World number two Andy Murray is safely through to the third round of the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters after

Murray, the two-time Grand Slam champion, began his clay court campaign in encouraging fashion at the

Herbert, the world number 95, a way back into the contest and he took it with aplomb, breaking the Murray

Canada’s Milos Raonic eased into the second round of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters after brushing aside the challenge of Italian wildcard Marco Cecchinato on Court Rainier III at the at the Monte Carlo Country Club today.

Slovenian-born Bedene earning a 6-2 6-3 win over the Czech Republic’s Lukas Rosol.Tomorrow will see Britain’s Andy

Murray, the world number two, face France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert in his second round match.Defending

Andy Murray - back in action this month after his wife gave birth to a daughter, Sophia – has made an

struggle…”Sky News, meanwhile, has had a psychologist on discussing whether "fatherhood is affecting Andy

 OK, OK, concentrate Andy…concentrate…still think the light in her room is too bright, though.

Let it go…OK…OK…now visualise this return…“Come ON Andy!!” Right there, Kim! Sorry!!

It was one of my increasingly worried fans…Former British number one Annabel Croft believes Andy Murray's

and although some of its rhetorical flourishes, such as “I am Andy Murray” got a bit of a mullering

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic moved into the quarter-finals of the Miami Open with a straight sets victory over Austria’s Dominic Thiem as the world number one seeks to claim his third straight win at the tournament at the Tennis Center Park at Crandon Park.

runner-up Milos Raonic remained on course for another appearance in a final ©Getty ImagesWith Britain’s Andy

Murray, Switzerland’s Roger Federer and Spain’s Rafael Nadal all making early exits from the tournament

World number one Serena Williams saw her pursuit of a fourth straight Miami Open title come to an end, after the American was beaten in the fourth round at Tennis Center Park at Crandon Park by Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova.

British woman to reach the Miami Open quarter-finals after defeating Romania’s Monica Niculescu 6-2, 6-2.Andy

Murray, left, was beaten by Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov ©Getty ImagesBritish hopes came to an end in

the men’s competition with world number two Andy Murray seeing a first set lead slip against Grigor

Rafael Nadal was forced to retire from a match for the first time in six years after feeling "dizzy" on a hot and muggy day at the Miami Open in Key Biscayne.

Slam champion last retired from a match in a 2010 Australian Open quarter-final against Britain's Andy

Murray, who beat Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin 6-3, 7-5 today."

Andy Murray began his bid for a third Miami Open title by beating Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin ©Getty ImagesMurray

World number one Novak Djokovic opened his bid to claim a joint-record sixth Miami Open title by beating Britain’s Kyle Edmund at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne today.

But having Andy Murray as someone who can mentor him is a great advantage for Kyle."

Top seed and defending champion Serena Williams booked her place in the third round of the Miami Open thanks to a hard-fought victory against fellow American Christina McHale at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne today.

tour-level win of the year to set up a second-round clash against second seed and two-time former champion Andy

Murray of Scotland.Despite losing the first set against Croatia's Borna Ćorić, Istomin rallied to get

World number two Andy Murray of Britain crashed out of the BNP Paribas Open as he suffered a shock defeat

Ćorić, progressing thanks to a 6-1, 7-6 victory.Britain's Johanna Konta succeeded where compatriot Andy

Murray had failed and reached the next round of the women's draw at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells

Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber was a high profile casualty in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open as the German fell to the Czech Republic’s Denisa Allertova at Indian Wells.

trajectory by sealing a 7-5, 7-5 win in a battle of the 22-year-old players.In the men’s draw, Britain’s Andy

Murray enjoyed smooth progression to the third round as he overcame Spain’s Marcel Granollers 6-4,

been practicing and playing in during the past five weeks, against a tough, unorthodox player," said Murray

America’s Venus Williams fell to a straight sets defeat to Japan’s Kurumi Nara on her return to the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

world number one Novak Djokovic, will enter proceedings in the second round.Britain's world number two Andy

Murray is also in the draw, along with Spain's Rafael Nadal and Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka.Germany

Dutch racket manufacturers Head have caused further controversy in the ongoing saga surrounding Maria Sharapova testing positive for meldonium after they released a statement questioning why the substance was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned list.

HEAD, who also provide the rackets for other top tennis stars, including British world number two Andy

Murray, have opted to extend their deal with the 28-year-old Russian despite her admission that she

Their stance has provoked widespread criticism in sport, with  even Murray describing their support as

fairly irresponsible” during a Tackling Doping in Sport Conference in London yesterday.World number two Andy

Murray of Britain criticised the stance taken by Head ©Getty ImagesDespite the backlash, Head have today

Frances Tiafoe won a battle between two American teenage rising stars against Taylor Fritz today in the men's singles first round at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

world number one Novak Djokovic, will enter proceedings in the second round.Britain's world number two Andy

Murray is also in the draw, along with Spain's Rafael Nadal and Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka.

Britain's Heather Watson continued her superb form with a tough victory over Kazakhstan's Galina Voskoboeva today in the opening round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, the first World Tour Masters event of the year.

successfully defend his men's title, with his main competition set to come from Britain's world number two Andy

Murray in the absence of Switzerland's Roger Federer, who is still recovering from knee surgery.

It seems pleasingly appropriate that as an absorbing exhibition of the life and times of Muhammad Ali opens in London, the wordsmith who immortalised so many of the exploits in and out of the ring for British fans should himself be in the limelight and subject to tributes from within the game.

bequeaths behind a vast array of testimonials to his wonderful essays including this from his fellow Scot Andy

Murray, who says: "I was interviewed by Hugh in November 2009, and as a boxing fan, it was a pleasure