Murray fighting for French Open survival after 37-year-old qualifier pushes him to brink May 23, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray faces a battle to avoid a shock first-round elimination at the French Open when his match against qualifier Radek Stepanek resumes on Tuesday. Second seed Murray lost the first two sets to the 37-year-old Czech but fought back from the brink of an embarrassing exit to trail 6-3, 6-3, 0-6, 2-4 when [...]
Heather hit by weather as Briton’s French Open bid gets off to soggy start May 22, 2016 British No2 Heather Watson is on Monday due to resume her bid for a first grand slam win since Wimbledon last year after her French Open opener was cut short by rain on Sunday. Watson, who has reached round two on four of her last five visits to Paris, trailed American Nicole Gibbs 7-5, 2-6, [...]
French Open 2016 prize money: Novak Djokovic can become first player to make $100m at this year’s Roland Garros May 20, 2016 World No1 Novak Djokovic is set become the first tennis player to make more than $100m in prize money at this year's French Open. More prize money is on offer than ever before at Roland Garros, with the men and women's singles winners promised €2m (£1.5m). Yet Djokovic only needs to make the final four [...]
French Open 2016: Andy Murray’s statistics on clay are at a career-best level and suggest he is ready to triumph at Roland Garros May 19, 2016 Andy Murray is better placed than ever to reach the final of the French Open for the first time in his career after his best year on clay. For the majority of his career, grass and hard courts proved to be more hospitable surfaces for the world No2 yet Murray, who has reached the final of [...]
Andy Murray’s Italian Open win earns Briton seeding boost for French Open May 16, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray has been rewarded for his landmark win at the Rome Masters with a rankings boost that will ensure he is seeded second for next week’s French Open. Murray, who has traditionally favoured hard courts and grass, continued his recent progress on clay by recording a first victory over world No1 Novak Djokovic [...]
British No1 Andy Murray parts company with Amelie Mauresmo as coach count set to reach double figures May 9, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray is on the hunt for the 10th coach of his career after parting company with Amelie Mauresmo by mutual consent. The duo have worked together for the past two years, during which time world No3 Murray has won seven titles, including his first two on clay, but failed to add to his [...]
Andy Murray v Rafael Nadal: Over £350,000 prize money at stake for winner of Madrid Open semi-final clash May 7, 2016 Andy Murray can take his earnings for 2016 past the $2m mark (£1.4m) by reaching a second consecutive Madrid Open final. But first the Scot must dispatch clay court master Rafael Nadal in today's semi-final. Should he repeat the feat of last year's final by beating the Spaniard, Murray will then face either Japanese ace Kei [...]
Wimbledon prize money 2016: Winner will take home record £2m reward April 26, 2016 The winners of this year's Wimbledon will take home a record £2m in prize money, the biggest reward ever paid out by the competition. Wimbledon has increased its overall prize pot by five per cent to £28.1m meaning even first-round losers in the singles competitions will receive £30,000. Last year's winners Novak Djokovic and Serena [...]
Miami Open prize money: Novak Djokovic will surpass Roger Federer as highest-earning tennis player with $1m final win over Kei Nishikori April 2, 2016 Novak Djokovic is just one win from becoming the highest-earning tennis player of all time after beating David Goffin to reach the Miami Open final. The No1 ranked player in the world will take his career prize money earnings over $98m (£68.8m) should he defeat Japanese ace Kei Nishikori in Sunday's final. Djokovic had amassed [...]
Raymond Moore: Indian Wells chief executive resigns over “sexist” remarks on women’s tennis March 22, 2016 Indian Wells tournament chief executive, Raymond Moore, has quit after making controversial comments on women's tennis which have been branded as sexist. Moore said that the women's tour "rides on the coat-tails of the men's game" in an interview ahead of the women's final between Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams on Sunday. "If I was [...]