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Andy Murray’s magical year 2008
Murray Starts 2008 in style, archiving the first title of the year in Doha but the Briton’s hopes are soon dashed at the Australian Open as he runs into Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first round in Melbourne.
Nadal The Cheerleader!
Rafael Nadal might want to skip the trip to Argentina to be a cheerleader for Spain at the Davis Cup final. Emilio Sanchez Vicario, captain of the Spanish team, says his country will stand a better chance if the world’s No. 1 player — injured and unable to compete — is not courtside for the [...]
Nadal is exhausted
In the end, even the world’s most indestructible tennis player proved mortal in the face of an unbending, unending calendar. Worn down from his most successful season ever, Rafael Nadal withdrew on Monday from the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai. There had been immediate speculation that Nadal would skip Shanghai to prepare himself for the [...]
Murray’s Second Title
There were gigantic names like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. But no myth could stop Britain’s Andy Murray to win his second Madrid Masters title in a row. The Briton, 21, followed up his semi-final win over Roger Federer with a 6-4 7-6 (8-6) victory. Simon struggled physically, having needed final set tie-breaks in his [...]
Roger Federer through to the 3rd round
The world number two rallied from 5-3 down in the second set tie-break to win on his return from a five-week break. “I’m happy to be back on tour,” said the Swiss. “It was always going to be tough against Radek and he played a great second set.” Elsewhere, American qualifier Robby Ginepri battled to [...]
Murray struggles hard to reach 3rd round
Britain’s Andy Murray progressed to the third round of the Madrid Masters after his Italian opponent Simone Bolelli retired hurt early in the second set. Bolelli, who had lost the first set 6-0 in under 30 minutes, appeared to sustain a shoulder injury when he attempted a smash shot to hold at 0-1.
Nadal not relaxing on top
Strengthening his position at the top of the world rankings is the priority for Rafael Nadal rather than November’s Davis Cup final against Argentina, the Spaniard said ahead of next week’s Madrid Masters. The 22-year-old’s has had a spectacular season, winning a fourth consecutive French Open, gold at the Beijing Olympics and his maiden Wimbledon [...]
Roger Federer to play Madrid Masters after layoff
MADRID, Spain — Roger Federer will play at next week’s Madrid Masters, tournament organizers said Thursday. The second-ranked Federer, who won the tournament in 2006 and was runner-up last year, will return to the court after a layoff of more than three weeks. Federer skipped this week’s Stockholm Open saying he needed to rest up [...]
