Andy Murray

Former World No. 1 Rafael Nadal and Britain top seed Andy Murray has been placed in a similar draw at the French Open 2012, where both the players are likely to meet in the semi finals at Roland Garros, being played here on outdoor clay courts.  

World number four tennis player Andy Murray believes his partnership with coach Ivan ... early signs were good as he pushed Novak Djokovic all the way in an Australian Open semi-final. Ahead of this week's French Open though, where Murray ...  

Andy Murray, still bidding for his own first Grand Slam title, enjoyed his best showing in Paris in 2011 when he reached the semi-finals before falling in straight sets to Nadal. (AFP Photo) PARIS: Andy Murray declared himself fighting fit for ...  

ANDY MURRAY yesterday snapped back at German legend Boris Becker who has suggested the Scot should pull out of the French Open, to properly recover from injury. The British world No4 has been suffering back spasms since December and had disappointing ...  

I'm sure by now tennis fans are looking forward to the first round of the 2012 French Open. British tennis fans will be hoping that Andy Murray can win his first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros. But the British number one may revel from not having the ...  

Ferrer is priced at +150 (3/2) to win his quarter with both Stan James and Coral. However, Murray at +250 (5/2) with Paddy Power looks like a much smarter play to make because the Scot has won five straight Grand Slam quarterfinals and nine overall in his career.  

If Murray was trying to reassure us, by drawing comparisons with the world’s two best players, he did not entirely succeed ... If I didn’t think I could win it, I wouldn’t be playing tennis. There’s no point being here otherwise.”  

World No4 arrived early in Paris to give himself the best chance of success at Roland GarrosFor 45 minutes on Court Philippe Chatrier Andy Murray gambolled in the Parisian sun as if it were a seaside hideaway, thrashing unfettered forehands at his one-time training mentor Darren Cahill. If he is not fit for this French Open, it does not show.Ivan Lendl, who roamed these parts like a lion in his playing pomp, returns to take up his coaching...  

The 2012 French Open is here, making it the perfect time to break down each competitor, their strengths and weaknesses. We could also just take a look at one of the best looking WAGs in the sport instead. I thought you might see it my way. Sure, Roland Garros will be the site of some epic battles between the best tennis stars in the world, but we want to focus on the crowd for a second, and for a very specific reason. It's all about Andy...  

Andy Murray's odds of winning the French Open have been lengthened from 18/1 to 33/1 after the British number one was given a tough draw at Roland Garros. Online betting firm Sky Bet have pushed Andy Murray out from 18/1 to 33/1 by to win the French Open ...  

The media preferred to play up the dichotomy between this stony-faced automaton ... When the interview was partway over, Dwyre said ’You’re really funny, when did you get to be so funny?’ And Ivan replied, 'I’ve always been funny, you just didn ...  

And from there one possible route would take in Jarkko Nieminen of Finland, Bernard Tomic of Australia, Alexandr Dologopolov of the Ukraine and David Ferrer of Spain. It is not an easy draw, but the good news is that Murray is not likely to face one of the ...  

I have been here close to a week now. I've had some good practice and feel good." Murray pulled out of the Masters Series event in Madrid earlier this month because of the back problem and has appeared physically hampered in a number of matches this season.  

Reason to Hope: Murray has reached five consecutive Grand Slam semifinals, is willing to grind, and can use his finesse to take opponents out of their comfort zone. He is one of the fittest and fastest players ... chase-and-counter tennis he sometimes ...  

Fans who have booked tennis hospitality packages for this year's Wimbledon will be hoping that world number four Andy Murray can shake off a back injury in time for the competition. Murray was clearly struggling as he bowed out of the Rome Masters recently ...  

• British No1 faces tough route to final• Elena Baltacha will play US Open champion Sam StosurAndy Murray will play Japan's world No69, Tatsuma Ito, in the opening round of the French Open at Roland Garros.Ito should not hold too many fears for Murray, and the same could be said for a second-round match against either Jarkko Nieminen or Igor Andreev, but from there things get considerably tougher for the world No4. The Australian teenager...  

It is one of the most prestigious events in tennis, and it has the widest worldwide broadcasting and audience of all regular events in this sport. Because of the slow playing surface and the five-set men's singles matches without a tiebreak in ...  

The 2012 French Open draw was revealed on Friday in Paris. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are once again on the same half of the bracket while potential semifinal opponents for Rafael Nadal include Andy Murray, David Ferrer, and John Isner.  

Victory over world number 69 Ito, who he has not met previously, will book a second-round meeting with Jarkko Nieminen or Igor Andreev. It is possible he could then face Alejandro Falla or Bernard Tomic, Richard Gasquet in the last-16 and David Ferrer in ...  

Murray has never faced the world No 69 with Ito's best grand slam showing coming at this year's Australian Open where he suffered a second round defeat to Bernard Tomic. A second-round match against either Jarkko Nieminen or Igor Andreev would await Murray ...  

Congratulations, and here's hoping you make the team and do well in London. The fourth-ranked tennis player on the ATP, Murray is constantly battling to breakthrough the logjam at the top known as Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and world no. 1 Novak Djokovic.  

16.44 "Mierda, Mierda, Mierda," swears Allan Fiddler, expat Scot in Malaysia. "Different Slam, same result!" 16.42 Cedric Pioline, on microphone duty, corners Rafael Nadal. The bloodthirsty gleam has gone from his eyes; he's loveable Rafa again.  

British hopeful Andy Murray can enjoy a relativity pressure-free environment ... going out in the quarters in both Monte Carlo and Barcelona to lower-ranked players, before sitting out the Madrid Open with a back injury. He then suffered his most ...  

BARCELONA, Spain -- Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray cruised into the Barcelona Open quarterfinals with straight-set victories on Thursday. "It may sound stupid but against players like him you have to go for victory, if you look for a fight you've ...  

Andy Murray celebrated his 25th birthday yesterday by scrambling ... having won just four previous matches on clay this year. But the Scot never knows when he is beaten and the manner of his fightback will make him believe that he can make serious progress ...  

