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 […]
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Committing to Davis Cup: Djokovic, Berdych—& the absent Federer more than most
The Davis Cup, the world’s largest annual international team competition, has involved over 5,000 players since it began in 1900. In this its centenary year, the tournament will see 130 […]
2012 Review Pt3: Djokovic triumphs, Ferrer and del Potro strive
Part 3 of the review of 2012 looks at how autumn and winter on the men’s tour saw the race between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer for year-end No1 and […]
2012 Review Pt2: Wimbledon belonged to Federer and Murray
If the start of 2012 belonged to Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, the summer and the grass season threw the other pair in the “big four” into the limelight, as […]
2012 Review Pt1: It began with Djokovic and Nadal
The four seasons of 2012 reflected the dominance of the top four men, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal, better than any year this decade. In the […]
Andy Murray’s plan for 2013? “Keep working, keep improving”
When Andy Murray faced the media at the World Tour Finals for the last time, it was Remembrance Day, and one day short of the final. He had just lost […]
The evolving calendar of the maturing Roger Federer
It was the summer of 1998, and the world’s best young tennis player was about to take his first step into the professional tour. Roger Federer, still a month shy […]
Davis Cup 100: Stepanek steps up to take Czech victory
The biggest annual event in team sport, the Davis Cup, wanted to make a bang with its 100th final in Prague this year. And the last two nations standing out […]
Final of finals in words & pictures: Djokovic & Federer at WTFs
The final of finals, the season’s climax between the top tennis players of the year, saw the best of the best, the No1 and No2 in the world, outlast all […]
Novak Djokovic & Roger Federer converge on year-end No1
The competition for the prestigious No1 ranking entered a new phase as the top seeds, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, took to the courts of the Shanghai Masters this week. […]
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