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Rackets and Balls - Tennis News

February 20th, 2008

Andy Murray has no charm?

Sometimes I harp on Andy Murray. It’s not a secret. But I certainly don’t do it to the extent of Simon Hattenstone. Here’s his article about how charmless Murray is compared to his brother Jamie. Compared to a normal human being, actually.
Hattenstone talks about Murray as if he’s a side of beef for sale. That’s […]

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February 17th, 2008

Murray Wins Marseille

Andy Murray sent Mario Ancic packing in the Marseille Open, beating the Croatian 6-3, 6-4 to win the title. After the match Murray said he thought he’d be back in the top 10 when the new ATP rankings were released but the ATP statistician said that wasn’t the case. Thank goodness there was one of those […]

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February 16th, 2008

Murray and Ancic in Marseille Final

Mario Ancic took out Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-2 in the semifinals at Marseille to set up a final showdown with fourth-seeded Andy Murray. Murray beat eighth-seeded Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-2, 6-2 earlier for his ticket to Sunday’s final.
Not that this is the most interesting piece of tennis news out there but I thought it worthy of […]

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February 9th, 2008

Andy Murray Back on Board for Britain

Hold on to your pants, Andy Murray has agreed to play for Great Britain in the next Davis Cup match. Amazing! I know this news is a couple days old…I’m not sure how I skipped over it in the headlines. I usually jump at the chance to hang out with my good ole buddy Andy […]

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February 6th, 2008

One and Done: Marcos Baghdatis Coachless

There’s another job opening for all you tennis coaches out there. Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou cited personal reasons when he stepped down from his perch as Marcos Baghdatis’ coach and really didn’t have much to say beyond that. Hadjigeorgiou will continue coaching Baghdatis as the  Davis Cup team captain.
Hadjigeorgiou took the Baghdatis job in May of 2007 […]

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January 30th, 2008

Murray Drops out of Davis Cup

The recently anointed world No. 12 Andy Murray (falling from No. 9) has dropped off Great Britain’s Davis Cup team. The Brits are set to square-off against Argentina on outdoor clay Feb. 8-10 in Buenos Aires.
Great Britain’s leading lady man has withdrawn from Davis Cup play because of a knee injury.
“The experts have advised me that going […]

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January 14th, 2008

Andy Murray out of Australian Open

And this is why I don’t like predicting things…because more often than not, I’m wrong!
Andy Murray, at No. 9 in the world, became the highest-ranked player to exit the Australian Open the first day. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France showed Murray how to play tennis in 7-5, 6-4, 0-6, 7-6 victory. And here I had said I would […]

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January 7th, 2008

And he’s back! Murray in top 10 again

I like to keep my eye on Andy Murray, mostly because I like to poke fun at him every now and then.
After his recent win in Doha, Murray has jumped back into the ATP’s top 10 and sits in ninth. David Nalbandian drops to 10th and Tommy Robredo to 11th.
Murray’s two-jump move comes on the […]

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January 2nd, 2008

Mr. Big-time

I’ve talked about Mr. Big-time before and today, he took another step on his way to building up his own majesty.
Andy Murray, ranked No. 11 in the world, has said he is considering not representing Great Britain in future team events.
“I don’t know exactly how long I will continue playing Davis Cup,” said Murray. “The […]

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December 10th, 2007

Murray Wins British Player of the Year

It’s that time of year when everyone is handing out awards and bowing and smiling to receive them.
Andy Murray, wrapping up the year in 11th in the ATP rankings, was named the British male player of the year in the Lawn Tennis Association awards. The awards were voted on by the public.
And that’s about all […]

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