BARCELONA, Spain — Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray cruised into the Barcelona Open quarterfinals ... "It may sound stupid but against players like him you have to go for victory, if you look for a fight you’ve already lost," Tipsarevic said.  

London, April 25(ANI): Andy Murray has revealed he is not yet ready to tie the knot and insisted that he will not be proposing to his girlfriend Kim Sears "no matter how much she is pushing" for him to get down on one knee. The world No4 tennis star made ...  

The Nice native was a semi-finalist at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (l. to Nadal) before triumphing in Bucharest (d. Fognini). He improved to a 24-11 match record on the season.  

... a break up in the decider before his errors began to tell and the Scot clawed his way back on the red clay. Murray eventually clinched his victory in two hours and 37 minutes. Andy Murray turned 25 but he has yet to win a major tournament (Picture ...  

Nadal broke Robert Farah of Colombia in the first game on his way to a 6-2, 6-3 victory for his 31st straight win at the tournament. Nadal set up a quarterfinal match with fifth-seeded Janko Tipsarevic after the Serbian beat Frederico Gil 6-2, 6-2.  

Britain's Andy Murray today was defeated by Rafael Nadal, who is ranked as the second best tennis player in the world, in the quarter finals of the Wimbledon Championships. Nadal won by three sets to none. Murray was born in Scotland in 1987 and he is ...  

Andy Murray came off second best against a determined Richard Gasquet in the Rome Masters. Murray claimed the first set on a tie-break but Gasquet battled his way back into the match to triumph 6-7 (1/7), 6-3, 6-2.  

ANDY MURRAY was sent packing from the Rome Masters last night ... He said he first felt the problem in December, just before he went on to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open, coming within five points of making the final. My back was a bit ...  

In 2011 Murray lost a devastating final to Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open and took months to regain his form. In the first half of the season he lost to No. 20 Marcos Baghdatis at Rotterdam, No. 143 Donald Young at Indian Wells, No. 118 Alex ...  

Andy ... Murray said: “I’ve been training now for six, seven days and it feels fine.” The world No.4 served for the match before losing to No.1 Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals in Rome last year. But having skipped Madrid – where top players ...  

In nine days' time, the summer of all tennis summers will begin in Paris. Eleven weeks, featuring two Grand Slams plus an Olympic Games at Wimbledon. The bad news is that Andy Murray will ... difference lies in the players he was losing to.  

No one should have been surprised that Andy Murray lost in the third round at the Italian Open. Murray's struggles on clay are well documented. He's never won a tournament on a clay court, and has never even made a final. It's well accepted that he's just ...  

Murray left Rome with concerns about his back this week after a three-set defeat by Richard Gasquet in the third round of the Masters Series event. But ahead of next week’s French Open, 14-time Major winner Sampras has tipped Murray, right, to shake off ...  

ANDY Murray crashed out of the Rome Masters yesterday amid new fitness fears – but promised to pull out all the stops to be ready for the French Open. The Scot, who had been nursing a sore back before the tournament, battled for almost three hours before ...  

Next prize draw 1st June 2012. 2012 French Open betting - Andy Murray urged to withdraw24 May 2012 Andy Murray should consider pulling out of the French Open, according to Boris Becker. 7 Samsung HD TVs to be won at William Hill Bingo24 May 2012 There are ...  

Andy Murray will test the power of positive thinking as he carries a long-standing back injury with him to Paris as the countdown ticking of the French Open gets louder. The Scot crashed out of the Rome Masters in the third round 6-7 (1/7), 6-3 ...  

Andy Murray will have more time to rest than the other top 5 ATP players. And it's rest that the Brit apparently needs. The No. 4-seeded Murray lost in a marathon match today to No. 16 Richard Gasquet of France. The three-hour match ended with a ...  

Andy Murray marked his 25th birthday with victory over Argentine David Nalbandian in the third round of the Rome Masters. The Scot won the match 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 as he continues his clay court build-up ahead of the French Open. It was an important win for ...  

Andy Murray edged in to the third round at the Rome Masters after beating David Nalbandian in three sets. The British No 1 crushed his opponent 6-1 in the opening set only to see the dogged Argentinian fight back.  

The Aegon Championships at Queen's Club next month will feature six of the top 12 players in the world rankings, led by No4 Andy Murray. Murray, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Juan Martín Del Potro had already confirmed their places at the Wimbledon warm-up ...  

ANDY MURRAY came off second-best against a determined Richard Gasquet in the Rome Masters today. The 25-year-old Scot claimed the first set on a tie-break but Gasquet battled his way back into the match to triumph 6-7 (1/7) 6-3 6-2. Gasquet goes on to face ...  

Andy Murray came off second-best against a determined Richard Gasquet in the Rome Masters today. The 25-year-old Scot claimed the first set on a tie-break but Gasquet battled his way back into the match to triumph 6-7 (1/7) 6-3 6-2. Gasquet goes on to face ...  

The swirling wind and shadows across the court made life difficult for both men, but 16th seed Gasquet took his chances to set up a quarter-final with Spain’s David Ferrer, the sixth seed winning 6-0, 7-6 (7/5) against Gilles Simon of France.  

Andy Murray's preparations for the French Open suffered a setback as he was beaten by 16th seed Richard Gasquet in the third round of the Italian Open. The Scot edged an 83-minute first set but Frenchman Gasquet rallied to win 6-7 (2-7 ...  

ANDY MURRAY admits he swears too much during matches but is struggling to stop. The Scot was warned by the umpire for an audible obscenity on his way to victory over David Nalbandian of Argentina in Rome on Tuesday night. However, the world No.4 reckons it ...  

ANDY Murray came off second-best against a determined Richard Gasquet in the Rome Masters today ... Gasquet goes on to face David Ferrer in the quarter-finals, while Murray’s next outing on clay will be at the French Open next week.  

Andy Murray was pleased with his 25th birthday win over David Nalbandian which got him off to a good start in Rome – but the Scot then began to wonder what other surprises were ahead for him on the big day. “I hope they (his travel team ...  

