Tom Cochrane

With the devastating bushfires continuing to rage on in Australia, question marks remain over the air quality at Melbourne Park...

With the start of the year’s final Grand Slam rapidly approaching, now’s the time to get up to speed on...

The world’s most prestigious tennis tournament, Wimbledon, gets underway on Monday. In the men’s tournament, all eyes are on the...

Monday marks the start of the first Grand Slam of 2019. As always, there’s plenty of news ahead of the...

The year’s final Grand Slam commences on Monday at Flushing Meadows in New York. Will Novak Djokovic’s late-season revival continue?...

The world’s most prestigious tennis tournament, Wimbledon, commences on Monday at the All England Club in London. With the main...

A grind in more ways than one, two solid months of clay court tennis has finally reached its crescendo –...

Sunday marks the start of the year’s second tennis major in Paris and, while Rafael Nadal is a red-hot favourite...

Monday marks the start of the year’s first Grand Slam and, as always, there’s a multitude of fascinating storylines ahead...

It’s the last Grand Slam of the year and, in the men’s tournament, perhaps it will be a case of...

Action in the main draw of the second Grand Slam of the year gets underway in Paris tomorrow. Ahead of...

by: Tom Cochrane The year's first major gets underway on Monday and, as usual, poses plenty of questions for tennis...

by: Tom Cochrane With the US Open starting next week, let's take a look at my predictions for the next...

by: Tom Cochrane The year’s third Grand Slam starts on Monday and, just like last year, top seeds Novak Djokovic...

by: Tom Cochrane With the 2016 French Open commencing tomorrow, it's time to predict both the men's and women's singles...

by: Tom Cochrane World number one Novak Djokovic claimed his sixth Australian Open on Day 14, the top seed defeating...

by: Tom Cochrane Angelique Kerber is the 2016 Australian Open women’s champion, the German stunning world number one Serena Williams...

by: Tom Cochrane Andy Murray will play Novak Djokovic in the men’s final on Sunday night, after the Scot came...

by: Tom Cochrane Novak Djokovic underlined his status as the world’s best player in the night session on Day 11,...

by: Tom Cochrane It’s women’s semi-finals day at Melbourne Park on Day 11, with a mixture of familiar faces and...

by: Tom Cochrane Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer set up a blockbuster semi-final showdown by claiming decisive wins on Day...

by: Tom Cochrane Canadian Milos Raonic was the toast of the town in Melbourne on Day 8, outlasting former champion...

by: Tom Cochrane World number one Novak Djokovic scraped through his fourth round clash with Gilles Simon on Day 7,...

by: Tom Cochrane Third seed Garbine Muguruza was the biggest casualty on Day 6 at Melbourne Park, the Spaniard succumbing...

by: Tom Cochrane Russian born, recently naturalised Aussie Daria Gavrilova was the toast of Melbourne on Day 5, the youngster...

by: Tom Cochrane After just two rounds, an incredible 18 seeds have departed the women’s tournament, with Jankovic, Svitolina, Lisicki...

by: Tom Cochrane Petra Kvitova was the biggest casualty on Day 3, the two-time Wimbledon champion going down to naturalised...

by: Tom Cochrane Day 2 of the 2016 Australian Open saw the fireworks begin, with Nadal, Halep and Venus Williams...

by: Tom Cochrane The 2016 Australian Open got underway on Monday morning, with tennis officials eager to focus on the...

by: Tom Cochrane Greetings and welcome to the 2016 Australian Open Championships and the beginning of 2 weeks of coverage...

by: Tom Cochrane Former world number one Rafael Nadal claimed the third Mubadala World Tennis Championship of his career on...

by: Tom Cochrane After what feels like the briefest of interludes, the international tennis circuit is back up and running,...

by: Tom Cochrane Roger Federer was unable to replicate Flavia Pennetta's fairytale finish to the US Open on Sunday night,...

by: Tom Cochrane Flavia Pennetta is the 2015 US Open women's singles champion, the Italian capturing her first Grand Slam...

