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…
Roger Federer Archives: 03/2012
Fine wine & fresh faces: Federer & Roddick, Dimitrov & Harrison
Since last August—the eighth to be precise—the questions have sounded like a dripping tap. Roger Federer turned 30 and it has been the talk of…
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: Roger Federer’s fourth makes it 19 Masters
There can be few locations that set off a tennis match better than the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. There can be few centre courts so…
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: 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: 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: Roger Federer recovers to beat Milos Raonic
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…
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…
Roger Federer beats Andy Murray to taste Dubai delight for fifth time
Dubai, one of the most dramatic cities in the world, has its fair share of admirers—among them Roger Federer. For the man who had won…