Fourth seed, Andy Murray, celebrated his 25 th birthday in tough conditions, as he needed three sets to overcome former world number three, David Nalbandian of Argentina, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 in the second round at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, Italy ...  

Top Brit sends up the red court compliments to the "King of Clay."By Nick Georgandis Andy Murray has decided if you can't beat 'em, praise 'em. After watching Rafael Nadal devour Novak Djokovic and the rest of the field in winnings his eighth straight Monte Carlo title last week, Murray has acknowledged that there's simply no one better on clay than Rafa. "I don't think anyone can question the fact that Nadal is the best ever on clay...  

MIAMI, Mar 29 (Agencies): Rafael Nadal set up a mouth-watering semifinal clash with Andy Murray at the ATP/WTA Miami tournament Today , coming through a tough battle with French sixth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The Spanish world number two, chasing his first ...  

ANDY Murray was pushed to the limit by former Wimbledon runner ... years ago when asked to investigate the governing body by the then Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe in the wake of a Davis Cup defeat to Lithuania. Despite a heavy loss to Belgium last ...  

Even though his uncle has tickets to see his beloved Hibernian FC contest Saturday’s Scottish Cup final, Murray said he would probably go straight to Paris in an effort to get himself ready for the French Open. Ivan Lendl is due to arrive there in the ...  

ANDY MURRAY stopped his 25th birthday turning into a day to forget as he scraped into the third round of the Rome Masters last night. The Scot trailed Argentina’s David Nalbandian 3-1 in the final set of their second-round clash before battling back to ...  

British number one Andy Murray faces France’s Richard Gasquet today. Federer, winner of the Madrid Masters last weekend, only decided to play after completing his practice session yesterday morning. After setting up a clash with Juan Carlos ...  

Let's hope for better weather on Tuesday, which sees the entrance to the tournament of Andy Murray ... t really have the weapons to consistently trouble Murray and his serve isn't going to hurt the Scot like Milos Raonic's did in Barcelona.  

The Scot claimed the first set on a tie-break but Gasquet battled his way back to win 6-7, 6-3, 6-2. Gasquet goes on to face David Ferrer in the last eight, but for Murray this was far from ideal preparation ahead of the second grand slam of the year, the ...  

• Milos Raonic won the quarter final 6–4, 7-6• Canadian to play David Ferrer or Feliciano López nextAndy Murray suffered a surprise exit at the Barcelona Open on Friday, losing his quarter-final match in straight sets to the big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic.The 6ft 5in 21-year-old from Ontario, who crushed the No6 seed, Nicolas Almagro, in the last round, went into the match having never beaten a top-eight player but rarely looked overawed en...  

The Scot was warned by the umpire for an audible obscenity on his way to victory over David Nalbandian of Argentina in Rome ... in Spanish several times during Tuesday’s match at the Rome Masters but umpire Mohammad Layani did not act.  

BOCA RATON, Fla., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Andy Murray, 24 year old professional tennis player currently ranked fourth in the world, paid a visit to Boca Grove Golf & Tennis Club on Thursday, April 5 and Friday, April 6. He was accompanied by coach Ivan Lendl, former world...  

Apr 27, 2012 - Clay season seems to mean one main thing for Rafael Nadal: domination. Nadal continued his winning on the red dirt at the Barcelona Open, easily defeating Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-2. The World No. 2 finished out the one hour, 32 ...  

Andy Murray, the World No.4 and defending champion, has committed himself to the AEGON Championships for the next five years, ensuring that he will be playing at the tournament in his 30th year.  

• British No2 reached Aegon Championships semi-finals• Andy Murray also contests grass-court warm-up for WimbledonThe British No2, James Ward, has been awarded a wild card into next month's Aegon Championships.Ward enjoyed a memorable run to the semi-finals of the grass‑court tournament last year, defeating the fourth seed, Stanislas Wawrinka, and the 2010 champion, Sam Querrey, along the way.The 25-year-old's challenge was ended by Jo...  

There was no hint of the drama to follow when Murray, playing for the first time since missing the Madrid Masters with a back injury, swept through the first set and looked ready for a quick night. But Nalbandian battled back to level the match and went a ...  

Science in Sport may never get that big or even close ... so if you look at what’s the best training regime, the best supplements, the best kit to wear, it tends to go in phases,” Mitchell said. Provexis says that drinking its 60-milliliter ...  

there will always be a part of Andy Murray that belongs to Easter Road. So, as he prepares for the Internazionali BNL d’Italia this week, the last stage on his journey towards the French Open, Scotland’s finest tennis player is on the horns of a ...  

“You’re likely to see gym subscriptions go up, activity-type holidays go up, sports drinks, athletic shoes, it will be a mass effect.” Moon has another important asset: his one-time boss at Glaxo, the company’s former consumer-health ...  

• Murray defeats Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-3, 6-2 • World No4 to face Robin Haase or Santiago GiraldoAndy Murray enjoyed a comfortable passage through his opening match at the Barcelona Open, with a straight-sets victory over the Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky on Tuesday.Murray, who is seeded second behind Rafael Nadal, received a bye through the first round and he was a convincing winner in his second-round match as he defeated Stakhovsky...  

It was revealed on Tuesday (10 April 2012) that Andy Murray has committed to playing the AEGON Championships until 2016, at the Queen's Club in London. Murray has enjoyed a reasonable amount of success by winning the tournament on two previous occasions in ...  

DOUGRAY Scott, Irvine Welsh, Alex Salmond and Andy Murray will be among the host of star fans we will be looking out for today. The Hollywood A-lister, writer and First Minister have all confirmed their attendance but Andy Murray’s “conveniently early ...  

Roy Erskine and his wife Shirley, the mother of Judy Murray, the tennis star’s mother ... him play because they remembered what he was like as a young, aspiring player, at his local club in Scotland. But his grandparents, who are in their 70s, disclosed ...  

After a brief rest period for a back injury, Andy Murray says he feels now on the eve of the Rome Tennis Masters. The Scot bypassed the Madrid blue clay masters so he could better prepare for the French Open. “It was my decision to stop ...  

