Tennis: June 2009 Archives

Murray marches into last eight

Andy Murray described his epic fourth-round Wimbledon win over Stanislas Wawrinka - the first under floodlights - as "pretty special".

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Murray ready to improve

Andy Murray insists he can raise his game further after securing a last-16 place at Wimbledon with an easy win against Viktor Troicki.

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Federer passes Kohlschreiber test

Roger Federer declared himself satisfied with the way he forced the rhythm in his one-sided victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber.

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Murray serves notice

Andy Murray believes his serve is key to his chances at Wimbledon after beating Ernests Gulbis to reach the third round at SW19.

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British tennis 'not acceptable' Murray

Andy Murray says the standard of British tennis is 'not acceptable' after nine home players lost in the first round at Wimbledon.

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Federer too strong for Lu

Roger Federer cruised to a comfortable 7-5 6-3 6-2 win against Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei on Centre Court at Wimbledon.

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Federer 'sad' at rival's All England absence

Roger Federer says he is 'sad' that his 'main rival' and Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal is unable to defend his title this year.

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Nadal to return better than ever

Rafael Nadal admits his decision to pull out of Wimbledon 2009 due to injury was the "toughest" of his career.

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Murray will win Wimbledon - Borg

Five-time champion Bjorn Borg feels Andy Murray will win the Wimbledon title, if not this year than definitely in the future.

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Murray third in All England seeding

Britain's number one Andy Murray has been made the number three seed for Wimbledon, which gets underway on Monday.

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Nadal proves fitness for All England bid

Rafael Nadal got through a three-hour practice session with no problems on Tuesday and looks certain to defend his Wimbledon title.

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Hype lost on focused Murray

British number one Andy Murray has insisted the weight of expectation will not impact on his preparations for Wimbledon.

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Murray wants low-key Wimbledon build-up

Andy Murray says he will live a normal life in the build-up to Wimbledon and not let the pressure of the home crowds and affect him.

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Murray seals historic win

Andy Murray became the first British man to emerge victorious at Queens in 71 years after beating James Blake in straight sets.

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Murray through to Queen's final

Britain's Andy Murray has reached the final of the Aegon Championship at Queen's with a convincing 6-2 6-4 win over Juan Carlos Ferrero

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Murray too strong for Seppi

British number one Andy Murray swept past Andreas Seppi 6-1 6-4 to book his place in the third round of the AEGON Championships.

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Nadal a Wimbledon worry

Rafael Nadal was today expected to announce whether he has recovered from a knee injury to defend his Wimbledon title.

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Federer's "greatest" victory

Roger Federer believes beating Robin Soderling to take the French Open title may be the best victory of his illustrious career.

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Grass set to replace clay

Queen's Club tournament director Chris Kermode says the top players are already practising for the start of the grass-court season.

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Kuznetsova crowned French Open champ

Svetlana Kuznetsova has won the French Open for the first time after she beat fellow Russian Dinara Safina in the final.

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Safina into French Open final

Dinara Safina made it through to the French Open final after a straight sets win over Dominika Cibulkova.

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Clay form mint for Murray

Andy Murray insisted he was happy with his progress at the French Open despite a quarter-final defeat against Fernando Gonzalez.

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Federer edges past Haas

Roger Federer survived a five-set epic against the unseeded Tommy Haas to keep his French Open title dream alive.

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Nadal takes defeat in his stride

Rafael Nadal remained philosophical after losing for the first time at the French Open after four successive titles at Roland Garros.

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