

· Naomi Osaka: “I always had really big goals and dreams. I always thought I would be No1 and win a Grand Slam when I…

• Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka top seeds at Roland Garros • Rafael Nadal goes for 12th title after late clay surge in Rome • Defending champ Simona…

The results, of course, would not matter, and that was just as well, because Jamie Murray, the only man among the quartet that christened Court…

Just a week after Novak Djokovic won his 33rd Masters title in Madrid to level the record with his greatest rival, Rafael Nadal, the mighty…

It has been a long time in the planning and building, and now the new roof over Wimbledon’s famous Court 1 was doing double duty:…

Rome has not been a happy hunting ground for British women in recent years. The last champion? Virginia Wade back in 1971. That in itself…