Australian Open 2015: Williams marks 100 streak to progress with Wozniacki
Serena Williams, the 18-time Grand Slam champion, may be looking to open clear water between herself and Christ Evert and Martina Navratilova on the Major…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 01/2015
Australian Open 2015: Sharapova wins, but Ivanovic leads out eight seeds
It took the strong, towering presence of one of tennis’s most popular players, Maria Sharapova, to steady the Australian Open ship on the first day…
Australian Open 2015: Fresh Federer makes vibrant start with win 1001
For a man who played and won more matches and reached more finals last year than any of his colleagues, who challenged for No1, who…
Australian Open 2015: Federer, Williams and more facts and figures
The No1 ranking for both men and women is up for grabs at the first Grand Slam of the year in Australia. Roger Federer could…
Federer and Wozniacki voted Ambassadors of the Year by ITWA
Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki have won the International Tennis Writers Association’s Ambassadors of the Year Awards for 2014. This is the sixth time that…
Australian Open preview: Djokovic, Federer locked in race for title and No1
There is a certain symmetry between the men’s draw at this year’s Australian Open and the women’s draw. Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, just like…
Australian Open preview: Williams, Sharapova target title and No1
Even putting to one side the fortunes of the top two seeds, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, the women’s draw for this year’s Australian Open…
Andy Murray cranks up 2015 schedule for assault on the rankings
Andy Murray’s 2015 schedule has already suggested that he is feeling fit, confident and ambitious after his difficult return to form from back surgery last…
Heather Watson into Hobart semis as Brits advance in Melbourne
While much of the UK was being battered by storms overnight, Heather Watson was storming through the draw of one of the last Australian Open…
Australian Open 2015: Former champions Djokovic and Williams top seeds
World No1s Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams head the seedings at the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open, which begins next Monday.…
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal put FAST4 Tennis through its paces
Just a month after one tennis innovation, the International Premier Tennis League, took to the courts, another compact, fast-moving version of the sport is getting…
Marin Cilic withdrawal from Australian Open hands James Ward direct entry
Marin Cilic has confirmed he is unable to play in the Australian Open, which gets underway next Monday. The World No9, who broke through tennis’s…
Record prize money for Australian Open 2015
The Australian Open has announced its second increase in prize money since the 2014 tournament, taking the total purse to an all-time high of A$40m…
Federer beats Raonic in blockbuster Brisbane final to claim 1000th win
It would of course be great news for Roger Federer and his fans if, by the end of a hot Sunday in Brisbane, he was…
David Ferrer turns on giant-killing tennis to deny Berdych in Doha
A calm, confident and strong Tomas Berdych, with new coach Dani Vallverdu in his box, had increasingly carved out ‘favourite’ status with each day that…
Sharapova edges Ivanovic in Brisbane, and edges closer to Williams and No1
Among the three simultaneous WTA finals taking place on this busy tennis weekend—just a week before 2015’s first Grand Slam, the Australian Open—the one in…
Federer sizzles past Dimitrov to meet gritty Raonic in Brisbane final
Roger Federer’s run at his first tournament of 2015 was forged in his opening match against qualifying Australian John Millman. Top seed Federer admitted he…
Giant-hearted David Ferrer triumphs over Ivo Karlovic’s Goliath
In a match of big hearts, knuckle-clenching tension and iron wills, a match of David and Goliath proportions between two men who continue to give…
Federer into Brisbane semis with rising stars Dimitrov, Raonic, Nishikori
For the second day in a row, the top seed in Brisbane, Roger Federer, faced an Australian wild card, but his quarter-final could not have…
Federer survives Australian assault, but home nation is on the march
Since Roger Federer played in Brisbane for the first time last year, he has added another set of twins to his entourage, but that has…
Impressive Berdych cruises into Doha quarters with Djokovic and Ferrer
Novak Djokovic, the world No1 and top seed at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open this week, may be playing his first pre-Australian Open tournament since 2009,…