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Croatian veteran Ivan Ljubicic has rallied for a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/1) triumph over world number three Rafael Nadal to reach the final of the Indian Wells Masters 1000.
Ljubicic, a former world number three now ranked 26th in the world, denied Nadal a shot at a repeat title and a third in four years.
The Croatian, [...]

Sweden’s Robin Soderling delivered a tennis master class in the opening set before eliminating fourth seed Andy Murray in the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 event on Saturday (AEDT).
The sixth-seeded Swede overwhelmed Murray 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) with a dazzling array of deep top-spin forehands, flat backhands and power serving to race through [...]

London, Sep.17 (ANI): World Number three Andy Murray is of the view that winning a Grand Slam title in the present day and age is far more tougher than it was before, given the kind of talent on show in the tennis circuit.

He said that when players [...]

New York, Sep. 2 (ANI): US Open officials have banned players from sending Twitter messages during the short breaks in their games, saying the “inside information” could help gamblers improve their odds.

The federation has also warned the players to be extremely cautious about Twitter messages they send while they’re off the court, The New [...]

New York, Aug 29 (ANI): Tennis sensation Andy Roddick’s wife Brooklyn Decker has reportedly be signed for a cameo in ‘Ugly Betty’.

According to a source, Decker “just signed on for a guest role” for the ABC comedy.

The 22-year-old American model will star alongside America Ferrera as the frumpy fashionista’s co- worker, Lexie, reports New York [...]

London, Aug 22 (ANI): Tennis ace Andy Roddick’s wife Brooklyn Decker has revealed that her husband ’stalked’ her.

The 22-year-old fashion model caught Roddick’s attention when he saw her in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.

“He was the first to admit that he kind of stalked me,” the Daily Express quoted her as [...]

London, July 7 (ANI): Male tennis players work far harder than their female counterparts to earn the same amount of cash, it has emerged.

Men’s runner-up Andy Roddick had to work three times as hard as losing women’s finalist Venus Williams at Wimbledon. He flogged himself through a gruelling 331 games, while Venus jetted home having [...]

London, July 7 (ANI): Six-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer flew home Monday with the gift of the Centre Court net.

Having made history with a 15th Grand Slam win in beating Andy Roddick, the Daily Express quoted Federer as saying that he had no intention of slowing up even though he is soon to become a [...]

London, July 7 (ANI): Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne and his ex-wife Simone Callahan stepped out together at the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday, igniting rumors of a renewed love match.

According to the Daily Telegraph, Warne and Simone looked a happy couple in the grandstands at the royal box end.

They spent a relaxed afternoon in [...]

Hamburg, July 6 (DPA) Roger Federer returned to the top of the men’s tennis rankings issued Monday by the ATP, the day after his record-breaking Wimbledon title.
The Swiss dethroned Spanish rival Rafael Nadal after ten and a half months at the top with his epic five-set win over American Andy Roddick for a 15th Grand [...]

London, July 6 (ANI): British tennis star Andy Murray has been told to mix up his game if he wants to win Wimbledon.

Andy Roddick’s coach Larry Stefanki says the world No 3 needs to change his mentality and become more aggressive.

Stefanki, who used to coach Tim Henman, said: “He has to [...]

London, July 6 (DPA) A jet-lagged Pete Sampras added his congratulations to the man who stole his tennis throne after Roger Federer won a sixth Wimbledon trophy Sunday to set the all-time mark of 15 Grand Slam singles titles.
“In my book Federer is the greatest,” Sampras said. “The guy is a legend. He’s an icon. [...]

London, July 5 (ANI): Britain’s No.1 tennis player Andy Murray has admitted that, even at the age of 22, his Grand Slam failures are becoming a major burden on his career.

The world No.3 was at first adamant that he was pleased with his Wimbledon showing after going down narrowly to Andy Roddick in Friday’s [...]

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Roger Federer made tennis history Sunday, winning his sixth Wimbledon title in seven years to claim an [...]

London, July 5 (DPA) Roger Federer made tennis history Sunday, winning his sixth Wimbledon title in seven years to claim an all-time best 15th Grand Slam trophy 5-7, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 16-14 over American Andy Roddick.
The Swiss, only man to appear in seven consecutive Wimbledon finals, re-wrote the records in front of tennis [...]

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Roger Federer secured a record-breaking 15th grand slam after he finally overcame Andy Roddick in a tense and gruelling five-set men’s [...]

Edinburgh (Scotland), July 4 (ANI): With around eight million viewers watching the Wimbledon semi-final between British tennis hope Andy Murray and American Andy Roddick, experts have estimated that 120 million pounds worth of man hours were lost at work.

Analysts believe that around half of the eight million skipped work to watch the historic semi-final, reports [...]

London, July 4 (ANI): British tennis star Andy Murray, who lost against Andy Roddick in the Wimbledon semi-final on Friday, plans on lifting a Grand Slam before next year’s tournament at the All England Club.

The Sun quoted Murray as saying: “I still think it’s been a very good tournament. I did better than I ever [...]

London, July 3 (ANI): British tennis star Andy Murray has said that he approaches every match without fear, and adds that he is on a mission to end 71 years of British hurt of not winning a Wimbledon men’s final.

According to The Sun, success on Centre Court will make Murray the first Britisher to crack [...]

London, July 3 (ANI): Fans of British tennis star Andy Murray paid tribute to him on Thursday- by mimicking his famous bicep flex.

Murray, 22, showed off his bulging muscles at last year’s Wimbledon after beating Richard Gasquet in the last 16.

So this year, fans at SW19 paid homage to Murray’s muscles as excitement builds [...]