by: Tom Cochrane Roberta Vinci produced the biggest shock of the 2015 tennis season on Day 12, upsetting world number...

by: Tom Cochrane Forget Super Saturday, today at Flushing Meadows is Fantastic Friday. After rain prevented any play in the...

by: Tom Cochrane Swiss seeds Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka will meet in a blockbuster men's singles semi-final, after both...

by: Tom Cochrane World number one Serena Williams is now just a pair of wins away from completing a remarkable...

by: Tom Cochrane Andy Murray is out of the tournament, the former champion going down to South Africa's Kevin Anderson...

by: Tom Cochrane The Williams sisters will meet in a blockbuster quarter-final on Tuesday, after both sisters recorded straight sets...

by: Tom Cochrane It was smooth sailing for virtually all of the big names on Day 6 of the tournament,...

by: Tom Cochrane For the first time since 2004 Rafael Nadal will end a calendar year without having claimed a...

by: Tom Cochrane A day after Mardy Fish played his last match at Flushing Meadows, former champion and world number...

by: Tom Cochrane Mardy Fish bid farewell to the US Open on Day 3, the American veteran going down to...

by: Tom Cochrane Roger Federer underlined his credentials for a sixth US Open title on Day 2, the Swiss star...

by: Tom Cochrane Last year's finalist Kei Nishikori crashed out of this year's tournament on Day 1, the fourth seed...

by: Tom Cochrane It's summer in New York, which means it's time for the final Grand Slam of the year,...

by: Tom Cochrane In March this year, I wrote of Australia's re-emergence on the world tennis scene after a decade...

by: Tom Cochrane Novak Djokovic is the 2015 Wimbledon men's singles champion, the Serb downing Roger Federer in 4 sets...

by: Tom Cochrane Serena Williams is the 2015 ladies' singles champion, the American winning her third major of the year,...

by: Tom Cochrane Garbine Muguruza will contest her first ever Grand Slam final on Saturday, after outlasting Agnieszka Radwanska in...

by: Tom Cochrane The men's semi-finals are set, after big guns Federer, Murray and Djokovic bulldozed their way into the...

by: Tom Cochrane Novak Djokovic finally made it through to the men's quarter-finals on Day 8, the top seed outclassing...

by: Tom Cochrane After the traditional rest day on Sunday, Manic Monday had no shortage of drama on both the...

by: Tom Cochrane Defending champion and second seed Petra Kvitova is out of the tournament, the Czech upset by former...

by: Tom Cochrane Top seed Serena Williams had to call on all of her fighting qualities to overcome Brit Heather...

by: Tom Cochrane Two-time champion Rafael Nadal is out of this year’s tournament, the tenth seed upset by big-serving German...

by: Tom Cochrane Fifth seed Kei Nishikori is out of the tournament after the Japanese star was forced to withdraw...

by: Tom Cochrane Two of last year's ladies' semi-finalists have fallen at the first hurdle this year, with Eugenie Bouchard...

by: Tom Cochrane Former champion Lleyton Hewitt has played his last competitive match at Wimbledon, the 2002 winner going down...

by: Tom Cochrane Greetings and welcome to the 2015 Wimbledon championships and the beginning of two weeks of coverage of...

by: Tom Cochrane Stan Wawrinka is the 2015 French Open men’s singles winner, the eighth seed stunning world number one...

by: Tom Cochrane Serena Williams is the 2015 French Open ladies’ singles champion, the American fighting off the flu and...

by: Tom Cochrane Stan Wawrinka is through to Sunday’s men’s singles final after the eighth seed overcame local hope Jo-Wilfried...

by: Tom Cochrane Serena Williams and Lucie Safarova will contest Saturday’s French Open women’s singles final after winning their respective...

by: Tom Cochrane Day 11 in Paris saw nine-time champion Rafael Nadal suffer defeat at Roland Garros for just the...

