"Mr Nice Guy" Ross Hutchins appointed tournament director of Queen's Club

By Alix Ramsay What makes the perfect tournament director? Well, he has to be a hard-headed businessman to ensure the event turns a profit and gets the exposure necessary to keep the sponsors happy....

Serena Williams Set For Dubai, No Mom For Li & Mirza Marriage Over

By Sandra Harwitt DUBAI TWO WILLIAMS' STRONG Dubai will definitely be the hot spot of women’s tennis next week when the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships hosts Serena Williams and Venus Williams...

Whether to stop for the weather

By Alix Ramsay So there we were, me and m’colleague from the Daily Mail, outside having a ciggie break. M’colleague is not a man to shy away from contentious issues and at the merest hint of obfuscation,...

Serena and Novak raise the temperature at the Australian Open

Just in case anyone had not noticed, it has been hot here at the Australian Open these past couple of days. Bloody hot, as the Aussies would say (along with the melting Brits who are a turning an alarming...

Rafael Nadal talks tennis, memories and Melbourne at the Australian Open

Want to know Rafa's greatest fear? Click the button below and all will be revealed.   What is also being revealed is slightly more scalp than in days of yore. Note the world No.1's snazzy new haircut....

Maria Sharapova talks about the fame game

She is the richest, most photographed sportswoman on the planet but just how does she feel about being so famous? Maria Sharapova takes time out from preparing for her opening match against Bethanie Mattek-Sands...

Stefan Edberg talks about Roger Federer's chances at the Australian Open

You can barely move at Melbourne Park these days without bumping into a legend. If it's not Rod Laver trying to raise money for Roger Federer's charity, it is Boris Becker refusing to discuss the details...

The heat is on in Melbourne

By Alix Ramsay   It is the calm before the storm. It is a cool, slightly cloudy Sunday morning in Melbourne and all is quiet. The coffee is good and strong, everything is under control and all is well...

Points To Ponder From The Qatar ExxonMobil Open

By Sandra Harwitt 1- Rafael Nadal doesn’t have to be on the top of his game to win a title. He proved that point decisively at the tournament this week. Players challenged him and three pushed him to a third...

Love All...Engagement, Marriage and Another Baby

Engagement Caroline Wozniacki and Rory Mcllroy are engaged! The Danish tennis player, 23, and the Northern Irish golfer, 24, got engaged on New Year's Eve in Sydney, Australia. Marriage Ryan...

DOHA DOINGS: Peter Gojowczyk Who?

By Sandra Harwitt Congratulations to Peter Gojowczyk for making his first ATP World Tour semifinal at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. Commiserations to Peter Gojowczyk for having to play Rafael Nadal in said...

DelPo gets ready for 2014

So how did you spend your Christmas and New Year? Oh, turkey dinner with all the trimmings, Chrissie pud with brandy butter and turkey sarnies and mince pies for tea? Yup. We all did that over Crimbo....

DOHA DOINGS: Cursing, Losing & German Pride

By Sandra Harwitt RAFA CURSES Rafael Nadal needed three sets to emerge a 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 second round winner will a win over Tobias Kamke of Germany at Doha on Wednesday. But how he played was not the hot topic...

DOINGS FROM DOHA: Coaching & On Camera

By Sandra Harwitt COACHING COMMENTS Top seed Rafael Nadal and third seed Andy Murray came for a pre-tournament chat with the media at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Monday. One subject they took...

2014: Get Ready, Set, Go!

By Sandra Harwitt FIVE OF THE BEST - Monday might legitimately still be 2013, but in the world of tennis it will be the start of the 2014 season here at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, Qatar. And...