Wimbledon 2009: Andy Murray bet Robert Kendrick in his opening match

Rafael Nadal is out of 2009 Wimbledon tournament due to his knee injury. Now, the question is that who can protest the second-seeded player Roger Federer. Then, only one name can come to your mind and it is no one but Andy Murray. After Roger Federer, this player has got much publicity and popularity. It is thought that if anyone can stop Federer then it will be Murray.

Andy Murray faced Robert Kendrick in his first match in this Grand Slam tournament. It was an exciting game. Kendrick made his return in the second season but he could not continue his good form. This game was played in four sets (7-5, 6-7, 6-3 and 6-4). Murray again proves that he can return from any situation. After winning this match, he has moved to the second round. Now, let us see how long he can proceed.

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Andy Roddick to Take Part in Queen's Club ATP Tournament to Prepare for Wimbledon 2009

Andy Roddick will play in the Queen's Club ATP tournament as part of his preparation for Wimbledon 2009 grass court gram slam tournament. Queen's Club tournament will also feature defending champion and current world no. 1 Rafael Nadal and world no. 4 Andy Murray.

Andy Roddick has some sweet memory regarding this grass court tournament as he has 4 Queen's Club titles to his credit. From 2003 to 2005, he won the tournament in succession before retaining the title once again in 2007. Rafael Nadal won the Queen's Club title last year before clinching his first ever Wimbledon title. No doubt, Nadal will start the tournament as the top favorite, but it will be interesting to see if Any Roddick can give a tough competition for the title, being inspired by his previous successes in the tournament.

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Andy Murray Wins Sony Ericsson Open in Miami

Andy Murray clinched the Sony Ericsson Open title in Miami, defeating Serbian star Novak Djokovic in straight set 6-2, 7-5 in the tournament final on Sunday. Besides Djokovic, Murray also had to defeat a scorching heat which was one of the reasons behind the loss of Djokovic as he failed to hold on to his top form avoid the heat. With this victory, Murray has become the first Briton to win this tournament and bagged $605,000 as prize money. Moreover, Murray also gained 1,000 ranking points to move within 173 points of world no. 3 Novak Djokovic. Murray won the first set pretty easily, but Djokovic fought back in the second, but still he could not stand up against his British opponent.

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Novak Djokovic Facing Andy Murray at Miami ATP Masters Final

World no. 3 Novak Djokovic is going to take on world no. 4 Andy Murray in the final of Miami ATP Masters 2009. Serbian star Djokovic edged past world no. 2 Roger Federer 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the semi final in a 1 hour and 46 minutes affair. Federer looked pretty much comfortable in the first set and it seemed he was confident enough to clinch his first title this year. However, the former world no. 1 failed to capitalize on the momentum gained early in the match, making 35 unforced errors. Djokovic bounced back in the match winning the second set 6-2 which was followed up with 6-3 win in the final set.

Andy Murray defeated Juan Martin del Potro 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, and thus, he has become the first British player to make it to the final of the tournament. del Potro came into the semi final against Andy Murray on the back of a quarter final victory over world no. 1 Rafael Nadal, but the Argentine failed to carry on his momentum in the semi final. Though Murray could easily take the first set 6-1, Juan Martin del Potro bounced back in the second, winning the set 5-7 in tie-breaker. Murray then ensured his entry into the final, winning the final set 6-2. Now, let us see if Andy Murray can become the first British to win the title of Miami ATP Masters.

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Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray will face each other in the Indian Wells final

Tennis fans are eagerly waiting to see an exciting and nail biting fight between Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. Now, you already know that both of them will face each other in the final match of Indian Wells. It is really tough challenge for the defending champion Andy Murray. Rafael Nadal is obviously a strong opponent for him. However, Murray shows his class after beating world number two Roger Federer in to three sets. Despite being hot favorite in this tournament, Rafael Nadal is worried to make dominance against his opponent Murray. No doubt, they are going to give us a hard-fought game. Both Nadal and Murray will fight to bag this prestigious title. Who do you think can snatch this title: Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray?

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Andy Murray Starts With A Victory at Dubai Tennis Championships

Andy Murray has started the Dubai Tennis Championships with a victory. His victory came against Sergiy Stakhovsky on Monday. During the match, both players were bothered by ankle injury. Then, they continued their struggle to snatch the win and gave a closely fought game to the fans. At last, the fourth-ranked Andy Murray took a 30-0 lead in the ninth game and win the first game of this tournament.
Dubai Tennis Championships has lost its attraction as many top players are missing due to many reasons. Andy Roddick omitted his name to show his protest the UAE decision not to allow Israeli player Shahar Peer to visit to compete in last week’s women's event. Two top payers Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are now out of the competition due to injury and some other players reluctant to play in this championship.
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Andy Murray Clinched World Tennis Tournament Title, Defeating Rafael Nadal

British tennis star Andy Murray has won the World Tennis Tournament title, defeating world no. 1 Rafael Nadal in straight sets 6-3 4-6 6-0 in the final of the tournament. Nadal took a blow to his knee at the beginning of the second set and that is why, he was not at his best during the match. Andy Murray was happy, but he also even revealed his disappointment at the injury of Nadal during the match.

Though it has been third successive victory for Andy Murray over Rafael Nadal, the British youngster wants to improve his performance. He said that he had expected to do better in Australian open, where he got out of fourth round, and now he wants to continue his current form.

Andy Murray has had a very successful season in 2008 and his excellent form of last season has increased the expectation of British tennis fans from him. In fact, he is now pitted to be the first Briton to win a grand slam title after Fred Parry won it last time in 1936. However, Murray lost his first chance to achieve the distinction at Australian Open, but he seems to have returned to good form with this victory. So, British fans can now hope for a grand slam title from Andy Murray at French Open tournament.

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Roger Federer Surprised at Andy Murray’s Top Favorite Tag for Australian Open 2009

Andy Murray has been the top favorite for the upcoming Australian Open 2009 tournament among the betters. However, Swiss tennis star Roger Federer expressed his surprise at this news. He admits that Andy Murray has been in excellent form of recent, but he has said that winning a grand slam tournament is a different ball time. Since 2008, Murray has been in consistent form so far and the Briton recently defeated Federer on two occasions.

Well, I think, Murray has enough possibility to win the Australian Open 2009 because he is young and is most probably at the peak of his career. Murray can become the first British after Fred Perry to win a grand slam title. Perry won his last grand slam title way back in 1936 and since then, no British players could achieve this distinction, but Andy Murray went very close to win it when he reached the final of US Open 2008, but lost to eventual champion Roger Federer.

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