by: Tom Cochrane Stan Wawrinka and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will fight one another for a place in Sunday’s men’s final after...

by: Tom Cochrane Day 9 in Paris saw women’s big names Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova bow out of the...

by: Tom Cochrane A rain delay frustrated tennis fans on Day 8 in Paris, but the showers were unable to...

by: Tom Cochrane Top seed Serena Williams survived an almighty scare from Victoria Azarenka on Day 7, coming from a...

by: Tom Cochrane Day 7 at Roland Garros features a mouth-watering line-up, with a number of clashes highlighting the talents...

by: Tom Cochrane Day 5 of this year’s French Open saw fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki bow out of the tournament,...

by: Tom Cochrane After an easy first round match, the going gets a lot tougher for Rafael Nadal in his...

by: Tom Cochrane Superstars Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal made their 2015 debuts at Roland Garros on Day 3, with...

by: Tom Cochrane Day 2 of the 2015 French Open saw defending champion and second seed Maria Sharapova book her...

by: Tom Cochrane Roger Federer brushed aside Colombian Alejandro Falla on the opening day of play in Paris, before having...

by: Tom Cochrane It is springtime in Paris, which means it is time for the year's second Grand Slam, the...

by: Tom Cochrane The start of the second quarter of the calendar year sees the members of the ATP Tour...

by: Tom Cochrane Amongst the various results of last weekend's Davis Cup action, which saw world number one Novak Djokovic...

by: Tom Cochrane For the seventh time in his career, Roger Federer is the men's singles champion at the Dubai...

by: Tom Cochrane Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will meet in the final of the Dubai Duty Free...

by: Tom Cochrane Wednesday saw a host of activity at the Aviation Club in Dubai, with top seed Novak Djokovic...

by: Tom Cochrane Tuesday saw all of the big names at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships record wins, with...

by: Tom Cochrane Greetings and welcome to coverage of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships live from the United Arab...

by: Tom Cochrane Serena Williams is the Australian Open women's singles champion for 2015, the world number one claiming a...

by: Tom Cochrane Novak Djokovic will bid for a fifth Australian Open title against Andy Murray on Sunday night, after...

by: Tom Cochrane For the first time since 2004, the Australian Open women's singles final will be contested by the...

by: Tom Cochrane Teenager Madison Keys is through to the semi-finals at Melbourne Park after surviving a testing 3-setter against...

by: Tom Cochrane Andy Murray will play Tomas Berdych for a place in Sunday's men's singles final after the Scot...

by: Tom Cochrane Day 9 is the first of two quarter-finals days in Melbourne, and there are plenty of stars...

by: Tom Cochrane Local teenager Nick Kyrgios was the toast of Melbourne on Sunday night, the Aussie saving a match...

by: Tom Cochrane For the first time in 4 years, both Williams sisters are through to the fourth round of...

by: Tom Cochrane For the first time since 2001, the men's singles round of 16 at Melbourne Park won't feature...

by: Tom Cochrane Aussie legend Lleyton Hewitt, competing in his nineteenth consecutive Australian Open, started off in sizzling form against...

by: Tom Cochrane Two former champions, Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal, were pushed to the very brink of elimination on...

by: Tom Cochrane Defending champion Stan Wawrinka and top seed Novak Djokovic, opponents in classic matches in Melbourne in 2013...

by: Tom Cochrane It was a tale of two tournaments on Day 1 of the 2015 Australian Open. While almost...

by: Tom Cochrane Greetings and welcome to the 2015 Australian Open and the beginning of two weeks of coverage of...

by: Tom Cochrane Andy Murray is the winner of the 2015 Mubadala World Tennis Championship, the Scot capturing the title...

by: Tom Cochrane Three-time defending champion and world number one Novak Djokovic will compete for a fourth crown in Abu...

by: Tom Cochrane The first day of 2015 saw some of the world's best tennis players get back to business...

by: Tom Cochrane Happy new year, dear readers, and welcome to another year of tennis coverage. The 2015 season commences...

