Britain’s Andy Murray marked his 29th birthday in style by claiming his first Italian Open title with

Djokovic, who beat Murray in last week’s Madrid Open final, was broken early in the first set and was

Murray was forced to fight back from break point down to hold serve in the second set, before fending

Victory sees Murray become the first British player to win the tournament in Italy since 1931 and secure

World number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Britain’s Andy Murray will meet in the final for the second

wrapped up a thrilling 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 success.His opponent in tomorrow’s showpiece finale will again be Murray

time since I've been on Tour that I've not had a chance to hit balls before going on to the court," Murray

Novak Djokovic won one of the toughest matches of the year so far on the men's tour in a draining quarter-final tie with arch-rival Rafael Nadal at the Rome Masters today.

points before winning the decisive tie breaker 7-4.He remains on course for another final showdown with Andy

Murray, loser in the Madrid final last week, after the Briton swept past Belgium's David Goffin 

;6-1, 7-5.Andy Murray of Great Britain was among other winners today ©Getty ImagesMurray will now face

Austria’s Dominic Thiem ended Roger Federer’s Italian Open campaign in the third round by defeating the Swiss star in straight sets today in Rome.

to Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci, but hit back to claim a 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 win.World number three Andy

Murray, though, cruised into the next round, with the Britain winning his tie with France's Jeremy

Roger Federer marked his return to action with a 6-3, 7-5 win over German teenager Alexander Zverev to reach the third round of the Italian Open in Rome.

overcame Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-3, the same scoreline by which British second seed Andy

Murray defeated Kazakh qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin in his first match since splitting from coach Amelie

Serbia's Novak Djokovic won a high quality dual with Britain's Andy Murray this evening to secure a first

to sweep through the opening set.He utilised both power and consistency to sweep to a 6-2 lead.But Murray

Rafael Nadal in the semi-final, continued his good clay court form to fight back and win the second, 6-3.Andy

Murray fought hard but was ultimately outclassed by Novak Djokovic ©Getty ImagesDjokovic responded by

force his opponent to serve it out, which Djokovic duly did to take the decider, 6-3.The result means Murray

Simona Halep won the women's title at the Mutua Madrid Open after a comfortable victory over Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia in the final today.

Andy Murray beat Rafael Nadal to reach the Madrid Open final ©Getty ImagesIn the men's draw, defending

champion Andy Murray beat Spain's clay court specialist Rafael Nadal 7-5, 6-4 in a repeat of last year's

Defending champion Andy Murray claimed his first-ever victory on clay over Tomas Berdych of the Czech

against the best clay court player of all time and get yourself ready for that challenge mentally," Murray

Britain's defending champion Andy Murray secured his place in the quarter-finals of the Mutua Madrid

right against him because the better you hit the ball, the faster it comes back against him," said Murray

Romania's Simona Halep booked her place in the women's semi-finals ©Getty ImagesIf Murray gets past Berdych

semi-finals of a tournament that is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event.Nadal, who lost to Murray

What is the default response to this week’s news that Andy Murray has become the latest high profile

In announcing his decision during the Madrid Masters event, Murray has effectively allied himself with

citing the wish to ensure “maximum security” and to allow players to spend time with their families.Andy Murray

Justifying his decision over Rio 2016, Murray added: “It’s different than what we’re used to.

thing that will deprive those athletes of the cultural experience which should be their due.So even if Murray

Milos Raonic eased into the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open as the Canadian star claimed a straight sets victory over Brazil’s Thomaz Bellucci on Arantxa Sanchez today.

go one stage further than at the 2015 edition of the tournament, where he was beaten by Britain’s Andy

Murray in the final.The defending champion was one of several top seeds to receive a bye through the

Adam Scott regrets he will be unable to attend the Rio 2016 Olympics golf competition owing to a subsequent engagement.

Sure, earning the 2012 Olympic title at Wimbledon kick-started Andy Murray to winning his first Grand

' two-time major champion, who describes the Olympic golf tournament as being “like a fifth major”.Andy

Murray, pictured at this year's Monte Carlo Masters tournament, has been strongly criticised by former

advanced to his 10th Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters final after coming from a set down to beat Britain’s Andy

Murray on Court Ranier III.

World number two Murray continued where he had left off yesterday, having dismantled Canada’s Milos Raonic

earning a double break en-route to sealing a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory.Nadal's victory was his seventh over Murray

tournament, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event, for eight consecutive years between 2005 and 2012.Andy

Murray let a one set lead slip to fall to defeat in the semi-finals ©Getty ImagesHis run was ended by

France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga advanced to the semi-finals of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters after coming from behind to surprise Switzerland’s Roger Federer on Court Ranier III at the Monte Carlo Country Club today.

match.Rafael Nadal remained on course for his ninth Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters title ©Getty ImagesBritain’s Andy

Murray produced his best display of the competition to convincingly defeat Canada’s Milos Raonic.The

Britain’s Andy Murray advanced to the quarter-finals of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters after battling

the set 7-5.Paire broke his rival in the deciding set but proved unable to preserve his advantage as Murray

“It was a big win is what it was,” said Murray.