The AEGON Championships at Queen's Club next month will feature six of the top 12 players in the world rankings, led by number four Andy Murray. Murray ... We are looking forward to a fantastic week of tennis."  

• Murray to miss Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid• 25-year-old has reached two quarter-finals this seasonAndy Murray has pulled out of next week's Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid with a back injury.The world No4 will hope to return to action at another Masters event in Rome the following week as he builds up to the French Open, which begins on 27 May.Murray said in a statement: "It is with regret that on doctor's advice I have to withdraw...  

World No. 4 Andy Murray, who was sustained back injury and withdrawn ... where he has showed best performance at Australian Open semi final and finals at Dubai Tennis championships and Sony Ericcson Open so far. 24-year-old Murray, who has ...  

Given Rafael Nadal’s success, confidence should not be an issue for him but Andy Murray knows he can make life uncomfortable for the world No2 when they meet in the semi-final of the Miami Masters tonight.  

Andy Murray has joined Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish in pulling out of next week’s Madrid Masters event, citing a back injury ... ATP Estoril champion Albert Montanes in Friday's quar Richard Gasquet v Daniel Munoz de la Nava - ATP Estoril live stream04 ...  

Andy Murray's bid to win his first clay-court title of the year was ended in emphatic style by Canadian Milos Raonic at the Barcelona Open. The Scot stumbled to a 6-4, 7-6 defeat against the world number 25, dealing a blow to his hopes of making more ...  

The No. 1 women's doubles seed does play today, though, as Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond will play their first match of the tournament at 5:00pm tonight. You can find a full schedule of today's action over at the Ericsson Open's website.  

MIAMI -- World number two Rafael Nadal cruised through to the last 16 at the ATP/WTA Miami Masters tournament, while fourth-seeded Andy Murray advanced without even breaking a sweat yesterday. Nadal continued his domination over Czech Radek Stepanek with a ...  

He's currently one of the top players in the world and always a genuine threat in tournaments. He's got a great ground game and a fighting spirit that never allows him to give up on a point. What he doesn't have is a Grand Slam next to his name. And doesn ...  

They have been together since 2006, she lives in his home and can be seen loyally cheering him from the stands at almost every big match. But Andy Murray has said he is not yet ready to marry girlfriend Kim Sears, no matter how hard she tries to convince him.  

Andy Murray has reached the final of the Miami Masters after Rafael Nadal pulled out of their eagerly-awaited last-four clash with a knee injury. The Scot, who won the tournament in 2009, will take on either world number one Novak Djokovic or Argentina's ...  

• Santiago Giraldo beaten 6-1, 6-2 by world No4• Murray will play Canada's Milos Raonic in last eightAndy Murray eased into the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open on Thursday with a straight-sets win over the unheralded Colombian Santiago Giraldo.The second seed wrapped up a 6-1, 6-2 victory in 74 minutes to set up a meeting with Canada's Milos Raonic in the last eight.Giraldo, ranked 54th in the world and playing Murray for the first time...  

Nadal has been dogged by injury ... Miami Masters Mar 23 2012 Andy Murray has no reason to panic after Indian Wells defeat, says Aussie coach Tony Roche Mar 14 2012 Andy Murray: Lessons will be learned from my shock exit at Indian Wells  

Andy Murray has begun his campaign at the Barcelona Open with a win over Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky. The Scot required just one hour and 20 minutes to wrap up a 6-3 6-2 success over the world number 68. Murray made his breakthrough in the fourth game of ...  

• Leading players called for recognition of rising costs• Players losing in qualifying and first round to receive £14,500Wimbledon officials have agreed to a substantial increase to the prize money for the 2012 Championships following talks with Andy Murray and the world's leading players.The All England club chairman, Philip Brook, met Murray, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer at Indian Wells in March to discuss the increasingly...  

Fans keen to see Murray on grass may enjoy corporate hospitality in the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club in June, where he will defend the title he won last year against challenges from the likes of Jo Wilfried-Tsonga, Juan Martin del Potro and Andy Roddick.  

The world No4 joked border terriers Maggie and Rusty topped the rescue list at his £5million mansion instead of beauty Kim Sears. The snub comes days after Andy, 24, admitted he had no plans to tie the knot with Kim, 23. The star was asked by brother ...  

Those enjoying corporate hospitality at the Aegon Championships will be able to see Andy Murray in action in each of the next five years, it has been revealed. The British number one has committed himself to playing in the tournament every year until 2016.  

Andy Murray shook off his Monte Carlo disappointment by enjoying ... The key break in the opening set came in the fourth game when Murray earned himself three break points. The Scot failed to make the most of the first two opportunities as 26-year-old ...  

NEW YORK--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Control Group, a technology and design company, today announced the appointment of Andy Murray and Scott Hagedorn as advisors to its board of directors. As recognized industry veterans, Murray and Hagedorn together ...  

World No. 4 and defending champion Andy Murray has committed himself to the AEGON Championships for the next five years, ensuring that he will be playing at the tournament in his 30th year. Murray burst onto the scene at The Queen’s Club in ...  

If only Marion Bartoli had bottled some of her seemingly-boundless energy and given it to listless Venus Williams on Wednesday. Then, maybe they'd be meeting in the Sony Ericsson Open semifinal in what would have been a rematch of the 2007 ...  

The bottom line is that Andy Murray has the weapons and the skill to win a Grand ... His best chance is on the hard courts at the Australian or US Open. Nadal rules the roost on the clay at Roland Garros and there is so much pressure on Murray at Wimbledon ...  

World number four tennis player Andy Murray has admitted he swears too much on court, but believes since he speaks in English, therefore, he gets penalized more. World number four tennis player Andy Murray has admitted he swears too much on court ...  

ANDY Murray saw his Monte Carlo Masters challenge end at the quarter-final stage following a long tussle with sixth seed Tomas Berdych. The Scot took the first set on a tie-break, but was unable to build on his lead as his Czech opponent hit back for a 6-7 ...  

There are plenty of big names in the tennis world playing in the 2012 Italian Open: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray among them. These players pretty much all had byes in the first round, meaning the biggest name on ...  

