Archive for category: Andy Murray
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Murray Prevails in 4-set Thriller over Lopez at US Open
The head-to-head matchup between Andy Murray and Feliciano Lopez was decidedly in the Scot’s favor before heading into today’s match, with Murray enjoying a 6-0 advantage. It was nearly a year ago to the day that these two last met, in the 3rd round of the 2011 US Open. At [...] -
US Open Day 3: Murray eases past Dodig, NCAA stars shine
Andy Murray moved through to the third round of the US Open with little fuss, hitting thirty winners on his way to a 6-2 6-1 6-3 victory over Ivan Dodig of Croatia. The encounter lasted just 111 minutes, adding to the criticism of the scheduling non-contests on Arthur Ashe Stadium. [...] -
Murray through to second round of 2012 US Open
3rd seed Andy Murray began his U.S. Open campaign today against Alex Bogomolov Jr. of Russia. Following his gold medal win against Roger Federer in the Olympics, Murray’s debut match was the most anticipated of the day. Looking to parlay his Olympic success into a grand slam trophy, the Scot [...] -
Gold-Medallist Murray aiming for Grand Slam glory
Hopeful that he will be able to carry the momentum from his gold and silver medal-winning performances at the London Olympics this summer to the last Grand Slam of the year, Andy Murray is aiming for victory at the US Open. Facing the Russian Alex Bogomolov in his first-round match [...] -
US Open 2012 Draw To Be Announced on Thursday
US Open 2012, the fourth Grand Slam Tournament of the year, will commence on Monday (27th August – 9th September). The Draws for both men’s and women’s competitions are to be released tomorrow (Thursday 23rd August) at 12pm ET and stevegtennis will bring you a detailed preview and analysis. Seeding [...] -
Chardy produces shock to see off third seed Murray in Cincinnati
Jeremy Chardy of France produced a superb display to beat third seed Andy Murray of Great Britain in the third round of the ATP Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. In the head-to-head between the two players, Murray had won all four previous matches and was the favourite to progress [...] -
Murray eliminates Querrey in Cincy, Monaco out
Third seed Andy Murray proceeds with ease, unseeded Radek Stepanek surprises Juan Monaco in 2012 Cincinnati Masters second round. Unseeded American Sam Querrey, who conquered Los Angeles two weeks ago, had won the last head-to-head match against Murray two years ago, but was far from success this time around in [...] -
Chardy and Querrey through to the second round in Cincinnati
Jeremy Chardy of France defeated American player Andy Roddick 7-6 6-3 in 92 minutes in the first round of Cincinnati Masters. Chardy entered the draw as a lucky loser, replacing injured John Isner. Chardy and Roddick showed some quality tennis throughout the first set and with no breaks of serve, [...] -
What Tennis Statistics Reveal – and Don’t Reveal
“Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is interesting; what they don’t reveal is essential!” — Anonymous When Andy Murray routed Roger Federer for the Olympic gold medal, he turned the Big 3 into the Big 4. But Murray still hasn’t won a Grand Slam title, while Federer has [...] -
Can Del Potro Really Challenge Again?
As the American hard court swing really gets underway, Juan Martin Del Potro remains forever the enigma. Viewed by many as the best player outside the top four, his fans expectantly await the day when he lifts a second Grand Slam title. However, since clinching the US Open three years [...] -
Top Quartet in Men’s Tennis – State Of Play August 2012
Rarely in the history of tennis has the top of the men’s game been so dominated by four players as at the present. In the 1960’s, we had the era of Laver/Newcombe/Roche, in the 1970’s/80’s we had Borg/McEnroe/Connors, followed by the eras of Becker/Edberg/Cash and of Sampras/Agassi – groups of [...] -
Cincinnati Masters Draw Preview And Analysis
Click Here for Cincinnati Main Draw At the time of writing, the Cincinnati draw has not been hit as much as Toronto, with only Rafael Nadal and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga the absentees from the top ten. However, it would be very surprising if there were no more before the [...] -
Isner into last 8 at the Toronto Masters, Raonic also through after Murray withdraws with injury
John Isner and Milos Raonic secure their 2012 Toronto Masters quarterfinal spots, second seed Andy Murray cancels a third round match due to knee problems. Eighth seed American Isner is having his best Toronto tournament so far. In the clash against German Philip Kohlschreiber, he found himself one set behind, [...]
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