Kevin Mitchell

Novak Djokovic pummelled Roger Federer with a never-ending series of brilliant groundstrokes to retain his Wimbledon crown in four sets.

In Andy Murray, the emotional Swede recognises the need for perfection that also drove him.

Fathers, favourites and form: At different stages in their careers but Federer and Djokovic both have the Australian Open title in their sights.

Three-times champion John McEnroe believes Andy Murray will find it easier defending Wimbledon than winning it the first time.

The mutual respect between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic has grown not just since childhood but also with each spirit-testing war.

Few players handle defeat with the dignity or perspective Rafael Nadal brings to that morale-crushing experience.

Serena Williams’ partnership with her French coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, has transformed her career.

It looked like the end, but this being boxing it could just be the start of something new: for Manny Pacquiao.

With the rise of Djokovic and Kvitova, the Eastern Bloc is at the centre of the game.

Venus Williams does not "play the game" with the media — or rather, does not play it the way the media would like.

The Swiss has fallen to No 3 in the world after losing to Tomas Berdych, but the effect on his standing is greater than that.

If great memories sustain great players, Roger Federer is drawing on one of his most cherished as he pursues Pete Sampras’s Wimbledon record.

Sam Peter, Nigeria’s first world heavyweight champion, should not be defending his title against Vitali Klitschko, writes Kevin Mitchell.

Within minutes of touching down at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas after an 11-hour flight from London, Joe Calzaghe roused his small entourage, went into the desert and did…

If ever there were a case of a sport taking itself too seriously, it arrived in Paris last week, when the geniuses who regard themselves as the guardians of the sport’s morals…