ATP Tour Archives: 11/2014

The big man from Argentina, Juan Martin del Potro, had a pretty good year in 2013. Having spent almost two unbroken years in the top…

Tennis fever is taking over corners of the globe that have rarely had the good fortune to see stars such as Maria Sharapova, Andy Murray,…

It’s a fortnight that has seen a plethora of new landmarks: familiar names like Roger Federer continuing to create historic firsts; fresh names like Kei…

It was a dejected, though still pragmatic, Rafael Nadal who made his last tennis appearance in Basel almost exactly a month ago. He had only…

Just one week ago, Swiss hopes of fulfilling a longed-for first—the Davis Cup title—must have taken a big hit when their leading man Roger Federer…

If any confirmation was needed about the importance of the doubles rubber in this year’s Davis Cup final, it was there in black and white.…

The two big questions following the straight-sets loss of Roger Federer to Gael Monfils in the second rubber of the Davis Cup final in Lille…

It has been a tense few days in the Swiss camp as the deadline approached for the final nominations for the Davis Cup final that…

If the back of Roger Federer was the primary topic of conversation at the Swiss team’s pre-Davis Cup press conference—that, and his relationship with Stan…

The last two days have thrust Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka into the tennis spotlight for all the wrong reasons—and such is their fame that…

It all ends here: So the banners for the 2014 playing of the season finale at The O2 proclaimed. And true to form, ranking, and…

Roger Federer has made a shock withdrawal from the ATP World Tour final that he was scheduled to play against Novak Djokovic this evening because…

Stan Wawrinka began the year in, for him, a unique position. He became the top ranked Swiss player ahead of long-standing friend and colleague, Roger…

The quietly-spoken 23-year-old David Goffin has made quite an impression in 2014, and for all the right reasons. He plays a lively, nimble, all-court brand…

The slender, youthful figure of Kei Nishikori seems to have spent most of 2014 making headlines: the highest-ranked Asian man, at No5, of all time,…

Novak Djokovic defeated his third top-eight colleague for the loss of games you could count on one hand: Tomas Berdych won four games, Stan Wawrinka…

Following his third round-robin victory at this year’s ATP World Tour Finals, Novak Djokovic confirmed the world No1 ranking for the third time. In a…

If rivals of Novak Djokovic thought that becoming a father for the first time less than a month ago would cause him to miss a…

The scenarios could not have been more different for the two players who would bring down the curtain on Group B, Roger Federer and Andy…

The permutations as Roger Federer and Andy Murray headed into the vital final round-robin match of their group were complicated beyond words. The bottom line…

Andy Murray is heading into Thursday evening’s showdown with Roger Federer in “positive” spirits. The British No1 heads into his final Round Robin match at…