Lawns at The Boodles ready Djokovic, Gulbis & more for Wimbledon grass
With the grass-court season just one week old, the shortest and, for many, the sweetest swing of the tennis year has seen two starry names…
Wimbledon 2014
Tommy Haas’ 2014 season over as he undergoes surgery yet again
Tommy Haas’ management company has revealed that the popular 36-year-old former world No2 is to undergo urgent surgery on his right shoulder. Owner of 15…
Queen’s 2014: Former semi-finalists Dimitrov and Lopez save best for last
The weather forecast for semi-final Saturday was wonderful: 21 degrees, modest humidity, gentle breezes. In fact, just about perfect after a week during which barely…
Victoria Azarenka makes pre-Wimbledon return from injury
Former world No1 and two-time Australian Open champion, Victoria Azarenka, will return to competitive tennis next week after more than three months away from the…
Queen’s 2014: Andy Murray falls to grass-court magic of Radek Stepanek
Andy Murray has been the centre of attention since he arrived at Queen’s Club to begin the defence of his Aegon Championship title. He brought…
Halle 2014: Roger Federer turns early ‘disappointment’ into winning ways
It was a surprising thing for Roger Federer to say when he arrived in the small, rural town of Halle, host to the Gerry Weber…
Queen’s 2014: Andy Murray leads clutch of grass-court champions’ wins
Of course the buzz at Queen’s is all about Andy Murray. Here is a three-time Aegon Championships titlist, the reigning Wimbledon and Olympic champion, playing…
Queen’s 2014: Dimitrov charms as Ward and Evans bow out
The best efforts of the British duo James Ward and Dan Evans were always likely to fall a little short of what was needed to…
Queen’s & Halle, Murray & Federer, vie for headlines before Wimbledon
Looking at the line-up of players competing in the quiet, rural town of Halle in Germany and within the confines of the historic Queen’s Club…
Queen’s 2014: James Ward and Dan Evans join Lleyton Hewitt in round two
While British No1 and world No5 Andy Murray has, not surprisingly, been the one making headlines at Queen’s Club ahead of his Aegon Championship title…
Queen’s 2014: Andy Murray on Amelie Mauresmo and his return to grass
For Andy Murray, this first week on summer’s grass, with the red dirt of Roland Garros a receding memory, must feel like sinking into a…
Andy Murray appoints Amelie Mauresmo as new coach
Andy Murray has appointed former women’s world number one Amelie Mauresmo as his new coach. The 34-year-old Mauresmo is currently France’s Fed Cup captain and…
Wimbledon 2014: Record prize money again throws down gauntlet to rivals
After its record-breaking rise in prize-money in 2013, Wimbledon has again upped the stakes for the other three Majors with another hike in its 2014…
Tennis continues to rediscover its grass roots in new 2015 calendar
First came last year’s surprise announcement that Wimbledon would, in 2015, move its sacrosanct fortnight back by a week to the end of June. That…
Grass-court season boosted with 500 status for Queen’s and Halle
It seems that tennis, in a very modest way, is rediscovering its grass roots—literally. Just months after Wimbledon made the surprise announcement that The Championships…