LONDON (AP)—Organizers say Mardy Fish is set to play at the Queen's Club tournament next month as a grass-court warmup for Wimbledon and the London Olympics.The No. 9-ranked Fish pulled out of the U.S. Davis Cup team's quarterfinal against France in April due to a health scare. He is the highest-ranked U.S. player.Britain's Andy Murray is set to defend the Queen's Club title a week before playing at Wimbledon. The Olympic tennis tournament...  

Corporation strikes deal after Andy Murray pledges to appear at the event until 2016The BBC has struck a deal to continue to broadcast the Queen's Club tournament, the traditional pre-Wimbledon warm-up, for a further five years as Andy Murray pledges to appear at the event until 2016.Tuesday's announcement follows the BBC's new deal signed in October to keep Wimbledon coverage until at least 2017. The BBC will broadcast the Queen's Club...  

It is hard to see him knocking back the champagne, considering that he does not drink. And do not even think about ordering him a kissogram. This is a man who sold his Ferrari because he felt it was too showy. He will not want his special day to turn into ...  

The 24-year-old revealed his new hobby on Twitter after pulling out of the Madrid Open in Spain with a back injury. The Scot tweeted a pic of his attempts to build it so far and wrote: “First effort at Lego for 15 years.” But he’ll have to use all ...  

It hasn't been a particularly auspicious clay-court season so far for Andy Murray but then the British player's results always tend to be slightly disappointing on this surface, his least favourite. He lost in the Monte Carlo Masters quarters to Tomas ...  

ANDY MURRAY has pulled out of next week’s Masters 1000 tournament ... he was beaten by lower-ranked players – Tomas Berdych and Milos Raonic. The 25-year-old Scot won in Madrid in 2008 when it was a hard-court tournament, but has not made it past ...  

Andy Murray has labelled this year as the 'biggest' of his career for one simple reason - the Olympic Games in London. Despite his desire for a Grand Slam breakthrough, world No 4 Murray says the Olympics are his top goal this year.  

BARCELONA, Spain - Andy Murray defeated Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-3 ... In the first round, Kevin Anderson of South Africa, Bernard Tomic of Australia and Albert Ramos of Spain all advanced. Defending champion Rafael Nadal is scheduled to play ...  

Britain's Andy Murray feels the hard court at the Miami Masters gives ... "Playing against an exciting player like him pushes you to the limit on everything. "The negative thing is that I have to recover well. I have to improve my knee if I want to have ...  

Rafael Nadal, who pulled out of his semifinal against Andy Murray at Miami’s Sony Ericsson Open, says his sore left knee is not as bad as it was in 2009, when he was forced to pull out of Wimbledon and did not have chance to defend his title. Nadal said the knee pain began while he was training at home in Mallorca in February, then got worse at the tournament at Indian Wells, where he lost in the semifinals to Roger Federer. The Spaniard is...  

It hasn't been a particularly auspicious clay-court season so far for Andy Murray but then the British player's results always tend to be slightly disappointing on this surface, his least favourite. He lost in the Monte Carlo Masters quarters to Tomas ...  

MADRID -- Fourth-ranked Andy Murray has pulled ... here the last two years. Murray last played on April 27, when he lost to Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the quarterfinal of the Barcelona Open. The player from Scotland will miss out on the ...  

MONACO - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrated his 27th birthday by saving all six breakpoints in a 6-2, 6-4 win Tuesday against Philipp Kohlschreiber to reach the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters. Andy Murray started his clay-court season in ...  

Andy Murray was not named in Great Britain's squad for the crunch Davis Cup tie against Belgium on April 6-8. James Ward and Dan Evans will contest the singles rubbers in Glasgow, with doubles pairing Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins also named.  

While explaining his decision, Nadal shrugged off suggestions that his clay-court campaign will be affected by the condition, but he must be genuinely worried underneath. The next two months constitute the heart of his season, the time when he banks the ...  

British tennis player, Andy Murray. World number four Andy Murray pulled out of next week's Madrid Masters with a back injury, the Briton said today. "It is with regret that on doctors advice I have to withdraw from the Madrid (event) with an injury ...  

Coming off his semifinal withdrawal against Andy Murray in Miami due to knee trouble, No. 2 Rafael Nadal just began hitting again last Wednesday at home in Mallorca. Nadal arrived in Monte Calro on Friday where he will try and defend his title next week, but said he wasn’t sure where his level would be. "Winning or not depends on many things,  if I'll be  fit and my technical level," he said. "All I can do is work to be my best and at the...  

While Murray, 24, is seeking his first Grand Slam title, top-ranked Novak Djokovic has five, second-ranked Rafael Nadal has 10 and third-ranked Roger Federer has a record 16. Murray has won 22 career titles, including Brisbane this year.  

Andy Murray made his return to clay in Monte Carlo this week for the first time since his best-ever performance on the red dirt at the French Open last year. In Paris, he reached the semi-finals and, although he lost to Rafael Nadal, it marked the ...  

• Good results in challengers may seal place in top 250• British captain hopes Andy Murray will play next seasonDan Evans has set his sights on earning a Wimbledon wild card after giving another glimpse of his potential in the Davis Cup defeat by Belgium at the weekend.Britain were underdogs for the Europe/Africa Zone Group I tie and the 4-1 defeat in Glasgow was no surprise but Josh Goodall and Evans were far from disgraced against much...  

Andy Murray crashes out of Monte Carlo Masters to BerdychBRITISH No1 loses out to Czech star Tomas Berdych Andy Murray follows Pep Guardiola in Barcelona exitMUZZA crashes out of Barca Open to Canadian Raonic Andy Murray in a hurry as he wipes the floor in ...  

Keeping Tabs: April 24 In regards to Spain’s embarrassment of men's tennis riches, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez is one of those who can be easily lost in the shuffle, a solid Top-100 player who has been as high as No. 23 in the rankings and has wins over Nadal and Andy Murray on his record. After a poor start to 2012, however—he's 9-8 for the year—he is down to No. 78, and today never looked like repeating his 2010 Bangkok victory over his more...  

