Tennis family rises to challenge with offers of aid to Covid-19-stricken victims
Tennis was one of the first sports to call a halt to its schedules across the board in the face of the ever-increasing effects of…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 03/2020
Tokyo 2020: Covid-19 forces Olympics and Paralympics to postpone to 2021
It is just two days since the executive board of the International Olympic Committee [IOC] gave itself a deadline of four weeks for ‘scenario planning’…
A vital hint of unity emerges from troubled week for tennis community
Little more than a week ago, the first big tennis casualty of the coronavirus pandemic was announced in Indian Wells. A day or two later,…
Tennis closes down in face of Covid-19: Miami, Monte-Carlo, Barcelona among events cancelled
It was only a matter of time until the coronavirus pandemic took its toll on major sporting events, and especially on those sports that travel…
Indian Wells 2020 cancelled, as tennis takes its first big coronavirus hit
The writing was on the wall already in the beautiful Californian region of the Coachella Valley, where one of tennis’s most popular events is held…
Davis Cup 2020: Fognini, Fritz, Cilic, Struff help Italy, USA, Croatia and Germany to Finals
Now into its second year, the new-shape qualification process for the Davis Cup Final is a little more familiar, but the 24-nation ties this weekend…
Acapulco 2020: Heather Watson battles to fourth career title and back into top 50
Heather Watson will return to the top 50 next week for the first time since 2016 after beating 17-year-old Leylah Fernandez in a gruelling three-set…