November 16, 2015
Rafa Nadal produced some of his very best tennis to thrill the London fans with a convincing 6-3, 6-2 victory over the unpredictable Stan Wawrinka at the World Tour Finals. The Spanish crowd-pleaser got off to a shaky start as the Swiss caught him cold with an early break. But then the vintage self-belief seemed […]
November 14, 2015
Let’s face it, Andy Murray needs the World Tour Finals like a hole in the head. Deep down, he probably won’t be thinking he can win in London, because he hardly ever beats Novak Djokovic these days. In fact he has won just one of their last eleven encounters. And yet Murray must play the […]
November 8, 2015
With frightening self-assurance and predictable ease, Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 6-2, 6-4 to take a fourth Paris Masters title – the first man to do so. It was the super Serb’s tenth title of the year and no one can doubt that he is still the greatest player around. He has 22 wins […]
November 1, 2015
Roger Federer produced a gritty display to overcome a stubborn Rafael Nadal 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 to secure a magnificent seventh title in Basel. This was Federer’s 88th career title and he is now only six behind Ivan Lendl, with Jimmy Connors way ahead for the Open era on 109. A sixth title for Federer in […]
September 20, 2015
Andy Murray disposed of Bernard Tomic in ruthless style to seal Great Britain’s first appearance in Davis Cup final for 37 years. Now glory beckons for the first time since 1936. Andy said later: ‘Delighted to get through, we knew it was going to be incredibly difficult, they have such depth. everyone played their part […]
September 19, 2015
Andy and Jamie Murray took Great Britain to within touching distance of the Davis Cup final with a stunning five-set victory over Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Groth. The Brits now lead the tie 2-1 with just the final two singles matches to go on Sunday. It would take an extraordinary reversal of fortunes on […]
September 18, 2015
Great Britain and Australia couldn’t be separated on day one of what promises to be an increasingly dramatic Davis Cup semi-final, the Brits’ first in 34 years. Glasgow was rocking as Andy Murray performed like a dream in front of his home fans. He disposed of the talented Aussie youngster Thanakis Kokkinakis 6-3, 6-0, 6-3 […]
September 14, 2015
You have to hand it to Novak Djokovic, the best player in the world, who claimed his third and toughest Grand Slam of the year by simply refusing to submit to what the world wanted and a wild Flushing Meadows crowd almost demanded. Because he has once again destroyed Roger Federer’s dream of another […]
September 12, 2015
Flavia Pennetta held her nerve best in a tension-filled, all-Italian US Open final at Flushing Meadows, to triumph 7-5, 6-2 and claim her maiden Grand Slam – the oldest woman ever to do so for the first time. Amazingly, she then retired from tennis for life – a totally unexpected announcement. GOODBYE Pennetta said: ‘This […]
Yet another Grand Slam final for Novak Djokovic, completing the calendar quartet, and his eleventh successive final in all tournaments. That kind of consistency puts pressure on his opponents – even Roger Federer. Both men sailed through their semi-finals with almost outrageous ease. After losing to Stan Wawrinka at the French Open, no one expected […]