Tennis Jun 15, 2021
Andy Murray says question marks remain over fitness ahead of return
"I feel okay. I don't feel perfect, but I have been practicing well over the last month or so, pretty consistently," the 34-year-old told reporters on Monday.
Tennis Mar 3, 2021
Andy Murray approaching each match as if career hangs in balance
Andy Murray feels like he's playing for his career every time he takes the court after recent losses to lowly ranked opponents, but the injury-ravaged former world No. 1 says he plans to meet the challenge head on. The three-time Grand Slam winner was forced ...
Tennis Jan 23, 2021
Former world No. 1 Andy Murray said he was "gutted" after deciding to withdraw from next month's Australian Open following a positive test for COVID-19 earlier this month. The 33-year-old Murray, a wildcard, confirmed last Thursday that he had tested positive for the virus and ...
Tennis Jan 15, 2021
Andy Murray doubtful for Australian Open after positive coronavirus test
Andy Murray's participation in the Australian Open has been thrown into doubt after it was revealed on Thursday he had tested positive for the coronavirus. The British former world No. 1 was due to travel to Australia on one of a series of charter flights ...
Tennis Nov 25, 2020
Andy Murray backs compulsory vaccines for tennis tournaments
Andy Murray said Tuesday that tennis players should be required to have a coronavirus vaccination before they are allowed to take part in tournaments. With the 2021 tennis schedule facing inevitable issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, three-time Grand Slam winner Murray hopes the long-awaited ...
Tennis Nov 21, 2019
Japan bowed out of the Davis Cup Finals on Wednesday, going down to Serbia a day after opening its Group A campaign with a loss to France. Filip Krajinovic beat Yuichi Sugita 6-2, 6-4 in the opening singles rubber at Madrid's La Caja Magica before ...
More Sports / Tennis Jan 29, 2019
Andy Murray undergoes hip resurfacing surgery in attempt to extend tennis career
Former world No. 1 Andy Murray has undergone a hip resurfacing surgery in London, the 31-year-old Scot said on Tuesday. Murray has struggled to regain form since undergoing hip surgery last year and was knocked out in the first round of the Australian Open earlier ...
More Sports / Tennis Oct 9, 2017
Yuichi Sugita moves to personal-best 36th in tennis world rankings
Yuichi Sugita climbed to a personal-best 36th in the world rankings released Monday, while Kei Nishikori, who is out for the season with a right-wrist injury, remained in 14th. Sugita, 29, reached the Japan Open quarterfinals last week to improve his ranking. Nishikori, who has been ...
More Sports / Tennis Jan 14, 2017
Having snatched Novak Djokovic's world No. 1 ranking in a thrilling late-season raid, Andy Murray will bid to storm the Serb's Melbourne Park fortress and capture an elusive Australian Open title after five agonizing near misses. Murray enters the year's first Grand Slam in unknown ...
More Sports / Tennis Dec 8, 2016
Novak Djokovic lost his momentum in the second half of last season and was toppled as the world No. 1 by Andy Murray because his work rate dropped, the Serbian's former coach Boris Becker said on Wednesday. Speaking a day after the two terminated their ...
More Sports / Tennis Nov 20, 2016
A great season for Kei Nishikori came to a disappointing finish on Saturday, when he was knocked out of the ATP World Tour Finals by world No. 2 Novak Djokovic. Nishikori, ranked fifth in the world, lost their semifinal match 6-1, 6-1 in 1 hour, ...
More Sports / Tennis Oct 12, 2016
Kei Nishikori will make a third straight appearance at the ATP Tour finals next month after becoming the fifth player to qualify for the season-ending tournament, organizers said on Wednesday. The 26-year-old world No. 4 will join the top three players — Novak Djokovic, Andy ...