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Two sizzling weeks of tennis at the BNP Paribas Open are in the books, but there’s no time for the top players in the world to catch their breath. It’s back to the grind in Key Biscayne at the Miami Open. Over the next fortnight, the men’s and women’s stars will battle it out for the last important piece of hardware before the grueling clay-court season begins. And there will...
Published: March 20, 2015
The likelihood of Serena Williams playing again at Indian Wells once seemed like an impossibility. Time, however, helps ease the pain of many wounds. Not only has Williams finally returned to the event for the first time in 14 years, she’s thriving and nearing one of the most meaningful titles of her legendary career. Reaching this point required immense personal strength on her part. Williams...
Published: March 17, 2015
The finish line is fast approaching, but plenty more tennis will be played this week in the California desert, and there’s no shortage of sizzling plot points to follow. On the men’s side, Roger Federer will first try to vanquish his Australian Open conqueror, and if he passes that test, the Swiss legend will be on a collision course with his Spanish archrival. Standing in their path is...
Published: March 13, 2015
The first Masters Series event of the 2015 season is here, and the stakes are about to be raised. In the California desert, the top men in the world will battle for one of the top prizes of the spring and precious momentum before the clay-court season arrives. This year’s field features impressive depth from top to bottom, and there will be plenty of tantalizing matches. With every member of...
Published: March 10, 2015
The California desert will be the setting this week for one of the biggest spring events of the 2015 season, and there will be no shortage of sizzling plot points. Over the past 11 years, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have held a near monopoly of the tournament, winning a combined 10 times. As Federer goes for his record fifth title, Djokovic will seek to defend his crown and...
Published: March 6, 2015
March is when the tennis season really heats up. Over the next two months, the first five Masters Series events of 2015 will be contested. It’s a crucial time for players to gain rankings points and momentum. The hard courts of Indian Wells and Miami this month will be a battleground with valuable hardware up for grabs. And then the road to Roland Garros begins. The clay court season will...
Published: March 3, 2015
Roger Federer still hasn’t received the memo about his impending tennis demise. He may be sponsored by Rolex and hail from a country renowned for its precision instruments, but Federer seems to draw more pleasure by turning time back, and he used a vintage performance to topple Novak Djokovic 6-3, 7-5 for the Dubai title. After his third-round exit at the Australian Open, Federer...
Published: February 27, 2015
He’s been counted out so many times in the past. Just a clay-court specialist. Not tall enough. Too old. Best days behind him. David Ferrer has heard it all. But as the naysayers try to pen his tennis obituary, he just keeps playing—and winning. Ferrer, who turns 33 on April 2, is at an age considered ancient in his sport, when many players have already hung up their racket. But the...
Published: February 24, 2015
Dubai is arguably the most prestigious 500 series event on the ATP World Tour. It’s the unofficial Grand Slam of the Middle East and a key platform for players to build momentum as spring approaches. This year, there will be plenty of intriguing plots to follow as the top men in the world battle through intense heat and sandstorms in the Arab desert. Novak Djokovic, fresh off his fifth Australian...
Published: February 20, 2015
He was in the middle of a late-career renaissance, finally maximizing his potential and enjoying his best results on a tennis court. And then everything came crashing down. Mardy Fish, 33, had already been through plenty of ups and downs before March 2012. His career started off with a bang in 2003 when he won his first title in Stockholm over Robin Soderling and made three other finals—including...