McEnroe blames Murray's over tennising and training for humiliating US Open lossSeptember 10th, 2009 NEW YORK - American tennis legend John McEnroe believes World No 2 Andy Murray is over-training and playing too much. The British star, who is still looking for his first Grand Slam title was beaten 7-5 6-2 6-2 by Croatia's Marin Cilic in the fourth-round of the US Open.
2008 US Open finalist Andy Murray moves into 3rd round with 4-set victorySeptember 4th, 2009 '08 runner-up Murray reaches 3rd round at US OpenNEW YORK — Second-seeded Andy Murray of Britain has advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open, the site of his best Grand Slam showing.
To win US Open, Murray must get aggressive: HenmanSeptember 1st, 2009 LONDON - Former British tennis star Tim Henman has told Andy Murray he can win the US Open if he gets aggressive. Henman reckons Murray can go one better than last year, when he lost the final in straight sets to Roger Federer.
New York's 'a bit too much' for Andy MurrayAugust 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - Tennis ace Andy Murray has confessed that even though he loves New York, he cannot make it his home because it's "a bit too much" for him. The 22-year-old Scot, who is ranked world No.
Murray enters Rogers Cup final, set to become World No. 2August 16th, 2009 MONTREAL - British tennis player Andy Murray has beaten France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to move into the final of the Rogers Cup in Montreal, which also meant that he would become the World No. 2 when the new ranking list is released on Monday.
Serve will determine who wins Wimbledon 2009: MurrayJuly 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.
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.
'Murray winning Wimbledon will make him Beckham of tennis world with 100 mln pound deal'July 1st, 2009 LONDON - British tennis ace Andy Murray could secure a 100 million pounds sponsorship deal if he wins Wimbledon, analysts have predicted. Marketing analysts have forecast that winning Wimbledon may make the 21-year-old Scot a new David Beckham of the tennis world, sparking off a bidding war between brands.
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 tells fans to roar him into Wimbledon quartersJune 29th, 2009 LONDON - British tennis star Andy Murray has called on his growing legion of Centre Court fans to roar him into the quarter- finals of Wimbledon today. Murray plays close friend Stanislas Wawrinka in the fourth round and wants as much backing as possible.
Andy Murray beats Ernests Gulbis in straight sets to reach 3rd round at WimbledonJune 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.
Andy Murray is upset being the sole British male qualifier in WimbledonJune 24th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's No.1 tennis player Andy Murray insists that it is unacceptable he is the only British male left in the Wimbledon draw. The world No.3 beat a spirited Robert Kendrick in four sets - and the only other Brit left in the tournament is Elena Baltacha who won last night.
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.
Fernando Gonzalez upsets No. 3 Andy Murray 6-3, 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 in French Open quarterfinalsJune 2nd, 2009 Gonzalez upsets No. 3 Murray in French quartersPARIS — Fernando Gonzalez has advanced to the French Open semifinals for the first time by upsetting third-seeded Andy Murray 6-3, 3-6, 6-0, 6-4.
Britain's Murray reaches French Open quarterfinals for 1st time with win over CilicMay 31st, 2009 Murray reaches 1st French Open quarterfinalPARIS — Andy Murray is in the French Open quarterfinals for the first time. The third-seeded Murray beat No.