ANDY Murray has confirmed he will defend his AEGON Championships title at the Queen’s Club in preparation for Wimbledon and the Olympics. His decision means the Scot can target a unique grass-court treble. Murray, who beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to claim his ...  

James Ward will miss Great Britain's Euro-Africa Zonal Davis Cup tie against Belgium in Scotland with a back injury. With world No. 4 Andy Murray deciding to skip the tie, Britain will now be a decided underdog. Ward won two matches for Britain against the Slovak Republic in February, when Murray also opted out. Ward will be replaced by 253rd-ranked Josh Goodall on a team that also includes Dan Evans, Colin Fleming, and Ross Hutchins. Belgium...  

Murray said he also wants to start improving his own record at the Real Club de Tenis, where he begins in the second round against Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky, who beat Russian Evgeny Donskoy 6-2, 6-3 on Monday. "I'd like to start winning some matches ...  

• Nadal pulls out before semi-final with a knee injury• Murray has played only seven sets en route to the final Andy Murray went through to the final of the Miami Masters after his semi-final opponent, Rafael Nadal, withdrew from the match because of a knee injury. Nadal pulled out two hours before the match was scheduled to start because of a left knee injury that had bothered him in recent matches.It was Murray's second walkover of the...  

Well, it definitely doesn't help him in preparing for the season's next Grand Slam ... Not only does it hurt him physically, but it also shortens his clay season leading up to the Roland Garros campaign. As far as the tournament itself goes, the draw ...  

Andy Murray has his sights set on a Wimbledon double this summer - the Men's Singles title at the All-England Club in July, and an Olympic gold medal at the same venue a month later. The world number four says the tennis tournament at the Olympics will ...  

Andy Murray has yet to win a major title, but his game has some outstanding attributes that would probably have done the trick already if he weren't playing in the era of Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic.  

CANADIAN Milos Raonic has handed second seed Andy Murray a clay-court humiliation at the Barcelona Open. The big-hitting youngster hammered the Scot 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to reach the semi-finals yesterday. Raonic, ranked 25th, will be playing in his second career ...  

ANDY MURRAY will miss Great Britain’s Davis Cup clash with Belgium over Easter. The world No.4 will focus on training with coach Ivan Lendl in the build-up to the clay court season. James Ward, Dan Evans, Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins will now try to ...  

Wimbledon first round losers will get a 21 percent pay hike, according to the new pay deal agreed by world's top tennis stars like Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. The first round failures will receive 14,500 pounds each. Murray and fellow ...  

Top British sportsmen, including Andy Murray and Gary Neville ... with thousands flocking to social networks to vent their feelings. Britain’s no.1 tennis player Murray, sarcastically tweeted: ‘Interesting front page of the sun today...  

EMOTIONAL Andy Murray has revealed he once broke down and wept in his hotel room after crashing out of a big tennis tournament. The Scot flopped in the second round of last year’s Miami Masters against American Alex Bogomolov – ranked 118th in the ...  

Andy Murray still awaits his first clay court title after being dumped out of the Barcelona Open by Milos Raonic. It took one hour 44 minutes for the big-hitting Canadian to wrap up a 6-4 7-6[2] victory over the world number four. Murray never really got ...  

the No. 4-seeded Murray improved to 15-3 this year. No. 13 Gilles Simon defeated qualifier Roberto Bautista-Agut 6-4, 6-2. In women's play, No. 9 Vera Zvonareva was upset by wild card Garbine Muguruza Blanco 6-4, 6-3. Rafael Nadal and John Isner ...  

Fire up that time machine and watch Andy Murray during his teenage years training in Spain.By Nick Georgandis Youtube is a heck of a thing. Today, you can use it to time travel back to see Andy Murray as a teenager during the three years he spent living and training at the Sanchez-Casal Tennis Academy outside of Barcelona, Spain. It's amazing to see Murray as a younger man, proclaiming that he's "not really sure why I decided to play tennis...  

it would be his border terrier pets Maggie and Rusty. Murray, from Dunblane, made the admission while being interviewed by his doubles star brother Jamie, 25. Andy’s response comes just days after he revealed he wasn’t budging to pressure from Kim, 23 ...  

British tennis star Andy Murray has revealed that losing the Australian Open last year was the low point of his tennis career. Murray, who has made it through to three Grand Slam finals and been a losing semi-finalist on a further six occasions, believes ...  

Fish and Monaco are the first on court, at 19:00 local time with Djokovic v Ferrer scheduled for 23:00. To watch and bet on both matches live: Go to bet365.com Register a new account (it's free) Watch and bet on the Miami Masters live!  

• Smith backs format despite losing star player Andy Murray• Murray, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic to miss cup matchesThe Great Britain captain, Leon Smith, is a fan of the Davis Cup format despite the hectic ATP World Tour schedule robbing him of his best player for a second successive tie.Smith's side will go into this weekend's Europe/Africa Zone Group I clash with Belgium without Andy Murray after the world No4 decided he could not...  

Canadian Milos Raonic scored one of the biggest wins of his career Friday, defeating world No. 4 Andy Murray at the Barcelona Open. The 21-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., downed the Scot 6-4, 7-6 (3) to advance to the semifinals of the clay-court tournament.  

Andy Murray cruised into the Barcelona Open quarter-finals thanks ... with the two never having previously faced each other on the ATP Tour. The Scot wasted little time and broke his opponent in just the second game when Giraldo fired a forehand into ...  

Andy Murray eased into the quarter-finals of the Barcelona ... Giraldo, ranked 54 in the world, was something of an unknown quantity for Murray with the players having not previously faced each other on the ATP Tour. The Scot broke his opponent in just ...  

Andy Murray has advanced to the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open after a convincing 6-1 6-2 win over Santiago Giraldo. The Scot wasted little time in asserting his dominance on the match as he broke his Colombian opponent in just the second game. From ...  

