Players of the Year: Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitova Head Strong Cast into 2012

It’s a scant fortnight since the men’s calendar knocked the red dust from its shoes in the Davis Cup final and barely a month since the women heard the last squeak of shoe on rubber in Bali and Moscow but, Christmas or no Christmas, the holiday season is as good as over. Training has already begun for the still tougher year ahead. 2012 has the Olympics shoehorned into its center and, for... 

Davis Cup 2011: The Fire of Spain’s Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer

Amid debates about its popularity and relevance, and how troublesome it is to accommodate, the Davis Cup proved once more that it hits the spot few other tournaments can reach. The final event of the tennis calendar was intensified by an Argentina team wanting this trophy perhaps more than any other nation, having been thwarted in three previous finals. It added spice that they had fallen, at home,... 

World Tour Finals 2011: Quotes and Pictures from the Bleachers

Being here is something: Winning here is everything. It was the mantra of the tournament, repeated before each match. And at the biggest indoor tournament in tennis, it helped capture the imagination of the players, the British public and audiences around the world. With 10 of the 15 sessions a sell-out—that’s 17,500 seats each afternoon and evening, and never fewer than 14,000 for any... 

ATP Power Rankings: Roger Federer Takes End-of-Year Honours—Again

It’s a year in which much has been written of age and of records, about powers reaching their peak and powers waning. It’s a year in which the top four rankings all saw new names, in which old hands made breakthroughs and in which former top-10-ers returned with a new spring in their step. Since the final of the World Tour Finals (WTFs) last year between the two men, Rafael Nadal and Roger... 

WTA Championships: Wozniacki and Sharapova Contest Year-End No.1 in Istanbul

With just days to go, and some of the contenders already practising in Istanbul, the final lineup for the climax of the women’s tennis calendar in Istanbul went right to the wire. Both Agnieszka Radwanska and Marion Bartoli were still in contention for the eighth place on the boat to Turkey as the drama in the deciding tournament in Moscow unfolded. A fortnight ago, with Radwanska making a late... 

David Ferrer Will Join Djokovic, Nadal, Murray and Federer in London

With a three-set win over friend and compatriot Juan-Carlos Ferrero in Shanghai, David Ferrer has confirmed his place in the World Tour Finals for the third time in his career. Ferrer needed to reach the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Rolex Masters and had to see fellow Spaniard, Nicolas Almagro, lose against Andy Roddick to ensure his passage to London. And that is exactly what happened. Judging from... 

ATP Power Rankings: Novak Djokovic Sweeps All Before Him on Way to the Top

There was a certain déjà vu about the storyline that could unfold on the emerald sward of Wimbledon. Just as they had done only a fortnight before at the French Open, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were again competing for both a Grand Slam title and the No. 1 ranking. In the run-up to what most anticipated would be a dream final, the top spot was ready to shift from one of these players... 

French Open 2011 Will Determine No. 1: Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic?

Once upon a time, it all seemed so simple. There were two men who could do anything with a tennis ball, could run rings round the rest of the competition and would divvy up the titles and the top two spots in the rankings between them: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. By the end of 2010, one or the other had topped the tennis rankings for seven years, give or take the occasional flurry of excitement... 

Madrid Masters: Another Magic Spell Unfolds for Rafael Nadal

For an event with such a short history, the Madrid Masters and its Magic Box venue have won more than their share of headlines, and this year promised more of the same. The Spanish capital won tennis Masters status in 2002 as part of the European indoor swing but was moved to May and to clay in 2009. It became the first Masters in Europe to become a “mini Major” when the ATP joined with... 

Grigor Dimitrov: A Teenager’s Pursuit of the Federer Dream

It may not seem the most auspicious of moments to appraise the slim, 6-foot-2 Bulgarian standing at No. 69 in the rankings. Grigor Dimitrov’s match results this year have been, it is true, far from eye-opening—as his 4-8 win-loss record proves. He fell in the first round of the Dubai 500 in a shower of errors in 64 minutes, though he entered the tournament as a qualifier and lost to a man... 

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