Madrid Open 2022: Former champion Halep sets first contest against top seed Badosa
No matter the tournament, no matter the draw size and quality, every player will respond to a question about their chances of success with “there…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 04/2022
Wimbledon 2022: Russian and Belarusian players excluded to counter potential use by Russian ‘propaganda machine’
Following two Covid-affected years, with the Championships cancelled in 2020, and many on-site restrictions in place last year, The All England Club today confirmed there…
Stuttgart, Barcelona, Belgrade 2022: Super Swiatek beats Sabalenka to win fourth straight title
Where to begin on a day that had not just a couple of finals, but four of them? And before that, two semi-finals to determine…
Stuttgart 2022: Battle of old and new No2s sees Sabalenka beat Badosa to final
The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, in Stuttgart, is a special tournament for many reasons. It is the first clay tournament on the WTA tour to…
Barcelona Open 2022: Tsitsipas, Alcaraz, Norrie power through double-duty schedule
Challenging seems to be an appropriate word for everyone associated with the Barcelona Open this year. For the prestigious ATP500 tournament, played at one of…
Barcelona Open 2022: Tsitsipas aims to add title to Monte-Carlo success in Nadal’s absence
When the main show court of Spain’s oldest tennis club is named after a man who is still among the best players in the world,…
Monte-Carlo Masters 2022: Tsitsipas defends Monaco title against giant-killing Davidovich Fokina
It was certainly no surprise that No3 seed and defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas worked his way through the Monte-Carlo draw to the sharp end of…
Monte-Carlo Masters 2022: Marathons continue, as Davidovich Fokina beats Dimitrov to reach first ever final
Two things were certain before the blockbuster Monte-Carlo Masters semi-finals got under way. There would be an unseeded man facing off against one of the…
Monte-Carlo Masters 2022: Marathon men contest quarters, as Zverev beats Sinner in thriller
One defending champion, No3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas; One man hot off winning his first Masters in Indian Wells, No10 Taylor Fritz; and one of the…
Monte-Carlo Masters 2022: Britons Norrie and Evans lose out Monaco’s clay
Cameron Norrie was playing his first tournament as a top-10 player, but the No7 seed would contest his opening match against a dangerous opponent—especially on…
Monte-Carlo Masters 2022: Dan Evans scores opening win, as Djokovic headlines former champions
It was the day when the former champions came out to play, one after the other. The most highly anticipated was, without a doubt, world…
Monte-Carlo Masters 2022: Returning Djokovic tops seeds in first clay Masters of season
It is one of the oldest and most glamorous tennis venues in the calendar—more than 110 years and counting. The Monte-Carlo tournament is the first…
Miami Open 2022: Amazing Alcaraz wins first Masters over Ruud – the youngest Miami champion
There were opportunities aplenty for big-time achievements in this year’s Miami Open. In both the women’s and men’s draws, the No1 ranking was up for…
Miami Open 2022: Super Swiatek downs Osaka to win third straight WTA1000 title
The women’s draw in Miami this year was in some disarray even before the 96 names were slotted into place. Defending champion and world No1…
Miami Open 2022: Casper Ruud reaches first Masters final with win over Cerundolo
Hubert Hurkacz may not have been the favourite to defend his title at the Miami Masters at the outset of the tournament, especially when he…
Miami Open 2022: Hurkacz defence stays on track with win over Medvedev
It is fair to say that, although the hot, hard courts of the Miami Masters has seen plenty of upsets in this last week, there…