by: Tom Cochrane By now, most tennis followers would have heard of the comments from Toni Nadal, uncle and coach...

by: Tom Cochrane Marin Cilic is the 2014 US Open men’s singles champion, the Croatian defeating a visibly fatigued Kei...

by: Tom Cochrane For the third year in a row, and for the sixth time in her career, Serena Williams...

by: Tom Cochrane Monday will see Flushing Meadows play host to a men's final that nobody expected, a match-up whose...

by: Tom Cochrane Top seed Serena Williams will look to claim a third consecutive US Open crown on Sunday after...

by: Tom Cochrane Roger Federer is back in the US Open semi-finals for the first time since 2011, the 5-time...

by: Tom Cochrane Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese male since 1918 to make the US Open semi-finals, the tenth...

by: Tom Cochrane China’s Shuai Peng is into the first Grand Slam semi-final of her career, becoming just the third...

by: Tom Cochrane It was another humid and windy day in New York, but the muggy conditions didn’t bother Novak...

by: Tom Cochrane Day 7 saw second seed Roger Federer overcome a rain delay and the loss of the first...

by: Tom Cochrane With basketball legend Michael Jordan watching in the stands, Roger Federer eased past Marinko Matosevic in straight...

by: Tom Cochrane Men's stars Djokovic, Murray and Wawrinka all progressed to the second round on a warm and sunny...

by: Tom Cochrane Monday morning sees play get underway at the final major of the year, and there are some blockbuster...

Greetings and welcome to the 2014 US Open Championships and the beginning of 2 weeks of coverage of the year’s...

by: Tom Cochrane Petra Kvitova is the Wimbledon women’s singles champion once more, the Czech star adding to her 2011...

by: Tom Cochrane Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will battle it out in Sunday’s men’s final after keeping 2 of...

by: Tom Cochrane Petra Kvitova and Eugenie Bouchard will contest Saturday’s ladies’ final after overcoming Lucie Safarova and Simona Halep...

by: Tom Cochrane It’s ladies’ semi-finals day on Day 10 at the All England Club, with former Wimbledon champion Petra...

by: Tom Cochrane Nick Kyrgios' fairytale run at Wimbledon continued on Day 8, with the young Aussie producing one of...

by: Tom Cochrane Aussie youngster Nick Kyrgios was the toast of London on Day 4 after saving an incredible 9...

by: Tom Cochrane Victoria Azarenka was the highest profile casualty on Day 3, the Belarusian falling to Serbia’s Bojana Jovanovski...

by: Tom Cochrane Some of the biggest names in the women’s tournament were in devastating form on Day 2 of...

The 2014 tournament is underway at the All England Club, and there was no trouble for top seed Novak Djokovic...

by: Tom Cochrane Greetings and welcome to the 2014 Wimbledon championships and the beginning of 2 weeks of coverage of...

by: Tom Cochrane Rafael Nadal further cemented his status as the most brilliant clay-courter of all time, the Spaniard beating...

by: Tom Cochrane Maria Sharapova is the French Open ladies’ singles champion once more, the Russian claiming her second title...

by: Tom Cochrane The temperature in Paris picked up on Day 13, and Rafael Nadal’s tennis was just as hot,...

by: Tom Cochrane Simona Halep will play Maria Sharapova in Saturday’s ladies’ singles final after the Romanian beat Andrea Petkovic...

by: Tom Cochrane It’s ladies’ semi-finals day on Day 12 of the French Open, and Andrea Petkovic and Simona Halep...

by: Tom Cochrane Ernests Gulbis’ French Open fairytale continued on Day 10 as the Latvian demolished Tomas Berdych in straight...

by: Tom Cochrane Rafael Nadal demonstrated in emphatic fashion on Day 9 of the French Open that he is in...

by: Tom Cochrane Roger Federer is out of the French Open, the 17-time Grand Slam champion going down to Latvian...

by: Tom Cochrane Rain interrupted the play on Day 2 at Roland Garros, but it stayed away for enough of...

