Shanghai Masters: Novak Djokovic continues China surge with win No70
If past records mean anything, then world No1 Novak Djokovic has been the favourite in Shanghai ever since he arrived. And in truth, it was…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 10/2015
Shanghai Masters: Rafael Nadal wins thriller against Ivo Karlovic
Rafael Nadal’s year, by his extraordinary standards and history, had not been far from his best. Not that it was altogether surprising considering how he…
Shanghai Masters: Andy Murray ‘feeling good’ after confident opening
Andy Murray has enjoyed plenty of success in China over the years, and arrived in Shanghai as one of its three former champions. Murray won…
Shanghai Masters: Roger Federer defence halted at first hurdle by qualifier
Defending champion Roger Federer flew to Shanghai for his first tournament since reaching the final of the US Open as one of the favourites for…
Shanghai Masters preview: Djokovic, Federer, Murray target title repeats
The Shanghai Rolex Masters may be one of the newest ATP 1000 tournaments in the calendar, but it established itself as one of the finest…
China Open: Novak Djokovic continues flawless run to win sixth Beijing title
The final of the China Open was certainly a crowd-pleaser, featuring as it did two of its former champions, and two halves of the most…
China Open: Garbine Muguruza’s star continues to soar with biggest career title
The tall, elegant and big-hitting Spaniard, Garbine Muguruza, has won the biggest title of her career, the prestigious Premier Mandatory in Beijing, just a week…
Rafael Nadal rises to Fognini challenge and Beijing final in quest for London
In a year that has seen Rafael Nadal fight to regain the form that drained away after a 2014 hit by injury and illness, the…
WTA Finals 2015: Garbine Muguruza is fourth to seal place in Singapore
It’s been some year for one of the biggest new talents on the women’s tennis stage, Garbine Muguruza. The tall, elegant woman from Barcelona had…
Race heats up as Nadal, Ferrer and Nishikori reach quarters but Berdych falls
With only four of the eight places at the ATP World Tour Finals filled—by Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka—the chasing men…
Nick Matthew, three-time world squash champion, ‘humbled’ at receiving OBE
Nick Matthew, the most successful English squash player of all time with 33 PSA World Tour titles, three Commonwealth Games gold medals and seven British…
China Open: ‘More complete’ Novak Djokovic begins pursuit of sixth title
With so many points and so much prestige on the line in the brief but vital Asian swing, it’s little wonder that 40 of the…
Malaysian Open: David Ferrer presses for London with 25th title in 50th final
The final in Kuala Lumpur featured the two top seeds, No1 David Ferrer and No2 Feliciano Lopez, both Spanish, and both advancing well into their…
Race to Singapore hots up for Muguruza, Kerber, Kvitova, Pennetta, Radwanska and more
With the announcement that world No1 Serena Williams has withdrawn from the defence of her title at the WTA Championships in Singapore at the end…
Wuhan Open: Venus Williams wins title 47 to open door to Singapore
The signs were there at the conclusion of the semi-finals of the Premier Wuhan Open tournament. Both unseeded Venus Williams and No5 seed Garbine Muguruza…
Wuhan Open: Venus Williams survives Vinci challenge to set up Muguruza final
Venus Williams’ defeat of Johanna Konta in the quarter-finals of the prestigious Wuhan Open Premier had been a seesawing thriller that saw the fast-rising Briton…
Wuhan Open: Konta’s dream run ended by Venus Williams – and a single point
With 15 of the top 20 women in the world competing in the WTA Premier event in Wuhan this week, there were never going to…
Serena Williams withdraws from rest of 2015 season to ‘take time to heal’
The possibility of Serena Williams withdrawing from the prestigious Premier Mandatory tournament in Beijing and the climax of the WTA year in Singapore was flagged…