Queen’s 2013: Murray continues grass dream with London title
Since Andy Murray made his shock exit in his first match at Queen’s last summer, the British grass has been very good for the Briton—and…
ATP Tour Archives: 06/2013
Queen’s 2013: Del Potro and Tsonga join Murray and Hewitt in quarters
The leaden clouds scudded over the brilliant green courts of Queen’s Club throughout a packed Thursday schedule, but only once—and then for just five minutes—did…
Queen’s 2013: Murray slowed by rain as Hewitt and Berdych progress
Wednesday may have started early, and the first two matches on Centre Court may have rocketed through the schedule to complete in straights sets in…
Roger Federer begins pursuit of a second decade of grass titles
As the world of tennis glides seamlessly from orange to green, from grit to grass, from its clay Grand Slam to its turf Grand Slam,…
Queen’s 2013: Veteran Hewitt rolls back years against Dimitrov
On another day of grey skies and cool winds, Queen’s was determined to make space for four-time champion Lleyton Hewitt after his match against Grigor…
Queen’s 2013: Juan Martin Del Potro battles to victory on tour return
With leaden skies threatening to put a dampener on the already lush and sappy grass of Queen’s Club, there were more than a few fingers…
Queen’s 2013: Murray, Berdych, Henman & Lendl rally for cancer
The final day of the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club will climax this year not just with two title matches, for the doubles and singles…
Rafael Nadal races to World Tour Finals: is No1 ranking far behind?
The ATP World Tour Finals is the one big tournament that Rafael Nadal has yet to win, but following his record eighth French Open title…
Roger Federer & Andy Murray lead tour back to its grass roots
The skies may be grey, the sun rather too slow to make an appearance, but it is June, and tennis is making its most dramatic…
French Open 2013: Record-making Nadal ends Ferrer’s dream run
The size of the Goliath that Roland Garros’s David—Ferrer, that is—had to take on in his first ever Grand Slam was, in a word, huge.…
French Open 2013: Ferrer outclasses Tsonga to reach his first Major final
It was a tough act to follow for the second pair of semi-finalists at Roland Garros, but on a cooling, shadow-filled evening on Philipp Chatrier,…
French Open 2013: Tough Nadal survives Djokovic test to reach final
For the organisers of the French Open, men’s semi-final day must have been something of a headache when it came to scheduling. At the start…
French Open 2013: Djokovic and Nadal find form for semi face-off
On one side of the net stood a Grand Slam champion who knew how it felt to be No1 in the world. He was, in…
French Open 2013: Tsonga beats ‘great friend’ Federer in title quest
When it comes to Roger Federer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Grand Slam quarter-finals, there is just a bit of back-story. So as the bottom half of…
French Open 2013: Ambitious Djokovic, bold Haas, brave Wawrinka
Novak Djokovic arrived in Dubai this year fresh from winning a record third consecutive Australian Open title. He was, naturally, upbeat and optimistic about his…
French Open 2013: Federer and Robredo steal hearts and records
The contenders for the quarter-finals of the 2013 French Open began to take on the look of a bygone age as the draw unfolded towards…
French Open 2013: Rafael Nadal headlines Spanish armada in round 4
Despite rain, cold wind, and the absence of two of the biggest names in the men’s game, Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro, the…