Archive for category: Andy Murray
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Nadal and Murray through to 3rd round at Barcelona Open
First seed Spaniard Rafael Nadal didn’t give his countryman Guillermo Garcia-Lopez too much of a chance as he destroyed him in the second round of the Barcelona Open, winning 6-1 6-2. Defending champion Nadal is on form, having also won the Monte Carlo Masters last week. He will next play [...] -
Djokovic to face Berdych in Monte Carlo semifinals
Number one seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia cruised into the Monte Carlo Masters semifinals as he beat Robin Haase of Netherlands 6-4 6-2. Djokovic has struggled with his serve in the first set, Haase breaking him in the very opening game. Although the Serbian managed to take his opponent’s serve [...] -
Murray through in Monte Carlo as injured Benneteau retires
British no.1 Andy Murray moved into the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters quarterfinals as his opponent Julien Benneteau of France was forced to retire due to an ankle injury at 6-5 for Murray. At 5-5 in the first set, Benneteau twisted his right ankle while chasing down a shot. He received [...] -
Tsonga through in Monte Carlo, beats Kohlschreiber
Fourth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrated his birthday in the best possible way. The Frenchman won his second round match against the German Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2 6-4 and joined Murray in round 3, who overcame Viktor Troicki. Tsonga averted two break points in the 3rd game before taking Kohlschreiber’s serve in [...] -
Murray cruises past Troicki into third round in Monte Carlo
Third seed Andy Murray became the first tennis player to reach the third round of the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters as he eliminated the Serbian Viktor Troicki 6-0 6-3. The Brit took control of the match from the beginning and didn´t allow his opponent a single game in set 1. [...] -
Can Andy Murray win a Grand Slam?
Oh boy, he is was so close to winning it! And not once, but three times he got into the final of a Grand Slam tournament, but that’s not good enough to become immortal. In those three finals (2008 US Open, 2010 and 2011 Australian Open) it seemed that he [...] -
Will Federer win the Olympic Gold?
Roger Federer, the Swiss maestro has achieved everything that there is to achieve in tennis. Except for the Olympic singles gold medal.. Federer has won the doubles gold with Wawrinka at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, but the singles victory is still eluding him. He will have a chance to [...] -
Djokovic wins Miami 2012 title, beats Murray in final
Novak Djokovic defended his Miami Masters title as he beat his friend and world no.4 Andy Murray 6-1 7-6 (4) in Sunday’s final. Despite the scoreline, it was a very hard fought match that lasted 2 hours and 17 minutes and the Serbian world no.1 played his best tennis in [...] -
Djokovic beats Monaco, plays Murray in the Miami final
World no.1 Novak Djokovic cruised into the Miami final after defeating Juan Monaco of Argentina in straight sets 6-0 7-6 (5). The Serbian played a dream opening set as he didn’t allow Monaco a single game and won 24 out of 32 points. His consistent ground strokes and solid serving [...] -
Murray into Miami final after Nadal withdraws
British no.1 Andy Murray will play for the title at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami after his opponent Rafael Nadal withdrew from their semifinal match. Nadal pulled out of the match due to a knee injury he picked up in the previous match, when he had to call for [...] -
Nadal beats Tsonga, sets up semifinal against Murray
No.2 seed Spaniard Rafael Nadal had to fight hard for his victory against the Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as he beat him in three sets 6-2 5-7 6-4 and moved into the Miami Open semifinals. The match started well for Nadal, who broke Tsonga in the very first game despite being [...] -
Murray wins against Tipsarevic, books a place in the semis
No.4 seed Andy Murray booked his place in the Miami Masters semifinals as he beat the Serbian Janko Tipsarevic in quite windy conditions 4-6 6-3 6-4. The first set started with two breaks of serve and both players held their service games until the 5th game, when Murray struck again, [...] -
Murray defeats Simon for a quarterfinal spot in Miami
No.4 seed Andy Murray battled past the Frenchman Gilles Simon as he won in straight sets 6-3 6-4 and reached the quarterfinals of the Miami Tennis Masters. The first set started with a brutal service game from Murray that lasted an unbelievable 16 minutes. The Brit faced three break points [...]