Britain's Andy Murray is out of the Barcelona Open after a straight sets defeat by Canada's Milos Raonic. Murray struggled to deal with the huge serve of the 11th seed, going down 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to slip to his second quarter-final loss in as many weeks.  

BARCELONA, Spain – Canadian Milos Raonic scored one of the biggest wins of his career Friday, defeating world No. 4 Andy Murray at the Barcelona Open. The 21-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., downed the Scot 6-4, 7-6 (3) to advance to the semifinals of the ...  

Andy Murray tells Richard Hookham about the physical demands of taking on the best in the world, his Olympic ambitions and his love of boxing. Happy hunting ground: Andy Murray was back at Queen’s Club, where he confirmed he will play in the Aegon ...  

MADRID — Fourth-ranked Andy Murray has pulled out of the Madrid Open with a back injury. Murray says it is “a big disappointment” to miss the Masters series event, but that he is following his doctor’s advice. He reached the ...  

There has been growing unrest among players that too much of the prize money on offer ... Roger Federer and Andy Murray -- the top four in the men's rankings -- to debate the problem at the Indian Wells event earlier this year. And Wimbledon has responded ...  

In women's play, No. 9 Vera Zvonareva was upset by Spanish wild card Garbine Muguruza Blanco 6-4, 6-3. Rafael Nadal and John Isner are among those scheduled to play later Friday. Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka was to play her opening match.  

ANDY Murray has progressed to the quarter-finals of the Barcelona ... for Murray with the players having not previously faced each other on the ATP Tour. The Scot broke his opponent in just the second game when Giraldo fired a forehand into the net ...  

The 21-year-old last lost to Federer in three sets at the third round at Indian Wells in March, but had hoped to build on his win over No. 4 Andy Murray two weeks ago in ... Radwanska will next face Roberta Vinci following her 6-1, 6-2 victory over Yanina ...  

defeating world No. 4 Andy Murray at the Barcelona Open. The 21-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., downed the Scot 6-4, 7-6 (3) to advance to the semifinals of the clay-court tournament. Canadian doubles veteran Daniel Nestor and Belarus partner Max Mirnyi won ...  

Andy Murray has continued his poor start to the clay court season with a defeat to Milos Raonic in the quarter-final of the ... However, he will now return to the drawing board with coach Ivan Lendl to get his clay court game up to scratch before the ...  

BARCELONA, Spain - Canadian Milos Raonic scored one of the biggest wins of his career Friday, defeating world No. 4 Andy Murray at the Barcelona Open ... compels you to act or tells you something you didn’t know, mark it high. If you thought it was ...  

In what is effectively his home town – and in front of a large entourage that included his brother, Jamie, his girlfriend Kim Sears and his coach Ivan Lendl — he was not going to give this match up without a scrap. Tipsarevic is unusual among sportsmen ...  

Live Streaming Tennis feeds are available for the match between Andy Murray v Tomas Berdych on 20 April 2012 from 08:30. To watch the bet365 live stream of Andy Murray v Tomas Berdych simply go to the site, sign-in or register (it's free), click on Sports ...  

Rafael Nadal tries for a seventh ATP Barcelona title this week with Andy Murray and David Ferrer out to stop him. The Barcelona Open is yet another clay-court event which Nadal has monopolized ever since he announced himself as the new King of Clay back in ...  

Andy Murray sickened by shock second round exit to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez Mar 12 2012 Paribas Masters: Andy Murray admits he's desperate to get one over on great rival Novak Djokovic Mar 11 2012 Paribas Masters: Andy Murray reckons new-found maturity can ...  

Two more top ten players will line up alongside Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Jo Wilfried Tsonga and Juan Martin Del Potro at the AEGON Championships, the official entry list revealed today.  

Dolgopolov is through to his second ATP World Tour quarter-final of the season, following a runner-up finish to Andy Murray at the Brisbane International in January. Tsonga has now fallen in the Madrid third round on three occasions (also 2008 ...  

Andy Murray has said that he must be more patient on clay if he is to win his first title on the surface. The world number four crashed out at the quarter-final stage of the Monte Carlo Masters to Tomas Berdych. The Scot said that he must also hit deeper ...  

Great Britain's hopes of returning to the Davis Cup World Group have been dealt a significant blow by the absence of Andy Murray for next month's clash ... his team can rise to the occasion The Scot said: "After the last win against Slovakia the team ...  

Live Streaming Tennis feeds are available for the match between Andy Murray v Viktor Troicki on 17 April 2012 from 10:00. To watch the bet365 live stream of Andy Murray v Viktor Troicki simply go to the site, sign-in or register (it's free), click on ...  

Leon Smith, Great Britain's Davis Cup captain, has said he always doubted that Andy Murray would be available for next month's match against Belgium. It was confirmed that the world No4 would not be part of the side for the Europe/Africa Zone Group I tie ...  

Serena lost 6-4 6-4 to Danish star Caroline Wozniacki. Mar 23 2012 Andy Murray has no reason to panic after Indian Wells defeat, says Aussie coach Tony Roche Mar 14 2012 Andy Murray: Lessons will be learned from my shock exit at Indian Wells Mar 13 2012 ...  

Former winner Andy Murray battled into the semi-finals of the $US9.6 million ... The 24-year-old Scot will next face either sixth seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or world number two Rafael Nadal of Spain. "It should be a great match because both ...  

BARCELONA (AFP) ― Andy Murray continued to apply polish to his claycourt tennis as the second seed reached the third ... “Bur I played better as the match went on. He’s a tricky player, he gives you a lot of drop shots and comes to the net ...  

beat 10th-ranked Alberto Mancini of Argentina in '89 at Stuttgart. Canadian doubles veteran Daniel Nestor and Belarus partner Max Mirnyi won their quarter-final over Mexico's Santiago Gonzalez and German Christopher Kas 7-5, 6-4. Raonic, seeded 11th ...  

The only way to see superstars like Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and the Williams sisters in action if you haven't got a ticket, is to rise at the crack of dawn and join the daily ticket queue. That's why, according to rental website ...  

