Miami Masters 2012: Murray into final as Nadal pulls out with injury
With just an hour and half to go before he was scheduled to play Andy Murray in one of the most anticipated matches of the…
Rafael Nadal Archives: 03/2012
Nadal quits Players’ Council role amid more questions than answers
Rafael Nadal has resigned from the ATP Players’ Council after almost four years as its vice-president. Confirmation came initially via the New York Times’ Christopher…
Miami Masters 2012: Murray, Nadal, Djokovic march to quarters
With just one lone unseeded man amongst the 16 who took to Miami’s purple and green for the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open,…
Miami Masters 2012: Djokovic, Nadal search for Florida key
Hot on the heels of the first and biggest Masters of the year in Indian Wells comes—within barely 48 hours—the second. Miami’s Sony Ericsson Open…
Indian Wells 2012: Federer beats Nadal & the elements in the desert
They had to bide their time. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal may have all the star appeal, all the fan appeal and one of the…
Indian Wells 2012: Isner comes of age to beat Djokovic on home soil
It never rains in California—or so the song goes. And it certainly never rains in Palm Springs—well only five days a year—according to every local…
Indian Wells 2012: Roger Federer sweeps past Juan Martin del Potro
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,…
Indian Wells 2012: Nalbandian and the Goliath that is Nadal
When the draw for the BNP Paribas Open was made, those with an interest in David Nalbandian may have looked towards the heavens, let out…
Indian Wells 2012: Seesawing fortunes for Djokovic and Nadal
The top three men in the world, all former Indian Wells champions, promised one of the finest afternoon schedules that money could buy when they…
Half-way at Indian Wells: Champions and rivalries
The women are down to the last eight, the men to the last 16—perhaps the tennis fan’s best stage of a tournament. There are top-class…
Indian Wells 2012: Rafael Nadal shows fierce intent on return
The end of Saturday may have been a late and dramatic finish with the exit of No4 seed Andy Murray under the floodlights, and the…
Indian Wells 2012: Djokovic, Nadal and more from the bleachers
The men’s main draw may only just have begun—and none of the women’s or men’s seeds have yet played a match—but the big names have…
Indian Wells 2012: Roger Federer upbeat in a very downbeat way
He looked, and sounded, a little less chirpy than usual. But then the Roger Federer schedule so far this year is enough to make anyone…
Indian Wells 2012: Murray in line for third straight Djokovic semi
Andy Murray faced just once the man who was born within a week of him in the whole of 2009 and 2010. That single match…
Tennis’s Oasis: Indian Wells launches 2012’s Masters Series
The jewels in tennis’s ATP calendar, its nine Masters events, are here at last. And as if to celebrate, March is given over entirely to…