Posts tagged with "Andy Murray"

Murray was indestructible at his peak says Corretja Sport

Murray was indestructible at his peak says Corretja

January 12th, 20191431 Andy Murray's former coach Alex Corretja said on Saturday that he was indestructible at the height of his career after the Briton announced he would retire this year due to hip problems. Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray held a tearful news conference on Friday saying he planned to bow out at Wimbledon in July if his hip allowed...
Emotional Murray shocks tennis world as he announces retirement (V) Tennis

Emotional Murray shocks tennis world as he announces retirement (V)

January 11th, 20191553 Jan 11 (Reuters) - Following is reaction to Andy Murray's announcement on Friday that this year's Australian Open could be his last tournament as a professional: FORMER WORLD NUMBER ONE BILLIE JEAN KING "@andy_murray You are a champion on and off the court. So sorry you cannot retire on your own terms, but remember to look to the...
Pouille outlasts Murray in Cincinnati opener Tennis

Pouille outlasts Murray in Cincinnati opener

August 14th, 20181191 ANDY Murray's comeback following hip surgery hit another roadblock on Monday after he was beaten 6-1 1-6 6-4 by France's Lucas Pouille in the first round of the Cincinnati Open. The Scot went under the knife in January but has had a frustrating time since he came back to the ATP circuit in June. The former world number one had...
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Murray withdraws from Wimbledon with heavy heart

Two-time champion Andy Murray withdrew from Wimbledon with a "heavy heart" on Sunday after saying his right hip was still not ready for the demands of a Grand Slam. The 31-year-old Scot made a comeback last month at Queen's Club following almost a year out with the injury that required surgery in Australia in January. During a news...
Edmund wants 'legitimate' Murray battle Tennis

Edmund wants 'legitimate' Murray battle

March 5th, 20182741 Kyle Edmund is proud to have become Britain's top ranked tennis player but the 23-year-old says he would have preferred to have beaten Andy Murray fair and square for the honour rather than inherit it from the injured Scot. While a hip issue has kept Murray on the sidelines since Wimbledon last year, Edmund progressed to his first...
Murray overcomes brutal tussle with Fognini to reach last 16 (Update) Wimbledon

Murray overcomes brutal tussle with Fognini to reach last 16 (Update)

July 8th, 20172933 THERE may be doubts over Andy Murray’s fitness and questions about his form but the top seed showed in his Wimbledon tussle with Italian Fabio Fognini that his status as one of tennis’s most determined and dogged scrappers is indisputable. The world number one and defending champion was far from his best against the 29th-ranked...
Brits to take centre stage on Centre Court Wimbledon

Brits to take centre stage on Centre Court

July 5th, 20171662 Home fans will be treated to a double-bill of British number ones at Wimbledon on Wednesday when Johanna Konta stars in a revenge play against Croatia's Donna Vekic before defending champion Andy Murray takes to the stage. With world number two Rafa Nadal bringing down the curtain on the scheduled matches, taking on the United States'...
Murray shakes off Ramos-Vinolas to reach Barcelona semis Tennis

Murray shakes off Ramos-Vinolas to reach Barcelona semis

April 28th, 20171952 WORLD number one Andy Murray had to dig deep to overcame Albert Ramos-Vinolas 2-6 6-4 7-6(4) and reach the Barcelona Open semi-finals on Friday, avenging his defeat by the Spaniard in the Monte Carlo Masters last week. Briton Murray was overpowered by Ramos-Vinolas in the first set and had to save three break points in the ninth...
Murray avoids Djokovic fate to reach fourth round Sport

Murray avoids Djokovic fate to reach fourth round

January 20th, 20171453 With Novak Djokovic's reign broken, Andy Murray boosted his claim to the Melbourne Park throne with a comprehensive 6-4 6-2 6-4 win over American Sam Querrey to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday. Top seed Murray, beaten in four of his five finals in Melbourne by Djokovic, has become raging favourite after the...
‘Sir Andy’ seeks end to Australian Open agony, Djoko to defend Australian Open

‘Sir Andy’ seeks end to Australian Open agony, Djoko to defend

January 15th, 20171347 By Ian Ransom HAVING snatched Novak Djokovic’s world number one ranking in a thrilling late-season raid, Andy Murray will bid to storm the Serb’s Melbourne Park fortress and capture an elusive Australian Open title after five agonising near misses. Murray enters the year’s first grand slam in unknown territory, rated as top...
Murray to take over as world No. 1 after Raonic withdraws Tennis

Murray to take over as world No. 1 after Raonic withdraws

November 5th, 20161425 Scotsman Andy Murray will take over from Novak Djokovic as world number one when the rankings are updated on Monday after his Paris Masters semi-final opponent Milos Raonic pulled out through injury on Saturday. "Yesterday at I believe 4-2 in the first set I started feeling some pain in my leg," fourth-seeded Canadian Raonic told a...
Nadal stunned, Murray cruises, Kyrgios slumps in Shanghai Tennis

Nadal stunned, Murray cruises, Kyrgios slumps in Shanghai

October 12th, 20161698 Fourth seed Rafa Nadal was stunned by Serb Viktor Troicki in an upset-filled Shanghai Masters second round on Wednesday while Andy Murray breezed past American Steve Johnson and Nick Kyrgios slumped to a listless defeat. Troicki, ranked 31st in the world, overcame Nadal 6-3 7-6 in an hour and 34 minutes to secure his first ever...
Murray, Dimitrov advance to China Open final Tennis

