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Tennis: Agassi backs Djokovic to rebound quickly

Andy Murray is yet to reach his maximum potential and should only get better but the world number one has not seen the back of Novak Djokovic, according to eight-times grand slam champion Andre Agassi.
21 January 2017, 08:02 AM

Tennis: Murray, Djokovic face testing draws at Australian Open

World number one Andy Murray could face challenges from Kei Nishikori and Stan Wawrinka if he is to reach a sixth Australian Open final following Friday's draw.
13 January 2017, 09:24 AM

Tennis: Murray, Kerber top seeds at Australian Open

World number ones Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber were named the top seeds on Thursday for next week's Australian Open with organisers aligning with the current rankings.
12 January 2017, 07:05 AM

Tennis: Djokovic admits ‘unacceptable’ to hit ball into Qatar crowd

Novak Djokovic said he did not intentionally hit a ball into the crowd during his Qatar Open final against Andy Murray, an incident which threatened to take the gloss off his victory.
8 January 2017, 06:48 AM

Tennis: Murray battles through, Djokovic gets selfie surprise

World number one Andy Murray claimed his 26th consecutive victory on Wednesday with a battling 7-6 (8/6), 7-5 win over Austria's Gerald Melzer to reach the Qatar Open quarter-finals.
5 January 2017, 06:24 AM

Tennis: Murray eases to 25th straight win

Andy Murray began 2017 where he left off last year, beating Jeremy Chardy in straight sets in his season opener in Qatar on Tuesday to register his 25th consecutive victory.
4 January 2017, 09:10 AM

Tennis: Andy Murray wins third BBC Sports Personality award

Andy Murray was voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for a record third time on Sunday despite his wife telling him she was voting for one of his rivals.
19 December 2016, 05:44 AM

Tennis: Murray in the mix for record third BBC award

Andy Murray could round off his sensational year which has seen him finish as men's tennis world number one and win both Wimbledon and the Olympic title with a historic third BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
29 November 2016, 05:38 AM

Tennis: Murray marks rise to the top with Tour Finals romp

Andy Murray celebrates his rise to the top of the world rankings with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Marin Cilic as the Scot makes a strong start to his bid to win the ATP Tour Finals.
15 November 2016, 05:41 AM

Andy Murray to miss Britain's Davis Cup quarter final

Wimbledon champion Andy Murray will miss Britain's Davis Cup quarter-final clash against Serbia with captain Leon Smith naming Kyle Edmund and James Ward as his two singles players on Wednesday.
14 July 2016, 10:31 AM

Crowd key as Andy Murray, Roger Federer aim for final

Home star Andy Murray and sentimental favourite Roger Federer will look to the Centre Court crowd on Friday to roar them into the Wimbledon final.
8 July 2016, 08:56 AM

Lendl says Murray can end Djokovic's 'golden slam' dream

Andy Murray has what it takes to ruin Novak Djokovic's dreams of sweeping to a 'golden slam', coach Ivan Lendl has said as the Scot prepares for another tilt at the Wimbledon title.
16 June 2016, 09:49 AM

Being part of the Federer/Nadal era a career booster, says Djokovic

The moment Novak Djokovic accepted that being part of the Roger Federer/Rafael Nadal era was a chance, not a curse, everything improved for him. After winning his first French Open title, world's number one tennis player holds all four grand slams at the same time.
6 June 2016, 07:32 AM