Roger Federer continued his quest to become the most decorated tennis player in history by strolling through his first round match at Wimbledon in straight sets against Yen-Hsun Lu. Federer graced centre court in typically stylish fashion and warmed up in a smart wasit coat, which made the later Serena Williams rain coat look really [...]

The Men’s Draw at the Australian Open has gone vertical. Everyone is getting taller, the serves are getting bigger and the ground strokes even more authoritative. The play at Melbourne has been marked by impressive shotmaking, thunderous serves and leaving little doubt that the game is changing yet again. Could it be that Roger Federer [...]

In one sense, it was a huge surprise that tenth-seeded David Nalbandian crashed out of the Australian Open in the second round. Then again, one of the tennis world’s most puzzling players can never proceed through a tournament without serving up a surprise. On paper, the Argentine had no business ducking out of the year’s [...]