English Dreams End as Murray falters in the SemisJuly 4th, 2009 Andy Murray's dream of becoming the first British to reach the Wimbledon finals since Bunny Austin was put to an end by Andy Roddick who defeated the former in the Wimbledon semi finals, winning the match by 6-4, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6. The win puts Roddick opposite the favorite, Roger Federer in the Rolland Garros finals.
Andy Roddick reaches 3rd Wimbledon final by beating Andy Murray in 4 setsJuly 3rd, 2009 Roddick reaches 3rd Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Andy Roddick has reached his third Wimbledon final by beating British hope Andy Murray 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5). Roddick will face five-time champion Roger Federer in Sunday's final.
A Rodd says he is ready for his heat and dust battle with MurrayJuly 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Sixth-seed Andy Roddick has revealed that he can handle 15,000 fans, fatigue and the Fahrenheit as he too bids for a first Wimbledon title like British hero Andy Murray. Roddick said that he has a cunning plan to turn the Centre Court crowd in his favour in tomorrow's semi-final with Andy Murray.
Murray insists he can handle Wimbledon hype by ignoring itJuly 2nd, 2009 LONDON - British No.1 Andy Murray believes 90 percent of what is written about him is false. Murray predicted the speed of his victory over Juan Carlos Ferrero would give him an advantage as he moved into the uncharted waters of his first Wimbledon semi-final against American Andy Murray.
Andy Roddick beats 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt in 5 sets to reach Wimbledon semifinalsJuly 1st, 2009 Roddick advances to Wimbledon semifinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Andy Roddick has reached his fourth Wimbledon semifinal by beating 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 6-7 (10), 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4. The American broke Hewitt to lead 5-4 in the final set and then served out the match Wednesday.
Murray desperate to wipe out memories of Rafa's 2008 Wimbledon thrashingJuly 1st, 2009 LONDON - British tennis star Andy Murray has said that he is desperate to wipe away the memory of a straight-sets thrashing by Rafael Nadal in the last eight at Wimbledon 12 months ago. Murray will face third seed Juan Carlos Ferrero in today's Wimbledon quarterfinals.
Murray beats Ferrero in straight sets to reach 1st Wimbledon semifinalJuly 1st, 2009 Murray reaches 1st Wimbledon semifinalWIMBLEDON, England — Andy Murray has reached his first Wimbledon semifinal after overpowering Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain 7-5, 6-3, 6-2. Murray won the last five games of the match Wednesday to wrap up the win in 1 hour, 41 minutes.
Blake gets nod over Fish, Querrey for 2nd singles spot on US Davis Cup team, alongside RoddickJune 29th, 2009 Roddick, Blake, Bryans on US Davis Cup teamWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — James Blake is joining Andy Roddick and the Bryan brothers on the U.S.
Andy Murray defeats James Blake in Queen's Club final for 1st grass-court titleJune 14th, 2009 Murray beats Blake to win Queen's Club finalLONDON — Andy Murray defeated James Blake 7-5, 6-4 Sunday to win the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club for his first grass-court title. The top-seeded Murray became the first British player to win the tournament since Bunny Austin in 1938, who then went on to become the last Briton to reach the Wimbledon final.
Murray to face Blake in Queen's final after Roddick retires with injuryJune 13th, 2009 Murray to face Blake in Queen's finalLONDON — Andy Murray reached his first grass-court final Saturday, while Andy Roddick's quest for a fifth title at Queen's Club ended when he had to retire against James Blake with a foot injury. Murray beat Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-2, 6-4 in their Aegon Championships semifinal, before Roddick had to quit at 4-4 in the first set of his match against Blake.
Deja vu as Roddick beats Karlovic to enter Queen's finalJune 13th, 2009 LONDON - Andy Roddick pounded home a perfect serve to conclude a battle of aces and join top seed Andy Murray in the semi-finals of the Queen's Club event Friday with a 7-6(4), 7-6(5) defeat of Ivo Karlovic. The second seed's victory over the towering Croatian was a repeat of his 2005 finals victory against Karlovic.
Murray reaches 1st grass-court final at Queen's after beating FerreroJune 13th, 2009 Murray beats Ferrero to reach Queen's finalLONDON — Andy Murray reached his first grass-court final by beating Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-2, 6-4 Saturday at the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club. The top-seeded Murray is trying to become the first British winner of the pre-Wimbledon tournament since Bunny Austin in 1938.
Roddick beats Hewitt after bomb alert dramaJune 12th, 2009 LONDON - Top seed Andy Murray fulfilled home hopes with a win into the quarter-finals while No.2 Andy Roddick won a duel of serves with Lleyton Hewitt 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4) after a minor bomb scare alert at the Queen's club grass tournament here. Murray was lifted by a partisan crowd in his 6-4, 6-4 victory of Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez Thursday.
Despite bomb threat, Andy Roddick defeats Lleyton Hewitt 7-6, 7-6 at Queen's ClubJune 11th, 2009 Despite bomb threat, Roddick wins at Queen'sLONDON — After the start of the match was delayed by a bomb threat, Andy Roddick defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7-6, 7-6 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals at Queen's Club. Tournament officials, who initially said the match was being delayed because of technical issues, disclosed that a spectator had discovered a bomb threat message pinned to a wall.
Top-seeded Andy Murray beats Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-1, 6-4 in 2nd round at Queen's ClubJune 10th, 2009 Murray beats Seppi to reach 3rd round at QueensLONDON — Top-seeded Andy Murray defeated Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-1, 6-4 Wednesday in the second round in the grass-court tournament at Queen's Club. Lleyton Hewitt rallied to beat Frederico Gil of Portugal 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 to set up a match against Andy Roddick.
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