London 2012 Olympic tennis preview: Roger Federer goes for gold
At 30 years of age, Roger Federer has it all. Almost. He’s won all the Grand Slams—17 of them. He’s master of the World Tour…
At 30 years of age, Roger Federer has it all. Almost. He’s won all the Grand Slams—17 of them. He’s master of the World Tour…
The place is familiar: It is, after all, fewer than three weeks since the All England Club crowned its 2012 Wimbledon champions. Now the best…
Women’s hockey Led by long-standing England and GB captain Kate Walsh, the British team is a strong contender in London as a result of overhauling…
Andy Murray’s fine achievements on the courts of the world in the last 12 months have rightly been capturing the tennis headlines throughout the Olympic…
One door closes and another opens—to the very same sporting arena: the All England Lawn Tennis Club. In the blink of an eye, the same…
Iron Federer in a velvet glove Against Albert Ramos, a not-half-bad No43 in the world, Federer made playing the opening match of Round 1 on…
Within the tennis-passionate atmosphere of Wimbledon’s Centre Court, it was a fair bet that every one of the 15,000 lucky enough to have a seat…
It’s on days like this that you wonder how the two men at the centre of the whirlwind slept. The tension, the anticipation and the…
It was official: ‘Murray-mania’ had gripped a nation ready to celebrate a potential champion as London ran headlong towards the biggest sporting event in the…
Go back barely a couple of years and the rivalry in men’s tennis seemed all about Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. They dominated the top…
The world No1 and defending champion, Novak Djokovic, will meet six-time titlist, No3 Roger Federer, for the 27th time when they take to court in…
As the sky cleared of rain clouds and the wind dropped to a balmy breeze, it seemed barely conceivable that, two hours before, play was…
In many ways, the match up between the compact, bustling, coiled spring of David Ferrer and the tall, languorous, slow-but-explosive Juan Martin del Potro was…