Andy Murray begins Olympic title defence in style and heaps pressure on himself to win second gold medal August 7, 2016 Defending Olympic champion Andy Murray began his quest to retain his title with a crushing straight sets victory over Serbia’s Viktor Troicki in the opening round of the men’s singles at the Rio Games. Murray, Great Britain’s flag bearer at Friday’s opening ceremony, dispatched Troicki 6-3, 6-2 to progress to round two where he will [...]
London 2012 gold medallist Andy Murray handed tricky opener as he begins Olympic Games title defence in Rio August 4, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray will begin his Olympic title defence against Serbia’s world No35 Viktor Troicki when the opening round of the tennis singles at the Rio Games get underway this weekend. London 2012 gold medallist Murray, who has been chosen as Team GB’s flagbearer for tonight’s opening ceremony, holds a 7-0 career record against Troicki, [...]
Andy Murray to carry flag for Great Britain at Rio Olympic opening ceremony August 3, 2016 Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has revealed his pride at being selected to be Team GB’s flagbearer for Friday’s opening ceremony at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Murray, who won gold in the men’s singles at London 2012, is the first tennis player to enjoy the honour and was picked ahead of veteran long-distance runner Jo Pavey and [...]
Andy Murray’s hopes of Rio Olympic gold boosted by latest withdrawal of top-10 ranked player August 2, 2016 Defending champion Andy Murray’s chances of retaining his Olympic crown have been boosted after two-time grand slam winner Stan Wawrinka became the latest top-10 ranked player to withdraw. World No4 Wawrinka has been forced to pull out of the Games, which start on Friday, after succumbing to a back injury which he aggravated during the Rogers Cup [...]
Kyle Edmund heralded after steering Great Britain into Davis Cup semi-finals with victory over Serbia July 17, 2016 Great Britain captain Leon Smith hailed the emerging talent of Kyle Edmund after the 21-year-old defeated Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic in Belgrade to propel the defending champions into the Davis Cup semi-finals. Edmund followed victory in his opening singles match against Janko Tipsarevic on Friday by dispatching world No81 Lajovic in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), to [...]
Andy Murray set to skip Great Britain’s Davis Cup quarter-final against Serbia July 11, 2016 Britain's Davis Cup hero Andy Murray has indicated that he is set to withdraw from the team to face Serbia this week following his Wimbledon triumph. Murray was named in a provisional five-man squad last week, alongside his elder brother Jamie, Dan Evans, Kyle Edmund and Dominic Inglot, but said on Monday that he was [...]
Andy Murray sets sights on world No1 spot and double Olympic gold in Rio after Wimbledon triumph July 11, 2016 Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is refusing to rest on his laurels and has set his sights on challenging Novak Djokovic for the world No1 spot as well as winning two gold medals at the Rio Olympics. The Scot is determined to soak up his second triumph at the All England Club, which may mean that he [...]
Drug ban appeal postponement ends Maria Sharapova’s last hope of competing at Rio Olympics July 11, 2016 Former world No1 Maria Sharapova has admitted defeat in her bid to compete at the Rio Olympics next month after her appeal against a doping ban was delayed. Sharapova had hoped the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) would overturn the two-year suspension she received last month from the International Tennis Federation (ITF). That decision [...]
This is my time, says grand slam-chasing Andy Murray after sealing second Wimbledon title with rout of Milos Raonic July 10, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray has vowed to rack up copious grand slam titles after dismantling big-serving Milos Raonic on Centre Court to be crowned Wimbledon champion for a second time. Murray was at his destructive best as he brushed aside Canada’s Raonic in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2) to win the third grand slam of [...]
Wimbledon prize money: Andy Murray and Milos Raonic go head-to-head for £2m earnings boost July 10, 2016 Both Andy Murray and Milos Raonic can pocket the biggest prize of their career to date with victory in the Wimbledon men's singles final today. This year's champion will receive £2m, making it the richest men's final in the competition's history. The loser gets to console himself with a £1m pay cheque — the first time the All England Club has offered the runner-up a seven [...]