Federer advocates tougher stance on dope testing after Troicki ban
It turned into one of the most unusual post-match press conferences of the year. Novak Djokovic had just beaten Roger Federer in his round-robin match at the World Tour Masters […]
WTA player of 2013: Serena Williams simply the best
In truth, the tennis achievement of 2013 had its roots more than six months before, in one of Serena Williams’ favourite cities, Paris. For it was there that she would […]
ATP player of 2013: Rafael Nadal’s fighting spirit burned bright
The beginning of 2013 was hardly the most auspicious for Rafael Nadal. He was scheduled to return to the tennis stage for the first time since his gruelling—and what turned […]
David Nalbandian signs off for good—with help of Nadal
Perhaps it was written in the stars back in May when the charismatic David Nalbandian disappeared once again to undergo surgery. For the 31-year-old Argentine—a Wimbledon finalist at the age […]
Billie Jean King: Still inspiring after more than 40 years
Billie Jean King spearheaded the creation of the Women’s Tennis Association—the WTA—40 years ago, and it prompted this fan to recall that important decade for King and women’s tennis, and […]
Andy Murray: The champion who won our hearts
As the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year awards loom on the Christmas horizon, the name on everyone’s lips brought this nation to a standstill one Sunday afternoon in mid-Summer: […]
Just when you think you know Roger Federer…he does something new
Roger Federer has rarely been a man for one-word answers, rarely been short of an opinion, and rarely been caught off guard by a question. He is, without doubt, a […]
Murray and Federer quick to welcome tennis’s new biological passport
Against of growing chorus of encouragement from within its ranks—most vociferously Andy Murray and Roger Federer—tennis is set to introduce an Athlete Biological Passport Programme from 2013. The sport’s key […]
Wimbledon 2013: Record prize money & Master Plan throw down gauntlet to rivals
Wimbledon may be the last of the Grand Slams to show its prize-money hand in 2013, but it was certainly worth waiting for. Hot on the heels of record offerings […]
ATP’s top men, Federer & Djokovic, celebrate birth of tennis rankings
In the grander scheme of things, perhaps 40 years is not such a long time, but in the fast-moving kaleidoscope of modern sport it is an eternity, and in tennis […]
