Rotterdam 2019: Medvedev breaks new ground in Rotterdam; Monfils next
The rise and rise of Daniil Medvedev, the man who turned 23 the day after winning his fourth career title in Sofia last Sunday, has…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 02/2019
Rotterdam 2019: Generations collide, & Medvedev stops Verdasco, but Tsonga joins Wawrinka and Monfils
Thursday saw the original 32 reduce down to the eight quarter-finalists, and it was entirely possible that all but one of the eight could be…
Rotterdam 2019: Tsonga, Medvedev and Wawrinka win on day of champions
Wednesday was a day of champions, and not just Rotterdam champions. All four of the former title-winners at the Dutch tournament were present and correct,…
Rotterdam 2019: Despondent Tsitsipas goes down to Dzumhur – for the second straight time
Stefanos Tsitsipas may not have been the top seed in Rotterdam this week, but there was no denying that he was one of the biggest…
Rotterdam 2019: Birthday celebrations continue for Medvedev; backs up Sofia title with opening win
A clutch of young Russian players has been making waves on the tour for a couple of years now, but it was world No11 Karen…
Rotterdam 2019: Tsitsipas, Tsonga and Medvedev make opening bids
Former Rotterdam champion and three-time Major titlist Stan Wawrinka has good cause to remember his last match against the No4 seed in the Dutch city…
Fed Cup 2019: Seeded Great Britain to play Kazakhstan at home in World Group II play-offs
After a storming week in Bath last week, the GB Fed Cup team got two extra boosts this week in their campaign to join the…
Denis Shapovalov: I had a phase when I hated the tour – but I started to embrace it
The exciting Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov is the youngest man in the draw in Rotterdam this year, and should he win his first title come…
Rotterdam 2019: Former champion Stan Wawrinka races past friend Benoit Paire
From one point of view, the first-round match-up between good friends Stan Wawrinka and Benoit Paire looked heavily weighted in the Swiss man’s favour. Wawrinka…
Rotterdam 2019: Kei Nishikori back where he belongs – top seed, at the top of the draw
A decade ago, the tennis world seemed about to open up ahead of Kei Nishikori. He had won his first senior title at just 18…
Rotterdam 2019: Big names drain from draw; can former champs Wawrinka, Berdych, Tsonga step up?
It is the first ATP500 tournament of the year, and the high-spot of the brief European indoor swing before the tour heads to the heat…
Fed Cup 2019: Konta and Boulter battle to Serbian showdown; World Group II Play-offs await winners
Late Thursday night, Johanna Konta and Katie Boulter maintained their unbeaten record in Bath as each fought off their toughest challenges so far from the…
Roger Federer admits priority is to contest Major titles rather than No1 ranking
Exactly a year after Roger Federer regained the No1 ranking in Rotterdam, having just lifted his 20th Major title in Australia, the Swiss star admitted…
Rafael Nadal to open the world’s first Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre in Mexico
Ahead of his first tournament, the Acapulco 500 in the last week of February, Rafael Nadal will begin his Mexican journey on the opposite coast,…
Welcome home for GB Fed Cup campaign in third straight bid for World Group status
It is something of a red-letter day for Great Britain’s Fed Cup squad. For the first time in 26 years, the best women players in…
Four 500s, 12 cities, three surfaces, plus Davis Cup debut: Frantic February is here
The Australian Open and its assorted hard-court overtures are done and dusted: Time, in theory, for a breathing space to rebuild the energy stores, heal…