ATP Tour Archives: 01/2015

Was it ever possible that the 20th face-off between world No1 Novak Djokovic and Australian Open defending champion, Stan Wawrinka, could live up to the…

So little to chose between them and so much at stake for the first two semi-finalists at this year’s Australian Open, Andy Murray and Tomas…

Ever since Stanislas Wawrinka, as he was known back then, burst into the top 10 as a 24-year-old in 2008, he has owned one of…

The numbers are always big when it comes to the serving of the leader of 1990s pack, Milos Raonic. By the time he faced Novak…

In a week of shocks and upsets, of some champions winning but others losing, of vivid yellows, limes and pinks tempered by cool blues, greys…

The Rod Laver arena rocked to its foundations on first Friday when the earthquake hit: Andres Seppi broke the habit of lifetime to beat the…

The home nation for this year’s Australian Open has had plenty to cheer about. Its high-octane men, from teenage Thanasi Kokkinakis to 33-year-old Lleyton Hewitt…

Whichever way you look at Rafael Nadal, he is a big man. Big in achievements: 14 Grand Slams, 141 weeks as world No1, a record…

It has been a long-running theme in men’s tennis: The Spanish armada is one of the tour’s most dominant forces. And at this year’s Australian…

There are some things in life that seem as certain as night following day. Swiss francs and oil shares will always be as safe as…

The world No1 Novak Djokovic continued to make statesmanlike progress in the tournament that has yielded him the most success in what is already one…

On paper, Rafael Nadal’s second-round contest against Tim Smyczek was a David and Goliath affair. Nadal, seeded No3, a former Australian Open champion, owner of…

Marinko Matosevic is big, extrovert, and an admirer of the No6 seed at the Australian Open, Andy Murray. A late bloomer, the 29-year-old Matosevic reached…

Lleyton Hewitt may not be the oldest man in the Australian Open singles draw: that honour goes to Ivo Karlovic. But at six months older…

For a man who played and won more matches and reached more finals last year than any of his colleagues, who challenged for No1, who…

The No1 ranking for both men and women is up for grabs at the first Grand Slam of the year in Australia. Roger Federer could…

Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki have won the International Tennis Writers Association’s Ambassadors of the Year Awards for 2014. This is the sixth time that…

There is a certain symmetry between the men’s draw at this year’s Australian Open and the women’s draw. Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, just like…

Andy Murray’s 2015 schedule has already suggested that he is feeling fit, confident and ambitious after his difficult return to form from back surgery last…

While much of the UK was being battered by storms overnight, Heather Watson was storming through the draw of one of the last Australian Open…

World No1s Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams head the seedings at the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open, which begins next Monday.…