US Open 2021: Murray bows out in battling style to Tsitsipas in five sets and five hours
Court 10 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre at Flushing Meadows was the place to head for British fans on the very first…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 08/2021
US Open 2021 preview: No1 Djokovic goes for Grand Slam glory as young stars give chase
The men’s draw for the extraordinary behind-closed-doors US Open last year was missing some key players—not surprising given that they could stay away without losing…
US Open 2021 preview: No1 Barty and defending champ Osaka face hard roads to title
There is certainly reason to celebrate the last and biggest Major of 2021, the US Open, when it welcomes a full complement of fans to…
US Open 2021 snapshot: Crowds back in New York – but stars Federer, Nadal, Williams sisters are not
One year ago, the US Open was one of the first big tennis events to take place after the global lockdown fuelled by Covid 19.…
Cincinnati Masters 2021: Zverev beats best friend Rublev to win fifth Masters title
Youth was certainly having its day after the 56 men who set out on the Cincinnati Masters journey a week ago narrowed down to the…
Cincinnati Masters 2021: Top four seeds Medvedev vs Rublev, Tsitsipas vs Zverev, chase the prize
How much has changed in a dozen or so years? The last time that top four seeds made the semi-finals of the Western and Southern…
Cincinnati Masters 2021: Former champ Murray cruises to Round 2 in 16th appearance
With three former champions missing from this year’s Cincinnati Masters—defending champ and world No1 Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer—top seed and world No2…
Roger Federer: Into the unknown
It so happened that I was about to edit the last chapter of a memoir I had finally got round to writing courtesy of the…
Toronto Masters 2021: Medvedev makes it four with masterful win over Opelka
World No2 Daniil Medvedev won his fourth Masters title and his third title of 2021 with victory over Reilly Opelka in Toronto last night, 6-4,…
Toronto Masters 2021: Medvedev eyes fourth Masters title with impressive Isner win
Top seed Daniil Medvedev secured his fifth Masters final appearance, and his second in Canada, with an impressive 6-2, 6-2 victory over the unseeded John…
Toronto Masters 2021: Medvedev survives thriller vs Hurkacz in campaign for fourth Masters title
Top seed Daniil Medvedev will face veteran American John Isner as he targets his second Toronto Masters final and a fourth Masters title after one…
Toronto Masters 2021: Can Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Rublev and Ruud make hay in Canada?
It is a very long time since the historic Canadian Open featured none of the men who went on to become known as ‘the big…
Toronto Masters 2021: Nadal goes for records in Canada, but new No3 Tsitsipas threatens
Olympic years always bring tough decisions for players heading to North America for the double-header Masters in Canada and Cincinnati. Of course there are big…
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Alexander Zverev takes singles gold over Khachanov
Much of the talk ahead of this year’s postponed Olympics in Tokyo had been about the home superstar and ‘face of the Games’ Naomi Osaka,…