“I dedicated my whole life to winning a major” Dominic Thiem becomes one of the finest all-rounders
When Dominic Thiem fell to the floor in celebration of his first Grand Slam title at the 2020 US Open, he knew that it was…
Tim Farthing Archives: 12/2020
“I would give him an ‘outstanding’ on the season,” says Rublev coach
After winning a tour-high five titles in 2020, Andrey Rublev and his coach, Fernando Vicente, have been recognised at the ATP awards. Russian Rublev capped…
Djokovic’s year dogged by criticism and controversy
Whether he was organising the ill-fated Adria Tour, setting up the players’ association or being defaulted in New York, the world No.1 Novak Djokovic has…
His finest hour
Rafael Nadal had won the French Open on 12 previous occasions, often defying the odds to do so, but Paul Newman says the Spaniard’s victory…
“You just have to leave” Daniil Medvedev reveals truth behind career changing decision
The city of Moscow has produced three men currently ranked in the world’s top 20, but Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov all spent…
Andy Murray wild card return to Australian Open “will be a highlight”
Andy Murray has accepted a wild card into the 2021 Australian Open, a tournament that the Scot unofficially retired at two years ago. Murray, whose…
Players required to travel 3 weeks ahead of Australian Open
Players competing at the Australian Open will need to travel to Australia three weeks in advance in order to spend a fortnight in quarantine and…
‘I started playing tennis because of my uncle’, says Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal reminisced on the beginning of his tennis career and the reasons he started playing the sport at the age of three. The 20-time…
‘I believed my contribution was no longer necessary’, says Toni Nadal
Toni Nadal has opened up on the reasons why he was replaced by Carlos Moya as the coach of Rafael Nadal at the beginning of…
‘Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic not happy with 20’, says Australian legend
Former Australian tennis star Pat Cash has praised Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic for their achievements in the sport and insisted they are…
