ATP Tour Archives: 04/2012

David Ferrer had hoped that this day would prove to be a special one for him. Ahead of the 60th edition of the Barcelona Open…

When the tennis gods handed out fighting spirit, they gave the biggest helpings to two Spanish men. Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer are the kind…

In beautiful Barcelona, the weather reflected a certain gloom. For a city so passionate about sport, the resignation of Pep Guardiola, coach and former player…

Eight, 20, 30, 33, 42, 236…They could be lottery numbers, but luck has little to do with it when it comes to Rafael Nadal and…

There had been ups and down en route to the semi-finals of the first clay tournament of 2012, the Monte Carlo Masters, for the two…

Quarter-finals day, Friday, at the tennis club poised above the Mediterranean sweep of Monte Carlo could not have dawned more differently than its subdued predecessor.…

Three days of main draw action have been and gone and the suspense was becoming almost tangible. But finally, on Day Four in Monte Carlo,…

Andy Murray made his return to clay in Monte Carlo this week for the first time since his best-ever performance on the red dirt at…

One name has become synonymous with the Monte Carlo Masters – and it is a Spanish one. Rafael Nadal has not been defeated on the…

The hard courts have done their best and their worst. The first three months of 2012 began in the opening week of January with the…

For Rafael Nadal, the coming of the burnished clay of Europe’s spring season must seem like sinking into a warm bath—quite simply, like coming home.…

Born, raised—and now retired—in Santiago, one of Chile’s most famous sporting sons has ended his tennis career where he began it 12 years ago, in…

Ten days can be very long time in tennis. The final of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami came down to the very men that…