Murray, Dimitrov advance to China Open final

October 8th, 20161442 Top seed Andy Murray cruised past Spain's David Ferrer 6-2 6-3 on Saturday and Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov received a walkover into the China Open final after Milos Raonic withdrew due to an ankle injury. The 29-year-old Murray, who is yet to drop a set this week, sealed victory in one hour 31 minutes, his seventh successive win over...
Exhausted Murray desperate for a break Tennis

Exhausted Murray desperate for a break

September 19th, 20161114 Andy Murray is itching for a break after an exhausting few months, the world number two said, after defending champions Britain were knocked out by Argentina 3-2 in the Davis Cup semi-final. The 29-year-old had a busy European summer when he reached the French Open final, followed by his second Wimbledon triumph, and then successfully...
Del Potro sinks Murray in five-hour Davis Cup epic Tennis

Del Potro sinks Murray in five-hour Davis Cup epic

September 16th, 20161293 Juan Martin del Potro delivered a huge blow to Britain's hopes of retaining the Davis Cup when he beat Andy Murray 6-4 5-7 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 in a five-hour thriller to give Argentina a 1-0 lead in their world group semi-final on Friday. World number two and Wimbledon champion Murray looked poised to chalk up his 30th victory in 32 Davis...
Murray in 'one more push' as Britain eye Davis Cup final Tennis

Murray in 'one more push' as Britain eye Davis Cup final

September 15th, 20161003 Andy Murray is ready for "one more big push" this week as he tries to steer defending champions Britain into the Davis Cup final. Britain take on Argentina indoors in Glasgow and world number two Murray, who spearheaded the team's charge last year, will again be key to their hopes. An exhausting European summer that began with him...
Nishikori upsets Murray to reach US Open semis Sport

Nishikori upsets Murray to reach US Open semis

September 8th, 20162032 By Larry Fine Japan's Kei Nishikori overcame second seed Andy Murray for a gruelling 1-6 6-4 4-6 6-1 7-5 see-saw victory on Wednesday to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals. Nishikori, who became the first Asian man to reach a grand slam final when he finished runner-up here in 2014, broke the Scotsman in the 11th game of the fifth set...
Serena headlines fascinating quarter-finals US Open

Serena headlines fascinating quarter-finals

September 7th, 20161835 Ana Konjuh was not a year old when Serena Williams played her first U.S. Open match but both will be in the Arthur Ashe Stadium spotlight on Wednesday, with four gripping quarter-finals to take centre stage at the year's final grand slam. Even on a card packed with quality and intriguing storylines, world number one Williams remains...
No slacking from Murray on Labor Day, makes quick work of Dimitrov Sport

No slacking from Murray on Labor Day, makes quick work of Dimitrov

September 6th, 20162054 By Steve Keating It was the Labor Day holiday in the United States on Monday but Andy Murray came to Arthur Ashe Stadium ready to work, demolishing Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 6-2 6-2 to storm into the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open. With the year's final grand slam entering its second week Murray dispatched the 22nd seed in just two...
Frustrated Murray finds way past pesky Lorenzi Sport

Frustrated Murray finds way past pesky Lorenzi

September 4th, 20161461 By Larry Fine Flummoxed and frustrated by wily veteran Paolo Lorenzi for two sets, second seed Andy Murray changed tactics and beat the 34-year-old Italian at his own game to advance to the U.S. Open fourth round on Saturday. Murray was moping and muttering to himself as he pressed for winners against the steady Italian and piled...
Murray shuts out noise to cruise through US Open

Murray shuts out noise to cruise through

September 1st, 20161456 Andy Murray shut out the New York noise and the game of Marcel Granollers of Spain with a 6-4 6-1 6-4 win on Thursday to reach the third round of the US Open. The Wimbledon and Olympic champion ground down the world number 45 in a match involving numerous lung-busting rallies and played under a cacophony of sound with the $150 million...
Serena continues quest for historic 23rd slam title (order of play) US Open

Serena continues quest for historic 23rd slam title (order of play)

September 1st, 20161208 Serena Williams will try to take another step toward a record-setting 23rd grand slam title at the US Open on Thursday while Andy Murray continues his quest to complete a golden summer. World number one Williams faces fellow American Vania King in second round action and a victory would put her five match wins away from breaking the...
Murray flourishes in new conditions at U.S. Open (Day 2 results) Sport

Murray flourishes in new conditions at U.S. Open (Day 2 results)

August 31st, 20161152 By Simon Cambers Second seed Andy Murray has always said he would quite like an indoor grand slam event and at the U.S. Open it seems he has found the next best thing. The Scot cruised into the second round at Flushing Meadows with a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over the Czech Lukas Rosol in the night session on Tuesday. The new roof over...
Records aside, US Open getting personal for Serena Tennis

Records aside, US Open getting personal for Serena

August 28th, 20161275 By Larry Fine AT last year’s U.S. Open, Serena Williams was trying to rewrite the record book and fell short, but starting on Monday at Flushing Meadows winning is getting personal. Williams’ 184-week reign as world number one is under attack, and the American will be loathe to relinquish it, according to no less an authority...
Briton Murray outlasts Del Potro to land gold Sport

Briton Murray outlasts Del Potro to land gold

August 15th, 20161381 Britain's Andy Murray beat Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-5 in a compelling Olympic tennis final on Sunday to become the first player to win two men's singles gold medals. The world number two and his Argentine opponent shared a long hug at the net, with both man trying to hold back the tears, after a punishing,...
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