Carlos Alcaraz plays Novak Djokovic in the US Open semi-final, having lost his last match against the 24-time Grand Slam champion. Alcaraz is yet to…
It would be the fairy-tale ending to this year’s Australian Open if the world No1 came through the entire draw to lift the women’s trophy.…
The air over Melbourne has been hot with debate, as the see-sawing fortunes, legal challenges, claims and counter-claims have swirled around the shoulders of the…
The already new-look start to the Australian Open, which saw the first Major of the year delayed by three weeks and a swathe of new…
There have been hints and reports aplenty in recent weeks about the proposed dates and likely restrictions on participants for this year’s Australia Open, and…
Caroline Wozniacki and Roger Federer fill the night-time slots on the Rod Laver arena on the first day of action at the Australian Open as…
2017 was a special year for the popular and gifted tennis star, Grigor Dimitrov. It began with one of four titles and ended with another,…
It was, perhaps, an unusual comment from the defending champion of the Australian Open, Roger Federer. “With age, I feel like I play down my…
The Australian Open this year has already had a few problems to solve, a few disappointments to shoulder. Andy Murray, five times a runner-up in…
This time last year, there was question upon question about the form of the two former champions returning to competition after long injury absences. Roger…
With 20 Grand Slams, more than 100 titles and over 1,500 match-wins between them, the small but perfectly formed country of Switzerland has every reason…
The Australian Open may once have been considered the poor relation of the Grand Slam circuit, with its distance from the beaten track of Europe…
Former world number one Kim Clijsters has announced she will call time on a glittering career after the US Open in August. The 28-year-old is…
Maria Sharapova hailed Victoria Azarenka’s performance after the Belarusian claimed her first Grand Slam title with a crushing 6-3 6-0 victory in the Australian Open…
With the tennis telescope firmly focused on Australia for the first Grand Slam of 2012, it comes as no surprise that the stars of the…
The first month of the tennis season is also one of its most challenging, with the run to the first Grand Slam in mid-January looking…
Where to begin with a selection of favourites matches of 2011? What counts in those hundreds of face-offs: the impact of winning or losing on…
Roger Federer clearly has few concerns about the impact of the passing years on his life or his tennis. “To me it’s a nice time.…
Just 12 months ago, in February 2010, Juan MartÃÂn del Potro seemed to have the tennis world at his feet. He was a record-breaker while…
Robin Soderling, all 6ft 4in, 13-and-a-half-stone of him, had looked like a man on a mission ever since his first day in Rotterdam
The first three months of the tennis season pose some of its biggest challenges