Marianne Bevis Archives: 08/2013

Novak Djokovic may have been thwarted by John Isner in his record-making attempt to win the complete set of Masters titles in Cincinnati this week,…

Precisely one week ago, this onlooker attempted to convey the scale of what one superlative tennis player had just achieved. That report began… “The return…

When it comes to the US Open Series swing, there is barely time to draw breath between one big tournament and the next. From the…

The return of Rafael Nadal to the tennis tour in February this year after seven months away with knee injury had been nothing short of…

Considering Andy Murray and Colin Fleming had never partnered one another on the doubles tour before, and considering that they managed to enter the draw…

World No2 Andy Murray may not have come to Montreal expecting to reach the singles final. He is far too cautious to claim as much,…

The closing Saturday of this year’s Rogers Cup in Montreal began quietly enough. The sun shone, the wind had blown away the city’s heavy humidity,…

It was no surprise, perhaps, that Novak Djokovic used the sterling test he overcame in his quarter-final against Denis Istomin to return stronger, more focused,…

As the Rogers Cup quarter-finals got under way in Montreal, the sun continued to shine on a home nation that was celebrating two of its…

And so the shocks continued to come in Montreal as the seeds tumbled and the Canadians soared at the Rogers Cup. As if losing David…

The anticipation that greeted the first match of the day between Rafael Nadal and Jerzy Janowicz brought with it high expectations, but the one that…

This first face-off between world No4 Rafael Nadal and the fast-rising talent, the new world No18, Jerzy Janowicz, always had the potential to be something…

There have already been upsets at the Rogers Cup in Montreal this week. Seeds tumbled in the first round—No12 Nicolas Almagro was followed by an…

If the opening days in Montreal had wait patiently for action from the top eight seeds—they all enjoyed byes to the second round—there was certainly…

All the headlines, and most of the eyes, have been firmly focused on the singles draw for the Rogers Cup in Montreal. In particular, where…

The hot topic in tennis, as the tour embarks on the first of the two hard-court Masters that preface the last Grand Slam of the…

After achieving what Andy Murray described this week as “the pinnacle”, it might seem reasonable for the 2013 Wimbledon champion to take some time out,…

The Canadian Open is one of the oldest tournaments in tennis—only Wimbledon and the US Open pre-date it—and Montreal boasts all three of its most…

Roger Federer is not the most prolific winner in the draw of the Masters tournament that bears his name, Canada’s Rogers Cup. That honour belongs…