
Tomas Berdych's effortless power, near-perfect technique will live long in memory as Czech ace bids adieu to tennis
Tomas Berdych had been beset by injuries since about the middle of 2018, and in 2019 he played a grand total of nine tournaments

Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych announces retirement from tennis after 17-year professional career
Tomas Berdych confirmed on Saturday at the ATP Finals in London that he was retiring 17 years after turning professional.

French Open 2019: Tomas Berdych to miss Roland Garros after failing to recover in time from back injury
Former French Open semi-finalist Tomas Berdych will miss this year's tournament after failing to fully recover in time from injury, he said on Wednesday.

Australian Open 2019: Despite loss to Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal’s insatiable hunger to improve continues to inspire
All things considered, it is an encouraging sign that Nadal could storm through the draw with so little trouble despite not having his best defence at his command.

Australian Open 2019: Ruthless Rafael Nadal raises the bar with thumping victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas
Rafael Nadal’s overbearing physical presence on Thursday was in complete contrast to the picture of fragility he had been cut down to in Melbourne last year.

Australian Open 2019: Rafael Nadal wary of 'dangerous' Frances Tiafoe after brushing past Tomas Berdych
A rampant Rafael Nadal continued to scatter Australian Open rivals by barrelling past former World No 4 Tomas Berdych to tear into the quarter-finals.

Australian Open 2019: Rafael Nadal says everything is a step forward for him after beating Alex de Minaur
Rafael Nadal declared "everything is a step forward" after brutally brushing aside Alex de Minaur at the Australian Open Friday in just the Spaniard's third match since the US Open.

Australian Open 2019: Maria Sharapova stuns defending champion Caroline Wozniacki; Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer enter last-16
Sharapova stunned defending champion Wozniacki to sweep into the Australian Open last 16 and join Nadal and Federer, who clinically disposed of their opponents.

Australian Open 2019: Ruthless Rafael Nadal romps past Alex de Minaur in straight sets, sets up pre-quarters clash against Tomas Berdych
Nadal dragged the 19-year-old Australian over every inch of Rod Laver Arena as he romped to victory in 2hr 22min.

Andy Murray pulls out of Marseille Open, says he might have to undergo hip surgery again
Andy Murray said after his Melbourne defeat that he would decide whether to have surgery or push on through the pain to farewell fans at Wimbledon.

Australian Open 2019: Grigor Dimitrov powers into fourth round with dominating win over Thomas Fabbiano
Dimitrov won in just over two hours under the roof at Melbourne Arena to stay on course for a potential quarter-final against second seed Rafael Nadal.

Australian Open 2019: Tomas Berdych back with a bang from injury lay-off at his Happy Slam
With the smile on his face and sting in his shots, Tomas Berdych brushed off Kyle Edmund to progress at his Happy Slam

Australian Open 2019: Veteran Tomas Berdych ousts 2018 semi-finalist Kyle Edmund in first round
British hope Kyle Edmund reached the Australian Open semi-finals a year ago but was sent packing in round one by veteran Tomas Berdych.

Auckland Classic: Four-time champion David Ferrer cruises past Robin Haase; Hyeon Chung handed shock loss
Ferrer has retired from Grand Slams but the former World No 3 is making a few appearances at his favourite ATP tournaments in 2019, with Auckland first on the list.

Qatar Open: Roberto Bautista Agut continues giant-killing run against Tomas Berdych in final to clinch title
Roberto Bautista Agut followed up his shock victory over world number one Novak Djokovic by lifting the Qatar Open title on Saturday.

Qatar Open: Novak Djokovic beaten in semi-finals by Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut despite winning first set
Roberto Bautista Agut took Novak Djokovic's serve in the second game of the final set for the decisive break and secured victory on his first match point.

Qatar Open: World No. 1 Novak Djokovic pulls off hardfought comeback win against Nikoloz Basilashvili
Djokovic will play Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut in Friday's semi-final, who beat three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka in straight sets 6-4, 6-4.

Wimbledon 2018: Novak Djokovic provides glimpse of old irrepressibility in his unlikeliest Grand Slam title triumph
The men's singles final at Wimbledon wasn’t epic, but Novak Djokovic’s turbulent ride towards it sure was.

Wimbledon 2018: Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych pulls out of Grand Slam event due to persistent back pain
Tomas Berdych reached his only Grand Slam final at Wimbledon in 2010, losing to Rafael Nadal, and was a semi-finalist in both 2016 and 2017.

Stuttgart Open: Roger Federer one win away from regaining World No 1 ranking, faces Nick Kyrgios in semi-finals
Roger Federer edged closer to displacing Rafael Nadal at the top of the world rankings as he hammered Guido Pella 6-4, 6-4 on Friday at the Stuttgart Cup.