Indian Wells 2016: Alexander Zverev digs deep yet again to beat Dimitrov
What are not in doubt when it comes to the winner of last year’s ATP Star of Tomorrow Award, Alexander Zverev, are his work ethic,…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 03/2016
Indian Wells 2016: Murray and Berdych remain on course for quarter-final clash
Two of the most dangerous men in the bottom section of the draw, No2 seed Andy Murray and No6 seed Tomas Berdych, have both negotiated…
Indian Wells 2016: Serena and Venus Williams make short and sweet return to desert
Last year it was Serena Williams who took the plunge back into the oasis in the desert that is Indian Wells, the biggest women’s event…
Indian Wells 2016: Clash of generations begins with Coric and Tiafoe wins
The timing, perhaps, could not have been better for the launch of a new ATP campaign that highlights a wealth of talent that is beginning…
Maria Sharapova’s costly mistake: the backers, the leavers, and the waiters
When, like Maria Sharapova, you are world’s highest-paid female athlete—and have been for the last 11 years—as well as the most followed female athlete on…
Indian Wells 2016 preview: Who can prevent a record fifth for Novak Djokovic?
As in so many other places and on so many other occasions, the first and biggest ATP Masters title on the tennis tour has been…
Indian Wells 2016 preview: Will reunited Williams sisters thwart rare Halep defence?
Indian Wells poses one of the toughest challenges in tennis, particularly taken in partnership with its fellow Masters-Premier status tournament in Miami: The two together…
Davis Cup 2016: Andy Murray battles past Kei Nishikori for 150th GB winning tie
For a man who had not played a match since losing the Australian Open final at the end of January, who had become a father…
Davis Cup 2016: Murrays again join forces, to winning effect, as GB take 2-1 lead
Both teams were hedging their bets after Great Britain and Japan each won their opening singles rubber in the first round of the home nation’s…
Ferrer and Sharapova join Federer on Indian Wells absentee list, as six Brits make cut
One of the biggest tennis tournaments in the world, the BNP Paribas Open in glorious Indian Wells, is one of the high-spots in the tennis…
Davis Cup 2016: Murray and Nishikori keep it tight in GB-Japan tie, 1-1
Little more than three months after world No2 Andy Murray led Great Britain to its first Davis Cup victory in 79 years, it was the…
Davis Cup 2016: I really want to win it again, admits Andy Murray
When it comes to Andy Murray and British tennis, the list of achievements grows longer by the week. Many of those milestones, there is no…
Davis Cup 2016 draw: Local man Dan Evans joins Andy Murray for singles duty
Great Britain’s Davis Cup captain Leon Smith had until an hour before the draw for the first-round clash with Japan to finalise his line-up for…
British stars Lewis Hamilton and Jessica Ennis-Hill among nominees for ‘sporting Oscars’
Three-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton and world and Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill are among six British nominations in the 2016 Laureus World…
Davis Cup 2016 preview: Andy Murray returns, as GB pursues 150th winning tie
It seems but a moment since Andy Murray was headlining Great Britain’s march to an historic Davis Cup victory in a battened-down Belgium. But a…