Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic get ATP’s No1 doubles team award after opening win
The top seeds Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic got off to a winning start at the Nitto ATP Finals on Monday with their first win…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 11/2018
Nitto ATP Finals: Sascha Zverev takes big step in group of big men with Marin Cilic victory
If the first day at this year’s Nitto ATP Finals was all about the tournament’s most prolific champion, Roger Federer, and his continuing campaign for…
Nitto ATP Finals 2018: Roger Federer faces uphill task after defeat by Kei Nishikori in London
For the third tournament in a row, the world No3 Roger Federer and No9 Kei Nishikori, would lock horns on one of tennis’s biggest stages.…
Novak Djokovic: Year-end No1 for a fifth time
It was guaranteed as soon as Rafael Nadal withdrew from the last Masters of the season in Paris. Novak Djokovic would make the comeback of…
ATP Finals 2018: Kevin Anderson beats Thiem for debut O2 win, leads crowd in birthday song
It was a somewhat off-kilter day at the O2 on 11 November 2018. There had been torrential rain, then glorious winter sunshine, and amid the…
ATP Finals: Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares begin campaign for missing link in London
Jamie Murray has ticked just about every box when it comes to achievements in doubles tennis. Davis Cup with brother Andy Murray for GB? Done.…
Mind the gap: Roger Federer, Alexander Zverev, and the challenge for the next generation
The Nitto ATP Finals this year must surely feature one of the oldest line-ups this century, continuing a theme that has been unfolding for several…
Novak Djokovic, and the ‘relationship that almost has an unbreakable bond’ – Marian Vajda
The end of 2016 for Novak Djokovic marked the end of a quite extraordinary two years on the tennis tour, a period during which he…
ATP Awards 2018: Top 3 Djokovic, Nadal, Federer win again; newcomers Tsitsipas, de Minaur break in
When it came to the Player of the Year Award in this year’s ATP World Tour Awards, there was no surprise. Novak Djokovic’s stunning run…
Fed Cup Final 2018: Can Czech Rep end losing run against USA in Battle of the Giants?
The mighty Czech Fed Cup team will hope to harness all its home support in Prague this weekend when it comes up against one of…
ATP Finals 2018: Rafael Nadal withdrawal for surgery puts Djokovic and Federer top of groups
• Rafael Nadal, world No2, withdraws from the Nitto ATP Finals due to abdominal injury and ankle surgery • Replacement John Isner to debut in the…
NextGen ATP Finals: Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alex de Minaur headline in second year of innovation
• Elite eight 21-and-under players drawn into round-robin groups • Innovative format and rules continue—shot clock, no line-judges, towel racks • Schedule, prize money, and player…
Paris Masters 2018: Karen Khachanov surges to first Masters title, ending run of new No1 Novak Djokovic
Cast the mind back to the opening Masters tournaments of 2018, and Novak Djokovic was still bowed under the weight of a persistent elbow injury…
Paris Masters 2018: Djokovic edges Federer in “most spectacular match” to set Khachanov final
· 22-year-old Karen Khachanov blasts to first Masters final and career-high ranking · Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer lock horns for 47th time · Djokovic…
Paris Masters 2018: Federer victory over Nishikori sends Cilic and Thiem to London; sets Djokovic SF
It went down almost to the wire, and in the end, the final qualifications for the Nitto ATP Finals in London were determined by a…
All change for Johanna Konta: signs with StarWing sports agency weeks after parting ways with coach
Starwing Sports has announced the signing of British women’s No1 Johanna Konta to its agency. Konta will be joining a roster at StarWing that includes…
Paris Masters 2018: Time of their lives for Cilic, Anderson and the over-30s club
2018 has been another great advertisement for the over-30s of the tennis world, so much so that six of them may be among the elite…