US Open 2013: Nadal batters single-handers, none named Federer
The draw for the US Open promised the first-ever meeting in New York between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer after 31 career matches. But it…
The draw for the US Open promised the first-ever meeting in New York between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer after 31 career matches. But it…
There have been some seismic shocks along the way—Roger Federer losing to a man he had beaten in all 10 previous matches, Juan Martin del…
So the 128 were reduced to the final 16 by their target date of Labour Day in New York. Some big names were felled along…
Wimbledon has tossed up another shock result as Australian Bernard Tomic stunned ninth seed Richard Gasquet to book his place in the last 16. Tomic,…
The matches may not be quite as competitive at the tennis-come-garden-party Stoke Park this week as they were at Queen’s last week or at Wimbledon…
While the Aegon Championship has been whittling down its 56-man draw to four via rain delays, double-duty matches and various seeds facing and falling to…
On the day when the big guns fired up at the Foro Italico, the quarter that might be titled ‘single-handed backhand corner’ put on a…
It’s been a given in tennis for as long as Richard Gasquet has played the game that he was a man of huge talent. Take…
Andy Murray will take on Richard Gasquet for a place in the final of the Miami Masters after the Frenchman sealed an impressive straight-sets win…
When it comes to predictions about the winners of Masters titles, there are worse places to start than with the quartet that has filled the…
The early indoor season is showing a distinct liking for Gallic flair. In the first week of February’s indoor swing, Montpellier saw five French names…
As the Basel draw funnelled into its final stages, there was more and more to make the mouth water. The top two seeds, the two…
France boasted four men in the Swiss Indoors draw, a tally equalled only by the home nation, and it will see three of them in…
With little more than a week to go, and key contenders Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Janko Tipsarevic retiring in their first-round matches in Valencia, the final…
It was always going to be a test for Andy Murray in Rome, and that was without the hand that he was dealt in the…
The big-hitting men in the bottom half of Rotterdam’s draw were the first to fulfil their seedings—and in the most impressive of styles. Tomas Berdych…
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 spell-binding tennis of Richard Gasquet seems to have been around the upper reaches of this sport for years. He turned pro 10 years ago;…
He has the expectations of a nation on his shoulders, but British No1 Andy Murray insists the pressure is not getting to him as he…
In the tiny grass window between the French Open and Wimbledon, one non-tour event always draws the top talent – The Boodles boasts 12 who…
Marin Cilic has had a strange run in Rome. First he lost his opening opponent, Ivo Karlovic, with a back injury and then he faced…