Tennis: September 2008 Archives

Top seed Andy Roddick eventually overcame Israeli Dudi Sela to win the China Open in Beijing and claim his 26th ATP Tour title.

Great Britain have been handed a home tie against the Ukraine in next year's Euro/Africa zone of the Davis Cup.

Andy Murray has questioned the determination of his Davis Cup team-mates after the 3-2 defeat to Austria at the weekend.

World number four Andy Murray helped Great Britain to draw level with Austria after day one of their Davis Cup tie at Wimbledon.

Andy Murray has fired back at Jurgen Melzer ahead of their Davis Cup clash by insisting his mind games will not work.

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has announced a five-year sponsorship deal, worth around £25m, with financial services company AEGON.

Following a year-long investigation by the ATP, Nikolay Davydenko has been cleared of any involvement in match-fixing.

US Open champion Roger Federer has said it won't take much for Andy Murray to start winning Grand Slam titles.

Tim Henman has backed Andy Murray to recover from his US Open defeat and establish himself as the world's top men's tennis player.

Andy Murray described opponent Roger Federer as "the best player ever to play the game" after his US Open final defeat.

Roger Federer turned in a tennis masterclass to destroy Andy Murray for his fifth straight US Open title in New York.

Tim Henman believes Andy Murray has what it takes to beat Roger Federer and claim his first Grand Slam title at the US Open.

Andy Murray says it is an "honour" to play against Roger Federer in the US Open final after beating Rafael Nadal in his semi-final.

Serena Williams has won her third US Open title with a straight sets victory over Serbia's Jelena Jankovic in New York.

Andy Murray is holding a two-set advantage over Rafael Nadal in their rain-hit US Open semi-final, which will resume on Sunday night.

Roger Federer proved too strong for Novak Djokovic to reach the US Open final and then insisted he has nothing to prove.

Former world number one Mats Wilander feels Roger Federer will struggle to reclaim his place at the top of the rankings.

Bob and Mike Bryan have won the men's doubles title at the US Open for the second time with victory over Lukas Dlouhy and Leander Paes.

Roger Federer was a relived man after beating Gilles Muller to take his place in the US Open semi-finals.

Novak Djokovic will play Roger Federer in the semi-finals of the US Open after a four-set victory over Andy Roddick.

Andy Murray must defeat world number one Rafael Nadal for the first time if he is to reach the US Open final.

Jamie Murray chases his second Grand Slam mixed doubles title when he partners Liezel Huber at Flushing Meadows tonight.

Andy Murray has vowed not to be distracted by the hype when he meets bitter rival Juan Martin del Potro at the US Open on Wednesday.

Novak Djokovic set up a US Open quarter-final showdown with home hero Andy Roddick after a five-set thriller against Tommy Robredo.

Fifth seed Elena Dementieva admitted she will have to improve against Jelena Jankovic to reach the US Open final.

Defending champion Roger Federer kept his fifth straight US Open title alive after a marathon five-set encounter with Igor Andreev.

World number one Rafael Nadal was surprisingly pushed hard by Sam Querrey but eventually booked his progress in four sets.

The Williams sisters made short work of their respective fourth-round opponents to set up a mouthwatering quarter-final clash.

British number one Andy Murray made his first US Open quarter-final with a sensational performance against Stanislas Wawrinka.

Defending champion Roger Federer put in another masterclass as he destroyed Radek Stepanek in three sets to make the fourth round.

Andy Murray believes he can land his first Grand Slam title after coming through a tough battle against Jurgen Melzer.

Novak Djokovic was pushed all the way before finally seeing off Marin Cilic to book his place in the US Open fourth round.