ATP Tour Archives: 10/2014

Anyone but the most stone-hearted tennis fan must feel nothing but sympathy for Tommy Robredo. Last month, in the first week of the Asian swing,…

The quietly-spoken 23-year-old David Goffin had not only taken the tour by storm this season, he had also begun to take Basel by storm, too.…

Thirteen times Federer has now played the 6ft 11in Ivo Karlovic and, with his semi-final victory in Basel, 12 times he has beaten the Croat.…

It would be fair to say that this year’s Swiss Indoors has created some surprising, story-lines, probably topped by Rafael Nadal’s abrupt departure in the…

Rafael Nadal’s match with world No124 Borna Coric was an extraordinary from start to finish. The two had practised together last season, at the invitation…

Two of the 23-year-olds in the Basel draw this year, Grigor Dimitrov and Milos Raonic, have become two of the brightest stars among the new…

Grigor Dimitrov has more reason than most to hope for a good run among a slew of talented 23-year-olds playing at the Swiss Indoors in…

Roger Federer knew that his second match in Basel would be not just be different but probably more difficult. Denis Istomin may not have beaten…

The last time Andy Murray played Fabio Fognini could not have brought back great memories. The match was played on a rain-sodden clay court in…

There were moments—several of them—when it looked as though Roger Federer may not play his hometown tournament in Basel. He had a lot of matches…

Andy Murray, David Ferrer and Grigor Dimitrov are very much in the Race to London, but they will all have to play the long game…

This time last year, I mentioned to this week’s No3 seed in Basel, Stan Wawrinka, that he was under rather a lot of pressure when…

Roger Federer could find himself facing arch rival Rafael Nadal for the 34th time – and for just the first time on home soil –…

The most famous 33-year-old in tennis, Roger Federer, may head the seeds at his home tournament in Basel this week, but he is not the…

Rafael Nadal admitted his relief after beating qualifier Simone Bolelli 6-2 6-2 on Monday to make a winning start to the Swiss Indoors Basel. The…

The Race to seal a place among the elite eight men in the world at the O2 in London in November is set to take…

Nikolay Davydenko, champion at the first playing of the ATP World Tour Finals in London in 2009, threw away a small yet prescient comment when…

Fans of Rafael Nadal had a chance to catch up with their hero—this time away from the tennis court—when he took on ‘The World’ in…

Roger Federer made an extraordinary admission to the assembled Shanghai press after what had been one of the most joyous victories of 2014. “I’m feeling…

It did not matter a jot that Roger Federer believed he had played some of his best tennis of the year to beat world No1…

It was proclaimed the blockbuster of the week at the Shanghai Masters, this much-hoped-for contest between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Djokovic stood at No1…