Brit Andy Murray may drop to No. 4 in world tennis rankingsOctober 9th, 2009 LONDON - Twenty-two-year-old Andy Murray's unwillingness to risk his injured left wrist in order to play for his country may well cost him his world No 3 ranking. The Scot has withdrawn from next week's Shanghai Masters on medical advice while he recovers from the injury, which he aggravated playing in Britain's Davis Cup tie against Poland in Liverpool last month.
Murray inspires growth of tennis, Brit economySeptember 14th, 2009 LONDON - Tennis star Andy Murray's success with the racquet has contributed a 400 million pound boost for the British economy generated by tennis in 2009, a new study claims. According to The Scotsman, Murray's run to the Wimbledon semi-finals, and his five titles this year, means he has been a major factor in the growth of the sport, along with Wimbledon's new roof.
Murray takes a tennis break to perform a rap songSeptember 1st, 2009 LONDON - British tennis champion Andy Murray, who is hoping to be World Number One, soon, took a break from the game to do a rap number for an album. But he admits he is unlikely to be a top 10 success in the music charts.
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.
Murray likely to become Britain's highest-earning sports starJuly 6th, 2009 LONDON - British tennis star Andy Murray has turned himself into a financial winner. Sponsors are lining up to offer him deals worth millions of pounds to make him Britain's richest sportsman, reports The Times.
Brits mimick Murray's famous bicep flex in tributeJuly 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.
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.
'Would like to see more of mind games in tennis', says MurrayJune 28th, 2009 LONDON - British tennis star Andy Murray has said that he would like to see more of mind games in his tennis, similar to sledging involved in cricket and the psychological warfare used by former American tennis star John McEnroe. "McEnroe said that he used it as a sort of tactic.
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.
Andy Murray is a devotee of Bikram yogaJune 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Young tennis ace Andy Murray is a devotee of Bikram yoga and credits the practice for aiding his muscly look. Bikram Yoga involves hours of body-bending exercises in rooms heated to a furnace-like 43 degree C, reports the Sun.
Murray buys 5.45 million pound house with no tennis courtJune 19th, 2009 LONDON - British number one tennis player Andy Murray has reportedly bought a new 5.45 million pound house having a triple garage, a cinema and a Jacuzzi, but no tennis court. Murray, 22, is to move from his riverside apartment in Wandsworth, south London, for the Regency home in Surrey.
Murray can win Wimbledon this year, says HenmanJune 18th, 2009 LONDON - Former British tennis star Tim Henman has said that World No.3 player Andy Murray can become the first Brit since Fred Perry in 1936 to lift the historic Wimbledon trophy. "Murray is certainty one of the players to beat, I can't see a winner coming outside of the top three.
Federer does not think Murray is French Open final materialJune 2nd, 2009 PARIS - Former World Number one Roger Federer has said that British tennis star Andy Murray is not his pick to reach the final of the French Open. The world No 2 is in the other side of the draw to third seed Murray, who meets Chile's Fernando Gonzalez in the quarter-finals in Paris today.
Murray frustrated with fellow Brits not joining him at the topMay 27th, 2009 LONDON - World number three Andy Murray has slammed Britain's men tennis players for a string of "very poor" displays in 2009. Murray, who takes on Italian Potito Starace in the second round of the French Open, is becoming increasingly frustrated at the lack of fellow countrymen joining him at the top of tennis.
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