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Świątek still "shocked" by French Open win

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Iga Świątek says she is still "shocked" to be a Grand Slam winner, the day after she beat Sofia Kenin in the French Open final.

#RolandGarros— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) October 10, 2020Britain's three-time Grand Slam winner Andy

Murray - the reigning men's Olympic champion - sung her praises throughout the competition.He commented


Kyrgios and Khachanov feud following Wilander comments at French Open

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Nick Kyrgios and Russia’s Karen Khachanov have engaged in a Twitter row over the Australian's criticism of former player Mats Wilander.

Wilander had questioned three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray’s decision to take a wildcard spot at

Kyrgios defended Murray, who had hip surgery in 2018, with the Australian aiming criticism at Wilander


Murray defended over wildcard decision at French Open

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Britain's three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray has been defended after his decision to take a wildcard

Andy Murray’s response to Mats Wilander: ‘Love this ?’???

Mats is a friend of mine and I respect his opinion greatly, but Andy has every right to take wildcards

It is up to Andy as to how long he wants to play."

 Jim Courier has backed Andy Murray's decision to take wildcard spots for tournaments ©Getty Images"He



Wawrinka triumphs in first-round showdown with Murray at French Open

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a meeting of two former Grand Slam winners in the first round of the French Open in Paris, beating Andy

Murray in straight sets.

back-to-back Olympic champion, has been hobbled by injuries in recent years.Wawrinka was able to break Murray

in fairly comfortable fashion, taking the win in 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.Murray was broken six times in total.Another


Mike Rowbottom: Djokovic self-destructs. What was he thinking?

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Novak Djokovic, disqualified from the US Open for inadvertently hitting a female line judge in the neck with a ball slammed in frustration, is not the first and will not be the last sporting champion to lose his temper and do something stupid.

Britain's Andy Murray, left, has questioned the players' union Novak Djokovic, right, has set-up, saying

and Rafael Nadal have been among those questioning the wisdom and timing of this move, and Britain's Andy

Murray has called for Women's Tennis Association members to be involved.In 2017, Djokovic faced another


Michael Pavitt: Return of sporting events a positive but packed schedule presents a challenge for athletes

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Nearly two years ago, I wrote about my tentative support for the UEFA Nations League format with the competition providing more structured international football matches in place of meaningless friendlies, as well as pitting nations of a similar level against each other.

subject considered, particularly given the likes of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy

Murray all face lengthy spells on the sidelines in recent years.


Murray, Raonic and Dimitrov all exit US Open but Williams remains on course

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Andy Murray crashed out of the US Open following a convincing second-round defeat to Felix Auger-Aliassime

would say I’m more positive about what I could do in Grand Slams than I was before I came over here," Murray

Andy Murray's victory over Yoshihito Nishioka was his first at a Grand Slam since undergoing a hip resurfacing



Former champion Murray battles back to win five set thriller on day two of US Open

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Britain's Andy Murray battled back from two sets down to win a five set thriller against Japan's Yoshihito

Murray, who won the men's singles title at Flushing Meadows in 2012, triumphed in the first match of

Nishioka in a match that lasted four hours and 39 minutes.Nishioka won the first two sets 6-4 before Murray

took sets three and four in tiebreaks 7-6 7-6.Murray completed the fightback by winning the fifth set

6-4, in what was his first singles match at a Grand Slam since the 2019 Australian Open.Since then, Murray


Nancy Gillen: Djokovic shuns female tennis players to create exclusionary Professional Tennis Players' Association

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For a period of time where the majority of sport has been suspended, Novak Djokovic has been in the headlines an awful lot.

Other players have picked up on it though, including Andy Murray, ever the proponent of women’s tennis

As Murray said, player representation could be a lot stronger if it was not as fragmented.There have

players who are more in need of help in tackling issues such as equal prize money at tournaments.Andy Murray



Mixed response as Djokovic leaves ATP Players Council and forms breakaway union

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Men's world number one Novak Djokovic has resigned as President of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Players Council to form a new players' association, leading to criticism from some high-profile players and tennis bodies.

sport, to pave the best way forward", was Federer's message.Britain's three-time Grand Slam champion Andy

Murray has been more guarded, saying he is not against a player union but believes it should involve


Top seeds Djokovic and Plíšková discover first round opponents at US Open

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Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Karolína Plíšková have discovered their potential routes to the US Open title after the draw was made for the second Grand Slam event of the coronavirus impacted tennis season.

Delbonis.Second seed Dominic Thiem of Austria is due to face Spain’s Jaume Munar in the first round.Britain’s Andy

Murray, a wildcard for the tournament, will open against Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka.


Williams out of Cincinnati Masters after defeat to 13th seed Sakkari

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Serena Williams' preparations for the upcoming US Open have been dealt a blow after she was beaten by Maria Sakkari of Greece in the third round of the Cincinnati Masters in New York City.

beating Slovenia's Aljaz Bedene 6-3, 6-3.But former world number one and three-time Grand Slam champion Andy

Murray is out after he lost 6-2 6-2 to world number 30 Milos Raonic.The Western and Southern Open is