federer

Roger Federer’s iron grip on men’s tennis continued in Melbourne with a remarkable 20th grand slam title for the Swiss. Grand Slam titles are intensely difficult to win, having to win seven 5-set matches in a fortnight is no mean feat. Federer seems to make it look effortlessly easy....

Myriad predictions and observations from tennis pundits in the past eighteen months have proved to be grossly inaccurate or, at best, short-sighted. Whether it be regarding Federer entering his twilight years, or the ability of the aptly-titled ‘Big Four’ to hold off the challenge of the rest of the field,...