Great Britain's hopes of returning to the Davis Cup World Group have been dealt a significant blow by the absence of Andy Murray for next month's tie with Belgium in Glasgow. Victory at Braehead Arena over the Easter weekend would send Leon Smith's team ...  

ANDY MURRAY slumped to a quarter- final defeat against Tomas Berdych at the Monte Carlo Masters. The world No.4 went down 6-7 6-2 6-3 after an error-filled performance on the clay surface. “There are a lot of things I would have liked to have done better ...  

BARCELONA, Spain (AP)—Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray cruised into the Barcelona Open quarterfinals with straight-set victories on Thursday. Nadal broke Robert Farah of Colombia in the first game on his way to a 6-2, 6-3 victory for his 31st straight win at ...  

Andy Murray enjoyed a 4-6 6-3 6-4 victory over Janko Tipsarevic to book a semi-final date with Rafael Nadal at the Miami Masters. The Scot, who was struggling with a stomach upset put down to drinking too much water, had to do things the hard way after ...  

Andy Murray: Will return to defend his AEGON Championships title at Queen's Club Andy Murray will defend his AEGON Championships title this summer after committing to play in the tournament for the next five years. The reigning champion beat Jo ...  

FORMER winner Andy ... Murray, the 2009 Miami winner. The 24-year-old Scot will next face either sixth seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or world No.2 Rafael Nadal of Spain. "It should be a great match because both are two of the most exciting players ...  

World number four Andy Murray admitted that he was beaten by the better player after he was defeated by Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters. Sixth seed Berdych came from a set down to win the match 6-7[3] 6-2 6-3 and set up a ...  

MONACO (AP) Andy Murray reached the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters after Julien Benneteau injured his ankle Thursday and retired near the end of a hard-fought first set with the score 6-5. Benneteau, a former French Open quarterfinalist ...  

In the same week that Maria Sharapova fooled the world by releasing photos of her wearing a wig, Andy Murray showed up to the Monte Carlo Open with an actual haircut. The Scotsman had a new buzzcut that was supposed to be a metaphor for a new attitude.  

Wimbledon officials have agreed to a substantial increase to the prize money following talks with Andy Murray and the world’s leading players. Andy Murray and other top tennis players garnered extra funds for Wimbledon 2012 prize money (Picture: EPA) All ...  

Sears’ father is a tennis coach. She cheerfully accompanies her boyfriend’s omnipresent mother, Judy, to many of his tournaments. Google “perfect wife for Andy Murray” and smiling, patient, racquet-literate Sears would surely be top hit.  

Giraldo, ranked 54 in the world, was something of an unknown quantity for Murray with the players having not previously faced each other on the ATP Tour. The Scot broke his opponent in just the second game when Giraldo fired a forehand into the net ...  

Live Streaming Tennis feeds are available for the match between Santiago Gonzalez / Christopher Kas v Andy Murray / Jamie Murray on 17 April 2012 from 15:00. To watch the bet365 live stream of Santiago Gonzalez / Christopher Kas v Andy Murray / Jamie ...  

MONTE CARLO -- World number four Andy Murray enjoyed a confident start to his claycourt season when he thrashed Serbian Viktor Troicki 6-0 6-3 yesterday to reach the Monte Carlo Masters third round. The Scot, who made the semi-finals here last year ...  

MONACO -- Tomas Berdych took advantage of Andy Murray's miscues to forge a 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3 victory and gain the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters on Friday. The third-seeded Murray was struggling for most of the match, saving seven break ...  

Andy Murray branded himself a “complete prat” yesterday after ... During the two-minute grilling, the stumped Scot failed to guess any questions correctly, despite being offered help by some friends. Before the quiz, which was recorded for the BBC ...  

Captain Leon Smith believes that his side will face a tough test against the Belgians. "It will be a real step up," said Smith. "But if the team can put on some fine performances as they did against Slovakia, then we have a real chance of qualifying for ...  

Andy Murray saw his Monte Carlo Masters challenge end at the quarter-final stage following a long tussle with sixth seed Tomas Berdych. The Scot took the first set on a tie-break, but was unable to build on his lead as his Czech opponent hit back for a 6-7 ...  

Andy Murray's first tournament of the clay-court season has ended at the quarter-final stage with a defeat to Tomas Berdych. The first set was a very tight affair between the two competitors with each game going by the way of serve until Berdych snatched ...  

Andy Murray has been confirmed as one of the official torch ... There will also be four “party areas” set up in Mitcham Fair Green, Merton Abbey Mills, South Park Gardens, near Wimbledon town centre and Ricards Lodge High School near Wimbledon Park.  

The 6ft 5in 21 year-old from Ontario, who crushed sixth seed Nicolas Almagro in the last round, headed into the match having never beaten a top-eight player but rarely looked overawed en route to a 6-4 7-6 (7/3) triumph. He endured a minor blip when ...  

Andy Murray still believes he can reach the world No 1 spot this year, despite Novak Djokovic showing no signs that he is ready to give it up. The 24-year-old Scot remains a long way from Djokovic.  

Murray then made short work of the second set to seal his spot in the last 16. The Australian Open semi-finalist rattled off four successive points to recover from 40-15 down to break Stakhovsky in game three and take a 2-1 lead, and he then broke again on ...  

ANDY Murray secured his place in the quarter-finals ... with the Frenchman taking advantage on the fifth when Murray put a forehand wide. The players continued to entertain the crowd with a mixture of tense rallies, wonder shots and wild returns as they ...  

Andy Murray has said he feels more confident on clay as the French Open approaches. The Scot sailed past Viktor Troicki 6-0 6-3 in only 67 minutes in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters and he told Sky Sports afterwards he has gradually found his ...  

Third seed Andy Murray produced a stuttering and bad-tempered display to lose 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 6-3 to Tomas Berdych in the Monte Carlo Masters last eight. The British number one saved four set points before edging the opener. But the 24-year-old's game ...  

Andy Murray believes that an Olympic Gold is bigger than a Grand Slam title. Murray will represent Great Britain once again at the Olympic and he will be looking for a better showing than his first round defeat to Yen-Hsun Lu in Beijing four years ago.