It has become no big deal for Roger Federer to be faced with a player who was just 10 years old when the Swiss first played in the season-ending finale in 2002, and just 11 when he won the f… Read More

It was certainly a stellar line-up for the first Thursday at Roland Garros, though the draw was soon denied its women’s former champion and world No1, Ash Barty, who arrived in Paris i… Read More

The final day of the Noventi Open in Halle on final Sunday has found itself in a very familiar position. For the 13th time, in the title match, 37-year-old Roger Federer was on one side of t… Read More

The Rolex Paris Masters this year has one claim to fame in this disjointed, back-to-front, truncated tennis season. The last Masters in the calendar, one of just three to survive the coronav… Read More

There is not much that Rafael Nadal has not achieved in tennis. With 75 singles titles, including 16 Majors, 30 Masters and two Olympic gold medals, plus a share in Davis Cup glory with his… Read More

Rafael Nadal was confirmed as the year-end world number one for the fifth time after the ATP released its season-closing rankings on Monday.The Spaniard did not make it beyond the group stag… Read More

Semi-final day in Dubai dawned in an inauspicious style. This part of the world is accustomed to no more than five days of rain a year, but the weather had chosen this week to make an appear… Read More

There are only four active players who have won the magnificent Coupe de Mousquetaires on the equally magnificent Court Philippe Chatrier, and all three that are in this year’s draw wo… Read More

Such has been the dominance of ‘the big four’—now arguably expanded to ‘the big five’—at the top of the game that many have cast around for challengers to… Read More

2014 IRA FILM AWARD WINNERSThe IRAs are a mysterious but august film society that has voted on the best films of the year since 1976. Officially known as the New York Independent Film Critic… Read More