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…
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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,…
Nadal withdrawal from World Tour Finals opens door for Murray and Ferrer
When yesterday dawned, there were just three places left for the season’s finale in London next month, but by the end of the day, there…
Murray and Berdych steal march on Ferrer and Dimitrov in Race to London
The rankings in the Race to London may not have changed, but the jostling for position—and bragging rights—carried on apace during the three simultaneous finals…
Andy Murray and David Ferrer lock horns in pursuit of Vienna and London
The Race to seal a place among the elite eight men in the world at the O2 in London in November is set to take…
Shanghai’s ageless QFs: Lopez scores 200 over Youzhny in classy battle
It’s a number that would take some time to prove, but it’s a fair bet that quarter-final day at the prestigious Shanghai Masters boasted one…
One step forward, one step back as Ferrer beats Murray on and off court
What a difference a day has made to the fortunes of David Ferrer and Andy Murray. Only last week, world No5 Ferrer suffered his second…
Dimitrov loses ground to Ferrer and Murray in Race to London
On a day and in a schedule that kept even the nimblest of tennis followers on their toes, the headlines would focus on one very…
David Ferrer loses ground as Berdych and Raonic eye London
Tomas Berdych, whose position in the rankings during the US Open Series slipped to No7, and to No8 in the Race, is again proving a…
Stan Wawrinka targets ATP World Tour Finals, but David Ferrer’s fight goes on
Stan Wawrinka, who tops the seeds at the second of the two ATP 500 events in the Asian swing, the Rakuten Japan Open in Tokyo,…
US Open 2014: Verdasco’s 400th win just one more shout for over-30s
It has been hard to avoid the news that Roger Federer is marching through his 30s, that talk of the ‘R’ word has come and…
US Open 2014 preview: Can rising stars break Djokovic & Federer dominance?
In many ways, this year’s US Open is shaping up to be one of the most unpredictable Grand Slams of the year. Indeed dating back…
ATP World Tour Finals 2014: Roger Federer qualifies for 13th straight time
Not content with picking up his 80th career title, his 22nd Masters title, his sixth Cincinnati title, his 16 consecutive victory over one of the…
Cincinnati Masters: Fearsome Federer cuts down Ferrer again for 80th title
Theirs has been one of the most enduring rivalries in 21st century tennis. The 33-year-old Roger Federer and 32-year-old David Ferrer first played one another…
Cincinnati Masters: Shock Robredo win puts Djokovic ‘Masters Slam’ on ice
The draw for the Cincinnati Masters may be missing its defending champion in an injured Rafael Nadal, along with Juan Martin del Potro, Kei Nishikori…
Toronto Masters 2014: Federer fights off fierce Ferrer for a 15th time
It wasn’t meant to be quite so tough, this last match of the day—and on Roger Federer’s birthday. Sure, Novak Djokovic had found the going…
Toronto Masters: Shocks rip open draw as Djokovic, Wawrinka & Gasquet fall
The day was a blockbuster that featured eight of the top 10 men in the world. The only two not on the schedule were those…
Toronto Masters: Ferrer, Dimitrov, Raonic follow Murray & Djokovic into last 16
It was a day of matches to make the mouth water, and the day when—weather permitting—14 men would join the Swiss duo of Roger Federer…
Wimbledon 2014: Novak Djokovic battles to 40th win as David Ferrer falls
It was midway through a tight—indeed edgy—contest between Tomas Berdych and Bernard Tomic that a collective sigh of disbelief, and not a little disappointment, filled…
French Open 2014: Murray beats Monfils and fading light to take on Nadal
Two of the men’s quarter-finals at this year’s French Open unfolded just as they should, with the two highest seeds making their way through the…
Madrid Masters 2014: Home heroes Nadal & Ferrer lead Spanish surge
Madrid may have rued the early withdrawal of two of tennis’s top attractions, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. It may have regretted the injury absence…