Britain’s Andy Murray swept into the final at Queen’s with an imperious 6-3, 6-1 victory over four-time champion Andy Roddick. The Frenchman, who defeated world number one Rafael Nadal in the quarter-final, was ecstatic after beating the Britian player. “I’m just happy to win in two sets because in the third set with the crowd [...]
Andy Murray of Britain overwhelmed Andy Roddick 6-3, 6-1 to reach the final of the Aegon championships at Queen’s Club on Saturday. The British No. 1 controlled the match from the outset, breaking Andy Roddick at the first opportunity in both sets on his way to a victory in just 59 minutes. Andy Murray will [...]
Five-time champion Rafael Nadal proved too strong for Andy Murray as he battled past the Briton in straight sets to reach the French Open final. The world number 4 was looking to emulate Robin Soderling, the only man to have beaten Nadal in 45 matches at Roland Garros, but the Spaniard was in superb form [...]
Lethargic at times and brooding at others, Andy Murray worked his way into the French Open quarterfinals by coming back to beat Victor Troicki 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday in a match that started a day earlier. The 3-time Grand Slam runner-up won the final five games of the fifth set despite injuring [...]
While top-ranked Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Novak Djokovic are the favorites heading into the French Open 2011, AP tennis writer Howard Fendrich reports players like Robin Soderling and Andy Murray could provide tough challenges. Novak Djokovic, once a better bet to perform a spot-on impression of Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal than to actually [...]
Novak Djokovic produced a superb display to beat Andy Murray in straight sets to claim the second Australian Open title of his career. Djokovic, the Melbourne winner in 2008, secured his second grand slam victory with a 6-4 6-2 6-3 success under the floodlights at the Rod Laver arena. The 23-year-old Serb was always in [...]
Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic have been like two planets in separate orbits. Their trajectories collide Sunday at the Australian Open. The two men who have come to be considered as the best of the rest – that is, after Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal – will contest their first match in a Grand Slam. [...]
Andy Murray needed all his fighting spirit as he toiled to a four-set win over David Ferrer to reach a second successive Australian Open final. The Briton, seeded fifth, won 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-1 7-6 (7-2) to set up a final against Novak Djokovic on Sunday. Murray produced an error-strewn performance in the face of [...]
Rafael Nadal’s hopes of winning a4th consecutive grand slam title have evaporated after a shock defeat to David Ferrer at the Australian Open. The top seed, who was struggling with a leg injury throughout, never looked close to his best in the quarter-final clash as his fellow Spaniard cruised to a surprisingly comfortable 6-4 6-2 [...]
Andy Murray moved another step closer to consecutive Australian Open finals and Kim Clijsters remained on course for back-to-back major titles with third-round wins Saturday. Fifth-seeded Murray had little trouble beating Guillermo Garcia Lopez 6-1, 6-1, 6-2. U.S. Open champion Clijsters beat Alize Cornet 7-6 (3), 6-3, spoiling 21st birthday plans for her French opponent. [...]