Juan Martín del Potro

It was one of those bizarre moments that you get in tennis but in few other sports at the highest level of competition. On Basel’s…

There are only three precious places left on the plane to London for the season-ending climax in 14 days’ time, and the big men of…

With the the year-end No1 still up for grabs by Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, the race to one of the top prizes in this…

Davis Cup forces a tough turn-around after an exhausting summer of tennis, and the demands are especially heavy on the high-ranked men who have gone…

In many ways, the match up between the compact, bustling, coiled spring of David Ferrer and the tall, languorous, slow-but-explosive Juan Martin del Potro was…

Juan Martin Del Potro admitted a drop in intensity cost him a place in the French Open semi-finals after the Argentine was beaten 3-6 6-7…

It has become, for the moment at least, the rivalry of 2012. Wherever the paths of Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro have crossed,…

Precisely 48 hours after embarking on his campaign for a fourth BNP Paribas Open title at Indian Wells, Roger Federer faced what promised to be…

In a venue of deep indigo shadows and vibrant grassy highlights, the players have blended into their surroundings with their own variations of sky and…

The brief indoor tennis season that began on the Mediterranean coast in Montpellier on the last day of January has concluded its brief run just…

Before Roger Federer left Rotterdam’s Centre Court after his tense semifinal victory on Saturday night, he was quick to remind everyone that he and the…

The Ahoy arena, a stunning showcase for tennis’s first ‘500’ of the year, was always going to resonate with the name of Roger Federer, back…

The simple pleasure of the indoor tennis tournament. At the allotted time on the right day, the final eight men are gearing themselves up for…

The centre of attention since the Rotterdam 500 got under way has been everyman and top seed Roger Federer. But although he has been practising,…

With 18 of the 32-man Rotterdam draw held up by Davis Cup duties, the opening day in the serene green surroundings of Ahoy’s Centre Court…

The first three months of the tennis season pose some the tour’s biggest challenges. Barely have the muscles recovered from the black run of the…

Roger Federer had played Juan Martin del Potro at the Australian Open once before. It was 2009, the year that the towering talent from Argentina…

Amid debates about its popularity, its relevance and how troublesome it is to fit into the tennis year, the Davis Cup proved once more that…

The battle for the last three places in the World Tour Finals is set to go right to the wire. With little more than a…

For the fourth time in its long Davis Cup history, Argentina has won the chance to play for the coveted national trophy after defeating defending…

Defending champion Rafael Nadal is worried he could be forced to pull out of Wimbledon with a foot injury suffered in his fourth-round victory over…