by: Tom Cochrane With his twin daughters in attendance, Roger Federer helped get the 2014 French Open underway, easing into...

by: Tom Cochrane The 2014 French Open, the only one of the major championships to start on a Sunday, gets...

by: Tom Cochrane Analysis Greetings and welcome to two weeks of coverage of the year’s premier clay-court tournament, the French...

by: Tom Cochrane With the majority of the clay-court season behind us and the biggest tournament played on the surface...

by: Tom Cochrane In his many years in the game, there is not much that Roger Federer hasn’t seen or...

by: Tom Cochrane Another seeded opponent. Another dropped first set. Another stunning turnaround. Fourth seed Roger Federer captured his sixth...

by: Tom Cochrane 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer wound back the clock on Rod Laver Arena in the night...

by: Tom Cochrane For the third year in succession, world number one Serena Williams has been knocked out of the...

by: Tom Cochrane The big guns produced big performances on Day 6 of the Open, with Messrs. Federer, Murray, Nadal...

by: Tom Cochrane It was smooth sailing for big guns Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams on Day 5 of the...

by: Tom Cochrane Day 4 of the tournament saw men’s fifth seed Juan Martin Del Potro crash out of the...

by: Tom Cochrane On another brutally warm day in Melbourne, the top seeds were all business, minimising their time on...

by: Tom Cochrane Scorching heat in Melbourne saw a record number of players retire midway through matches on Day 2...

by: Tom Cochrane The 2014 Australian Open is off and running and, while there were shock losses for seeds Sara...

by: Tom Cochrane The 2014 Australian Open gets underway at Melbourne Park on Monday, with defending men’s singles champion Novak...

by: Tom Cochrane Greetings and welcome to two weeks of coverage of the first Grand Slam of the new year....

by: Tom Cochrane A day after Rafa Nadal’s shock exit from the All England Club, Roger Federer looked like he...

by: Tom Cochrane Rafael Nadal is out of Wimbledon, the Spaniard sensationally upset by the big-serving Lukas Rosol in a...

by: Tom Cochrane Rain predictably made an appearance at the All England Club on Day 3, but it wasn’t enough...

by: Tom Cochrane There’s a long way to go in the tournament, but Andy Murray got his campaign for a...

by: Tom Cochrane Will Venus Williams ever seriously contend for another Grand Slam title? That was the question many tennis...

by: Tom Cochrane The action gets underway from the All England Club today, and there is a cracking assortment of...

by: Tom Cochrane Greetings and welcome to coverage of this year’s Wimbledon championships at the All England Club, courtesy of...

French Open Review French Open 2012 Tournament Review Rafael Nadal is once again the men's singles French Open champion, the...

French Open 2012 French Open Preview The men’s singles final will be completed today, after rain caused the match to...

French Open Preview Maria Sharapova is the French Open women’s champion for 2012, the Russian capturing her first title at...

French Open Women's Final Preview French Open 2012 Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will meet in an historic French Open...

French Open 2012 Day 12 saw Maria Sharapova claim a spot in tomorrow’s French Open women’s final, and reclaim the...

French Open 2012 Day 12 is women’s semi-finals day at French Open, with a blockbuster clash between Petra Kvitova and...

by: Tom Cochrane There was heartbreak for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and his legion of French fans on Day 10, the fifth...

by: Tom Cochrane Defending champion Li Na’s quest for back-to-back French Opens is over, the seventh seed going down to...

by: Tom Cochrane Women’s top seed Victoria Azarenka is out of the tournament, and men’s top seed Novak Djovokic almost...

by: Tom Cochrane The big names in the women’s tournament keep on falling, with Caroline Wozniacki and Francesca Schiavone among...

by: Tom Cochrane Women’s third seed Agnieszka Radwanska was the biggest casualty on Day 6, the Pole sensationally bundled out...

by: Tom Cochrane Wimbledon marathon man John Isner made Grand Slam history once more on Day 5, taking part in...