Queen’s 2016: Andy Murray ends Nicolas Mahut run in British-French quarter
The home nation at this year’s Aegon Championships may count itself blessed to have no fewer than five men in the main draw at Queen’s,…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 06/2016
Queen’s 2016: Stan Wawrinka beaten by Verdasco on day packed by champions
There are not many tournaments aside from the Majors themselves that feature four Grand Slam champions on one opening-day schedule. But such was the line-up…
Nicolas Mahut shines again on grass, but admits: ‘Winning a title doesn’t happen every week’
It really could not happen to a nicer man, the success that has followed Nicolas Mahut through the last couple of years. And this year…
Stan Wawrinka’s high hopes with Krajicek: ‘I feel I can play my best game on grass’
As the tour turns to grass, no fewer than three top-10 men, all of whom might command decent odds of denying world No1 Novak Djokovic…
Andy Murray rekindles coaching partnership with Ivan Lendl ‘hopefully for a long time’
Andy Murray, who begins his campaign for a record fifth Aegon Championship title at Queen’s Club tomorrow, has today announced that Ivan Lendl will rejoin…
Queen’s 2016: Andy Murray draws tricky Mahut in same half as champs Dimitrov and Cilic
If Andy Murray was a superstitious kind of man, he may enter the defence of his title at the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club in…
Rio 2016: Andy Murray, Jamie Murray, Jo Konta and Heather Watson into Olympic squad
With some standout tennis performances among Team GB’s medal haul in London 2012, there are high hopes again of success when the Olympics rolls into…
Roger Federer returns to competition, and admits: ‘It’s nice to be here’
When Roger Federer released a rather different looking schedule for 2016 back in December, it came with the obligatory ‘subject to change’ footnote. It already…
Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon with ongoing wrist injury
The news release was brief and to the point and, in truth, it came as little surprise. Rafael Nadal, newly back to No4 in the…
Angry Maria Sharapova will appeal ‘unfairly harsh’ two-year doping ban
Maria Sharapova has been banned for two years by the International Tennis Federation after failing a drugs test at this year’s Australian Open. The findings…
Back to grass roots as Murray, Federer, Kerber and Bencic begin title defence
The move of Wimbledon’s sacrosanct fortnight last year opened up three weeks of preparation on grass after more than two months on the red clay.…
Farewell clay, but hello records and rankings, Muguruza and Djokovic, Thiem and Bertens
And so what seemed such a long, lazy and warm stretch on the surface so redolent of summer—the red clay from Morocco to Italy, Monte-Carlo…
French Open 2016: History man Djokovic beats Murray to complete Grand Slam set
If you had asked Andy Murray a couple of years ago if he thought he would ever win the French Open title, he would freely…
French Open 2016: Major star born in Paris, as Garbine Muguruza beats Serena Williams
The title bout at this year’s French Open between Serena Williams and Garbine Muguruza really had the feel of a final for the ages, played…
French Open 2016: Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray seek piece of history in Paris
It was, in the end, perhaps no surprise that the two best players in the world, No1 Novak Djokovic and No2 Andy Murray, who have…
French Open 2016: Final for the ages, as Serena Williams takes on Garbine Muguruza again
There was certainly one familiar element in the women’s semi-final line-up at this year’s French Open. World No1 Serena Williams, playing in her 15th Roland…
French Open 2016: Andy Murray downs Gasquet to set Wawrinka SF showdown
The schedule on a very cool second Wednesday at Roland Garros felt just a little out of kilter. Were there really four fourth-round matches rubbing…
Rafael Nadal out of Aegon Championships at Queen’s with wrist injury, Andy Murray adds doubles
Rafael Nadal has been forced to withdraw from the Aegon Championships, which begin in just under two weeks’ time at London’s Queen’s Club, because of…
Serena Williams and Martina Hingis among stars at ITF Champions dinner in Paris
It may have been a gloomy and damp day—week even—in Paris, but Tuesday evening at the Pavillon Cambon Capucines was lit up by one of…