The Grandstand

Queen’s Club draw: Del Potro vs. Shapovalov among first-round showdowns

June 15, 2019 4

The Fever-Tree Championships draw ceremony was held on Saturday afternoon at Queen’s Club and it did not disappoint in terms of either singles or doubles. With a loaded field at this 500-point event in London, the singles draw was never going to lack intrigue.
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Murray returning (in doubles for now), Federer and Nadal unsurprised

June 6, 2019 4

Andy Murray announced earlier this week that he will begin a return to tennis by playing at Queen’s Club later this month. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal touched on the subject during their respective French Open quarterfinal press conferences. […]

Serena loses her match, Thiem loses his press conference

June 2, 2019 13

Dominic Thiem being involved in the first truly notable incident of the 2019 French Open is surprising–more surprising, even, than Serena Williams’ third-round loss to Sofia Kenin on Saturday. What’s even more shocking is that the Thiem incident and Serena’s loss were directly related. […]

French Open draw: Nadal, Federer in same half

May 23, 2019 32

The French Open draw ceremony was held on Thursday evening in Paris, where Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will soon be plodding their way through the same half of the bracket. Nadal and Federer are on a collision course for the semifinals. […]

Kyrgios defaulted, Federer calls for no suspension

May 17, 2019 19

It was an “eventful” stay at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for Nick Kyrgios, and it came to an abrupt end on Thursday afternoon. Kyrgios got defaulted from his second-round match against Casper Ruud after incurring multiple code violations. […]

Madrid draw sees Federer, Thiem, Del Potro land in Djokovic’s half

May 4, 2019 7

The Madrid Masters draw ceremony was held on Saturday, officially confirming Roger Federer’s return to clay and Juan Martin Del Potro’s return to tennis. Federer is playing on the slow stuff for the first time in almost exactly three years (2016 Rome Masters). […]

Wawrinka, Dimitrov, and Raonic join Queen’s Club field

May 1, 2019 5

Stan Wawrinka, Grigor Dimitrov, and Milos Raonic joined an already impressive Fever-Tree Championships lineup earlier this week. Dimitrov is a former winner at Queen’s Club (2014), while Wawrinka is a three-time Grand Slam champion and Raonic reached the final in 2016. […]

Djokovic dealt tough draw at Monte-Carlo Masters

April 13, 2019 2

Following appetizers in Marrakech and Houston, the clay-court swing offers one of its main courses this coming week: the Monte-Carlo Masters. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are both in the field, joined by Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev, and plenty of others. […]

Nadal set for return at Monte-Carlo Masters

April 9, 2019 6

As expected, Rafael Nadal appears to be good to go for the clay-court swing. Nadal returned to the practice courts at home in Spain–on clay, of course–more than a week ago, not long after withdrawing from a schedule Indian Wells Masters semifinal showdown against Roger Federer because of a knee injury. […]

Federer limiting clay-court expectations despite fine form

April 4, 2019 13

In actuality, it is unlikely that even the craziest of Roger Federer fans is thinking that he will win the French Open. The 37-year-old Swiss hasn’t played on clay since 2016 as he prepares for his upcoming return to the red dirt in Madrid and Paris. He hasn’t played at Roland Garros since 2015. […]