Weary Murray and British Davis Cup bid sunk by Italian fightback April 6, 2014 WIMBLEDON champion Andy Murray refused to blame fatigue after his straight-sets defeat to Fabio Fognini contributed to Great Britain’s Davis Cup quarter-final elimination yesterday. Leon Smith’s team went into the final day in Naples with a 2-1 lead and in touching distance of reaching the last four for the first time since 1981, but Murray [...]
Sport Comment: Tennis is continuing to ignore its winning lottery ticket March 30, 2014 WHILE the Champions League, Grand National, Boat Race and Heineken Cup promise one of the great weeks of the year in the next seven days, the quarter-finals of one of international sport’s most undervalued jewels will be taking place at the same time, and remarkably Great Britain are involved. The Czech Republic play Japan, Germany [...]
Murray sends GB into Davis Cup quarters February 2, 2014 GREAT Britain are through to the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup for the first time since 1986 after Wimbledon champion Andy Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 6-3 in San Diego late last night. The four-set victory gave the team a 3-1 win against the US, meaning they now face Italy, who [...]
Murray out of Australian Open but close to recapturing top form January 22, 2014 WORLD No4 Andy Murray expects to be challenging for the rest of this year’s grand slam titles, despite bowing out of the Australian Open to Roger Federer in yesterday’s quarter-final. Federer raced into a two-set lead but failed to serve for the match at 5-4 in the third and threw away two match points in [...]
Row as tennis stars faint in 42C heatwave January 14, 2014 AUSTRALIAN Open tennis chiefs were forced to defend their refusal to implement an extreme heat policy yesterday after players and ball boys fainted on court as temperatures in Melbourne rocketed past 42C. Canadian Frank Dancevic called the decision to allow matches to continue “inhumane” after he passed out from heatstroke during his first-round defeat, adding: [...]
Wimbledon champ is top sports star of 2013 December 15, 2013 ANDY Murray, who in July became the first British man to win a Wimbledon singles’ title since 1936, was last night crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year. The Scot did not attend the awards in Leeds, but received the trophy in Miami where he is training. “I know sometimes I’m not the easiest person [...]
Tennis slammed as participation falls despite Wimbledon factor December 12, 2013 FOOTBALL and tennis chiefs have been warned their funding could be cut after both suffered drops in levels of participation. A Sport England survey found football had lost the most participants since April and is now only the fourth most played sport in the country, with 1.84m playing at least 30 minutes a week. Despite [...]
Murray in line for Australian Open after scheduling December return November 20, 2013 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray boosted his prospects of appearing at the Australian Open in January, by announcing his intention to return to the court in Doha in December. The world No4 has not played since Britain’s victorious Davis Cup play-off against Croatia in September, following surgery on his back. But, Murray posted a picture on [...]
Kermode appointed tennis chief November 20, 2013 TENNIS: Britain’s Chris Kermode has been named executive chairman and president of the men’s ATP Tour. The 48-year-old will begin a three-year term on 1 January.
Stepanek displays nerves of steel to seal Davis Cup glory November 17, 2013 WORLD No2 Novak Djokovic was denied Davis Cup victory yesterday, after Radek Stepanek held his nerve to win the decisive rubber for Czech Republic against Serbia in Belgrade. Trailing 2-1 going into the final day’s play, Djokovic beat 2010 Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych 6-4, 7-6, 6-2 to set up a deciding match. But Stepanek, 34, [...]