Murray beats Ferrero in straight sets to reach 1st Wimbledon semifinal

August 1st, 2009 Davydenko, Ferrero advance to Croatia Open finalUMAG, Croatia — Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko cruised into the final of the Croatia Open on Saturday by beating Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-1, 6-1. The Russian will face former No.

July 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Number three seed Andy Murray believes that the player with the better serve will win the Wimbledon title this year. Murray, attempting to become the first Briton to win since 1936, said: "If I can keep serving like that (against Ferrero), I've got a good chance against anyone." Murray, however, scoffed at suggestions that he was playing the best tennis of his life.

July 1st, 2009 Federer beats Karlovic to reach Wimbledon semisWIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer neutralized Ivo Karlovic's huge serves Wednesday to reach the Wimbledon semifinals and move a step closer to a record 15th Grand Slam championship. In a match featuring short points and few rallies, Federer conjured up a few great returns to break the 6-foot-10 Croatian twice and secure a 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (3) victory on another sunbaked day at the All England Club.

July 1st, 2009 Haas beats Djokovic to reach Wimbledon semisWIMBLEDON, England — Tommy Haas has reached his first Wimbledon semifinal by upsetting No. 4 Novak Djokovic 7-5, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3.

July 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.

July 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.

June 30th, 2009 WIMBLEDON, England — Andy Murray has won the first match played entirely under the roof on Centre Court at Wimbledon, beating Stanislas Wawrinka in five sets. Monday's 3-hour, 57-minute match, which ended at 10:40 p.m., was the latest match ever played at Wimbledon.

June 29th, 2009 Hewitt rallies to reach Wimbledon quarterfinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Former champion Lleyton Hewitt rallied from two sets down to beat Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic and reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Hewitt was broken four times in the first two sets Monday but held serve the rest of the match to win 4-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.

June 29th, 2009 Djokovic beats Sela to reach Wimbledon quartersWIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic has defeated Dudi Sela in straight sets to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Djokovic won the last four games of the first set before completing a 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 win in 1 hour, 29 minutes.

June 26th, 2009 Djokovic beats Fish at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic has reached the fourth round at Wimbledon by beating Mardy Fish of the United States in straight sets. The fourth-seeded Djokovic converted his first match point with a service winner Friday to complete a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory on Centre Court.

June 25th, 2009 Murray beats Gulbis at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Andy Murray has beaten Ernests Gulbis in straight sets to reach the third round at Wimbledon. Murray saved two break points early in the first set but never faced another against the Latvian, winning 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 in front of a packed Centre Court on Thursday.

June 25th, 2009 French veteran Santoro loses at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Fabrice Santoro has been eliminated from his 14th and last Wimbledon, losing in four sets to Juan Carlos Ferrero in the second round. Santoro saved 10 of 11 break points in the first set but faded to lose 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday.

June 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.

June 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.

June 12th, 2009 Roddick to face Blake in semis at Queen's ClubLONDON — Andy Roddick stayed on track for his fifth title at Queen's Club by defeating Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) Friday, advancing to the semifinals of the Aegon Championships. In Saturday's semifinals, Roddick will face James Blake, who downed Mikhail Youzhny 7-6 (5), 6-3.