Rafael Nadal beats Nicolas Almagro to win his eighth Barcelona title
In any other era or country, Nicolas Almagro, winner of 12 titles from 19 finals—every one of them on clay—might have hoped for greater fame.…
ATP Tour Archives: 04/2013
Barcelona Open 2013: Rafael Nadal continues march to clay immortality
For the 16-year-old Rafael Nadal, 2003 would become a significant year in his tennis career. It marked the transition from the Futures and Challengers circuits—he…
Wimbledon 2013: Record prize money throws down gauntlet to rivals
Wimbledon may be the last of the Grand Slams to show its prize-money hand in 2013, but it was certainly worth waiting for. Hot on…
Monte Carlo Masters 2013: Andy Murray loses to Stanislas Wawrinka
It was a big third-round line-up on Court Central on yet another sun-kissed day on the Med at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. The appetiser came…
Monte Carlo Masters 2013: Murray, Nadal and Djokovic win openers
If the first days of main-draw competition in the lavish setting of the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters were about those men targeting the heights, the…
French Open follows Australian and US prize-money boosts – almost
The French Open is to follow the example of the Australian Open and US Open in offering another record level of prize money this year.…
Robredo joins Nadal, Ferrer and Almagro on fields of Spanish gold
As the first Masters of the year on the burnished gold of Europe’s clay gets underway in Monte Carlo, all eyes are on the man…
Monte Carlo Masters: Can Murray or Djokovic deny Nadal’s 9th crown?
April may bring its showers but it also brings the first hint of summer to a sun-deprived Europe eager for the warmth that the terracotta…
Novak Djokovic still hopes to launch clay campaign in Monte Carlo
When the world No1 Novak Djokovic appeared on Serbia’s list of nominees for the Davis Cup quarter-final tie against the United States last week, the…
Miami Masters 2013: Murray heads to No2 after epic Ferrer victory
The much-anticipated change in the rankings at the top of men’s tennis very nearly happened in Indian Wells. After Roger Federer fell in the quarter-finals,…