Andy Murray’s life story to be turned into Hollywood flick

September 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.

August 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Jamaican sprinter and Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has said that he wants British actor Jason Statham to play him in a movie of his life. "I can never remember his name, but he has been in The Transporter and The Italian Job," The Daily Star quoted Bolt, as saying.

August 14th, 2009 SYDNEY - A lawyer representing Bec Hewitt, the wife of Australian tennis star Lleyton Hewitt, has said that a magazine that claimed she had a new man in her life was a grubby story. The article had claimed that Bec had a new man in her life going by the name of Minder Mark, who was described as a former fitness trainer from Dallas.

August 12th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian magazine New Idea has apologised to Bec Hewitt, the wife of tennis star Lleyton Hewitt, for a story labelling her brother as the new "special guy" in her life. Bec Hewitt launched legal action against publisher Pacific Publications in July, seeking to find out who told the magazine her brother Shaun Cartwright was the new man in her life, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Sydney Confidential reports.

July 14th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian tennis player Lleyton Hewitt's wife Bec Hewitt has started legal proceedings against women's magazine New Idea for stating that she had a new man in her life, who in fact is her brother. In the story, that appeared in the April 4, 2009 issue of New Idea, it was alleged that Hewitt had a new man in her life, by the name of Minder Mark, who was described as a former fitness trainer from Dallas, news.co.au reports.

July 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Fans of British tennis star Andy Murray paid tribute to him on Thursday- by mimicking his famous bicep flex. Murray, 22, showed off his bulging muscles at last year's Wimbledon after beating Richard Gasquet in the last 16.

July 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Andy Murray's mother, Judy, says that she is very supportive when she is on court to watch her son play, that she ends up being quite exhausted at the end. A boisterous reception awaits Murray at home whether or not he becomes the first British man for 71 years to reach a Wimbledon final.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - Penny Perry, the daughter of Fred Perry, the last Briton to win the Wimbledon men's championship title (in 1936), believes that there are many dissimilarities between her father and current Wimbledon hope Andy Murray. For instance, she said her father was from a working class background and always made an effort to keep up appearances in society.

June 26th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's No.1 Andy Murray, who moved a step closer to lift the Wimbledon trophy, has revealed that he sometimes plants a smacker on the feet of his coaches. Crushing Latvia's Ernests Gulbis 6-2 7-5 6-3 to roar into the third round, Murray talked about his punishment for losing footie-tennis in practice.

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - While Andy Murray is hoping to bring home the Wimbledon trophy, her mother has said that she won't be taking his granny along to watch him play because she's a jinx. Murray's mum Judy thinks that Andy, 22, may lose his chances of winning if her mother, Shirley Erskine, 73, cheers from the sidelines.

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - World No. 3 Andy Murray has revealed how his Wimbledon exit in 2008 at the hands of Rafael Nadal turned him into one of the fittest players in the world.

June 21st, 2009 LONDON - Young tennis ace Andy Murray has put his success down to his gorgeous girlfriend of four years Kim Sears. Credited with turning the petulant teenager into a potential Wimbledon champion, 21-year-old Sears is regarded as an essential part of Murray's life.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - Lewis Hamilton wants to make a career in Hollywood when he quits Formula 1. "I want to try other things...

June 9th, 2009 LONDON - Tennis great Roger Federer, who cemented his place in the history books as he became only the sixth man to complete a full set of major titles, believes Andy Murray's maiden major title could come at Wimbledon next month. Federer is a strong favourite to win Wimbledon this year after he equalled Pete Sampras' overall record of 14 grand slam titles by winning French Open.

May 29th, 2009 PARIS - The world's third best tennis player, Andy Murray of Britain, is on a double mission - to reach the fourth round of the French Open today before meeting the American music band Black Eyed Peas. According to The Sun, Murray is scheduled to take on Serbian Janko Tipsarevic, and is staying at the same hotel as the American band and their singer Fergie.