Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal put FAST4 Tennis through its paces
Just a month after one tennis innovation, the International Premier Tennis League, took to the courts, another compact, fast-moving version of the sport is getting…
ATP Tour Archives: 01/2015
Record prize money for Australian Open 2015
The Australian Open has announced its second increase in prize money since the 2014 tournament, taking the total purse to an all-time high of A$40m…
Federer beats Raonic in blockbuster Brisbane final to claim 1000th win
It would of course be great news for Roger Federer and his fans if, by the end of a hot Sunday in Brisbane, he was…
David Ferrer turns on giant-killing tennis to deny Berdych in Doha
A calm, confident and strong Tomas Berdych, with new coach Dani Vallverdu in his box, had increasingly carved out ‘favourite’ status with each day that…
Federer sizzles past Dimitrov to meet gritty Raonic in Brisbane final
Roger Federer’s run at his first tournament of 2015 was forged in his opening match against qualifying Australian John Millman. Top seed Federer admitted he…
Giant-hearted David Ferrer triumphs over Ivo Karlovic’s Goliath
In a match of big hearts, knuckle-clenching tension and iron wills, a match of David and Goliath proportions between two men who continue to give…
Federer into Brisbane semis with rising stars Dimitrov, Raonic, Nishikori
For the second day in a row, the top seed in Brisbane, Roger Federer, faced an Australian wild card, but his quarter-final could not have…
Federer survives Australian assault, but home nation is on the march
Since Roger Federer played in Brisbane for the first time last year, he has added another set of twins to his entourage, but that has…
Impressive Berdych cruises into Doha quarters with Djokovic and Ferrer
Novak Djokovic, the world No1 and top seed at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open this week, may be playing his first pre-Australian Open tournament since 2009,…
Juan Martin del Potro in but Jo-Wilfried Tsonga out of Australian Open
With the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open, set to begin in just 12 days’ time, the tournament received both good and…
Rafael Nadal loss in Doha opens door for debutant Novak Djokovic
Doha, host of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, has always drawn big names to this jewel of a venue on the Persian Gulf. But its amethyst…
Marin Cilic hampered by injury as Australian Open looms
With the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open, beginning in exactly two weeks’ time, the news that world No9 Marin Cilic is…
Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray spread their favours as Australia beckons
The Christmas presents may be unwrapped, but northern latitudes remain tightly wrapped against the winter weather. For the elite of tennis, though—from family men Novak…