Marianne Bevis Archives: 05/2015

The climax of the Rome Masters featured the top two men in the world, but did not include the tournament’s dominant presence of the last…

The climax of the glamorous Rome Masters might feature the top two men in the world, but for only the second time in a decade,…

As far as it is possible in a record-breaking and record-making career such as Roger Federer’s, Rome is finding out just how low-profile the world…

After waiting until the very last moment to opt into the Rome Masters on Tuesday evening, Andy Murray has pulled out with fatigue just a…

Roger Federer’s clay swing this year has been a little out of the ordinary. First he bypassed the Miami Masters to give himself plenty of…

He may have left it until the last moment, but Andy Murray’s decision to play in his 10th Rome Masters ensured that the Wednesday schedule…

After an outstanding start to 2015, winning the Australian Open and the first three Masters tournaments of the year, the world No1 took a much-needed…

The intense, bullish, bristling teenager named Rafael Nadal who burst onto the tennis stage in a remarkable 2005 with a near clean sweep of South…

Andy Murray promised that he would make his decision about playing the Rome Masters after his second practice session of the day at the Foro…

As Serena Williams begins her campaign at the Foro Italico this week, she is the woman to beat, the woman who will have topped the…

Ashley Cole, Juan Iturbe and Francesco Totti were among the Roma stars that pitted their wits against tennis stars Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki on…

By any measure, it has been an up and down year for the British women’s No1 player, Heather Watson. Now ranked 41, she began the…

Coming to Rome from back-to-back victories in Indian Wells, Miami and Monte-Carlo—and with the Australian Open title and Dubai final to boot—it is little wonder…

Until last week, Andy Murray had been unable to convert his considerable clay-court talent into even a final on the red stuff. Now, in the…

The semi-final line-up at the Caja Majica certainly oozed class. All three former Madrid champions were present and correct: Maria Sharapova defending her title; two-time…

With the loss of the No1 seed and former Madrid champion Roger Federer in a scintillating three-tie-break fest on Wednesday night, where would the Swiss…

Roger Federer has always found the conditions of the Madrid Masters to his liking. Played at altitude, it is a little faster, a little livelier…

It would be hard to find a better day’s schedule on the tour than the one offered up to tennis fans on Wonderful Wednesday in…

The four Premier Mandatory tournaments of the women’s tennis tour are the biggest events in the calendar aside from the four Grand Slams. And as…

Andy Murray opted for a completely different start to his clay season in 2015, and for very good reason: His highly-publicised marriage to Kim Sears…

For Roger Federer on 2015’s clay courts, there has been one unexpected turn after another. First, he lost in his second match at the Monte-Carlo…