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.
Sampras arrives to watch Federer play Roddick in Wimbledon finalJuly 5th, 2009 Sampras arrives to watch Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England — Pete Sampras has arrived at the All England Club to watch Roger Federer and Andy Roddick play in the men's final at Wimbledon. Federer is trying to win his 15th Grand Slam title on Sunday, which would better Sampras' mark by one.
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.
Murray approaches every match without fearJuly 3rd, 2009 LONDON - British tennis star Andy Murray has said that he approaches every match without fear, and adds that he is on a mission to end 71 years of British hurt of not winning a Wimbledon men's final. According to The Sun, success on Centre Court will make Murray the first Britisher to crack the final frontier since Bunny Austin in 1938.
Roger Federer reaches 7th straight Wimbledon final by beating Tommy Haas in semifinalsJuly 3rd, 2009 Federer reaches 7th straight Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer has reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday by beating Tommy Haas of Germany 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-3. Federer won five consecutive titles at the All England Club before losing to Rafael Nadal in last year'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 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.
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 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.
Andy Murray beats Wawrinka in a five set epic under the roof at WimbledonJune 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.
Andy Roddick advances to Wimbledon quarters by beating Tomas BerdychJune 29th, 2009 WIMBLEDON, England — Andy Roddick has advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals by beating Tomas Berdych (ber-DITCH). The No. 6-seeded Roddick hit 24 aces, never faced a break point and defeated Berdych 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-3 Monday.
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 Roddick beats Igor Kunitsyn 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 at WimbledonJune 25th, 2009 Roddick reaches 3rd round at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Andy Roddick has advanced to the third round at Wimbledon by beating Igor Kunitsyn 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Playing on sunny Court 1, the No.
Second seeds Roger Federer, Serena Williams highlight today's 2nd-round action at WimbledonJune 24th, 2009 Federer, Serena Williams in Wimbledon action todayWIMBLEDON, England — Second seeds Roger Federer and Serena Williams highlight Wednesday's second-round action at Wimbledon. Fourth seeds Elena Dementieva and Novak Djokovic are in the schedule, as are Maria Sharapova and American Mardy Fish.
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.