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Asian tennis will fill December off-season
December becomes prime time for tennis in Asia as the much-hyped "off-season" takes a beating with the launched in late 2014 of the six-team International Premier Tennis League.

Andy Murray Pulls out of French Open 2013
World No. 2 and US Open champion, Andy Murray has withdrawn from the 2013 Roland Garros with back problems that forced him out in Italy last week.

Should Rafael Nadal receive a higher seeding at Roland Garros?
Rafael Nadal could face Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic as early as the Quarter-finals during next months Roland Garros Championship. Should he receive a protected seeding to prevent this?

Roland Garros 2013 preview
It's only a few weeks away when the worlds best players will met for the 2nd Grand Slam of 2013 - Roland Garros. Who will be the champions of 2013? Who will cause the first major upset in the tournament? On the men's side, can anyone stop Rafael Nadal from claiming an 8th title?

Murray saves 1MP to win Miami
Andy Murray win his 2nd Miami Masters title after saving a match point to defeat David Ferrer 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(1). Andy Murray will now replace Roger Federer as No. 2 ranked player in the world.

Whats next for Andy Murray
Andy Murray may have lost Sunday’s Australian Open final to Novak Djokovic, but the 25-year-old has the tennis world at his feet.

Djokovic claims 3 straight Australian Open titles.
Novak Djokovic has defeated Andy Murray 6-7(3), 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-2 to win the 2013 Australian Open. Djokovic has equaled the Agassi-Federer Open-Era record for most titles and has become the first non-Australian ever to win 3 consecutive Australian Open titles.

Djokovic and Azarenka top seeds for Australian Open
Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka are top seeds for Australian Open starting January 14. The first grand slam of the year has seeds based on the ranking of the player as of the previous ending week. Novak Djokovic had a fantastic 2012 where he won the Austalian Open, reached finals of French...

Andy Murray successfully defends his Brisbane title
Andy Murray successfully defended his Brisbane International title by defeating Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov 7-6, 6-4 in a final lasting 1 hour and 31 minutes. Murray became the first player to defend title at the Brisbane International, warm-up tournament for Australian Open. Dimitrov started off in tremendous...

Looking Back on 2012 – Golden for Murray & Williams; regrets for Nadal
For Andy Murray 2012 marked a golden milestone, for Novak Djokovic the year was an emphatic reminder of his status as the world’s best male player, and for Roger Federer and his army of fans it was proof that the old master’s magic still sparkles. Serena Williams used the second half of the year to demonstrate...

Murray exits on the opening day of Abu Dhabi tournament
Murray, the world number three, looked off his game as he fell in straight sets against a charged Janko Tipsarevic on the first day of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship. Andy Murray was defeated on Thursday 27th December 2012 by 6-3 6-4 by World number nine, Serbia’s Tipsarevic in this week’s exhibition...

What’s next for Andy Murray
Andy Murray is the most successful British tennis player in men’s tennis since Fred Perry.  The Brit reach his first Grand Slam final back in 2008 when he lost in straight sets to Roger Federer.  Since then, he reached another 3 Grand Slam finals – two at the Australian Open (2010 & 2011) and one at...

Semi-Finals now set for tour final
Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro have all qualified for the semi-finals of the 2012 ATP World Tour Final. Roger Federer, who holds the record for most Tour Finals titles and match victories will face Andy Murray for a place in his 8th Tour Final.  The only record not held by the...

Who will reach the semi-finals from Group A?
In the final day of Group A’s round Robin matches, Novak Djokovic currently leads with his 2 wins over Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.  Andy Murray is in 2nd place, slightly ahead of Tomas Berdych. While it is still theoretically possible for any players to advance into the semi-finals, the key match will...

Who will win the 2012 ATP World Tour Final?
With the final tournament of the year just a few days away, who will take this most prestigious title and be crowned the 2012 ATP World Tour Finals Champion? Roger Federer Roger Federer holds almost every record at the ATP World Tour Finals, having won the tournament a record 6 times. He enters the tournament as the...

Who has the best backhand in men’s tennis today?
Who has the best backhand in men’s tennis today? Personally, I do prefer a more natural single-handed backhand. Clearly Roger Federer has the more famous backhand, but is it the best? I have to say no despite being a Federer fan. I would have to give this to Stanislas Wawrinka. It is the most powerful weapon in...

Watson disappointed by Murray’s selection of Robson at Olympics
Heather Watson has revealed she was disappointed Andy Murray picked Laura Robson to compete with him in the Olympics mixed doubles competition. The duo went on to win silver at London 2012 but Watson, 20, admits it made her stronger as she claimed the Japan Open. Watson told the Observer. “Honestly, yeah. I...

Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win Shanghai Masters
Andy Murray failed in his bid to make it a hat-trick of titles at the Shanghai Masters after losing a three-set thriller to Novak Djokovic. In their first meeting since Murray’s win in the US Open final, Djokovic triumphed 5-7 7-6 (13-11) 6-3. Murray edged the first set, which had seven breaks of serve, with...

Fred Perry and Andy Murray – The Similarities
In British men’s tennis, it has been a very long drought for Grand Slam champions. Fred Perry, a tennis legend and was the last British man to win a Grand Slam title back in 1936. Until September 10 2012, when Andy Murray ended the drought to win the US Open over Novak Djokovic in 5 thrilling sets. But what...

Murray makes history – finally
Andy Murray has made history by becoming the first British man to win a Grand Slam title in 76 years. Andy Murray defeated defending chmapion – Novak Djokovic in an epic 5 set final to win the 2012 US Open men’s singles title.  Andy Murray has broken free from the grips falling short to Tennis’s big 3...

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