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Murray's winning streak ends as he crashes out of Wimbledon

  • Tennis

By Emily GoddardDefending champion Andy Murray's 17-match winning streak at Wimbledon came to an end

the first ever Bulgarian man to get through to the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament, but for Murray

He was the better player from start to finish," Murray admitted."

: Aussie teenage sensation Kyrgios stuns world number one Nadal at WimbledonJune 2014: Title holder Murray

delays play at WimbledonJune 2014: Li Na crashes out of third round at Wimbledon as defending champion Murray


Alan Hubbard: The absence of tennis from Glasgow 2014 is a massive clanger

  • Inside the Blogs

July 23, Glasgow has dropped a caber-sized clanger.It means Scotland's very own sporting superhero, Andy

2014 programme means two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray will not be at the Games ©AFP/Getty ImagesNeither

Murray says he would have liked to see tennis included in Glasgow.

"I didn't like it," he said.Meantime Murray marches on. 

Otherwise, like Andy Murray, it probably would be called out in Glasgow.Alan  Hubbard is an award-winning


Title holder Murray into Wimbledon last eight

  • Tennis

By Emily GoddardDefending champion Andy Murray today made it into the Wimbledon quarterfinals on home

think after winning it last year, the pressure of wanting to win definitely was finally released," Murray

delays play at WimbledonJune 2014: Li Na crashes out of third round at Wimbledon as defending champion Murray

progressesJune 2014: Nadal defeats Rosol to make Wimbledon third roundJune 2014: Defending champion Murray


Li Na crashes out of third round at Wimbledon as defending champion Murray progresses

  • Tennis

By Paul OsborneSecond seed Li Na has been knocked out of Wimbledon after suffering a 7-6, 7-6 loss to Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova in the third round of the women's singles.

the shape of 14th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, after he beat Jimmy Wang 6-2, 6-2, 7-5.Defending champion Andy

Murray raced to victory over Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut in his third round encounter on Centre Court

©Getty ImagesGreat Britain's defending champion Andy Murray had the crowd on their feet after racing

roundJune 2014: Nadal cruises through to second round at Wimbledon with 700th career winJune 2014: Murray

begins Wimbledon title defence with straight sets winJune 2014: Murray returns to scene of historic


Defending champion Murray seals place in Wimbledon third round

  • Tennis

By Emily GoddardBritain's defending Wimbledon men's singles champion Andy Murray has defeated Slovenian

storiesJune 2014: Nadal cruises through to second round at Wimbledon with 700th career winJune 2014: Murray

begins Wimbledon title defence with straight sets winJune 2014: Murray returns to scene of historic


Murray begins Wimbledon title defence with straight sets win

  • Tennis

By Emily GoddardBritain's Andy Murray got his Wimbledon title defence underway with a 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 straight

Murray, who secured his historic title last year to become the first home men's singles champion at the

Murray will now face Slovakian Blaž Rola in the second round.Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the man Murray

, 6-2.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesJune 2014: Murray

over Djokovic January 2014: Li Na secures Australian Open title with victory over CibulkovaJuly 2013: Murray


Murray returns to scene of historic win as Wimbledon Championships get underway

  • Tennis

By Gary AndersonAfter becoming the first Briton to win the men's singles title in 77 years, Andy Murray

Despite currently lying fifth on the world rankings, Murray is seeded third at Wimbledon this year and

against Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev.Novak Djokovic will be out to put the disappointment of losing to Murray

for an unprecedented eighth Wimbledon title underway against Italy's Paolo Lorenzi.Federer's win over Murray

over two weeks ago has signalled a return to form for the number five seed who is out against Samantha Murray

Australian OpenJanuary 2014: Li Na secures Australian Open title with victory over CibulkovaJuly 2013: Murray


London 2012 champions Glover and Stanning reunite for gold at World Rowing Cup II

  • Rowing

By Mike RowbottomLondon 2012 champions Helen Glover and Heather Stanning got back onto the gold standard today in their first international race together since the Olympics as they helped Britain dominate the World Rowing Cup II at Lake Aiguebelette in France with victory in the women's pair.

performances.The "machine Britannique'"- Britain's men's four (from left) Alex Gregory, Moe Sbihi, George Nash, Andy

bronze.The gold New Zealand would have most confidently predicted duly arrived in the men's pair, where Eric Murray


Cameron picks up his racket at schools tennis event outside Westminster

  • Tennis

By Gary AndersonBritish Prime Minister David Cameron was on hand to meet children from 10 schools from across the country taking part in a special tennis event outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London.

two weeks as the Wimbledon Championships take centre stage due to take place from June 23 to July 6.Andy

Murray will be looking to continue his form from Queen's Club as he sets out to defend his historic

Tennis AssociationSeptember 2013: Canadian Downey to replace Draper as LTA chief executiveJuly 2013: Murray





Djokovic and Nadal set to go head-to-head in French Open final

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tennis players will meet in Roland Garros for the third straight year after Rafael Nadal demolished Andy

Murray to move a step closer to his ninth title in a decade, while Novak Djokovic battled past Ernests

French Open title inside a decade as he strolled to victory in straight sets over Wimbledon champion Andy

Murray ©Getty Images"I think I played very well with my forehand," said Nadal."

It's true that for a player like Andy - he's a big returner - that he made more mistakes than usual on

insidethegames.bizRelated storiesJune 2014: Sharapova sets up French Open final with HalepJune 2014: Murray


Sharapova recovers from brink of defeat to power into last four at French Open

  • Tennis

By Zjan ShirinianMaria Sharapova was a game away from exiting the French Open before digging deep to force her way into the last four.

one Rafael Nadal of Spain playing countryman David Ferrer in a repeat of last year's final.Britain's Andy

Murray will face home favourite Gaël Monfils.The remaining women's quarter-finals will see Italy's Sara


Nadal crushes opponent as top seeds make safe passage to French Open quarter-finals

  • Tennis

By Zjan ShirinianThe top seeds avoided any wobbles today in a tournament of upsets, putting in convincing displays as they bid for French Open glory.

final, after he dispatched South African Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1.Number seven seed Andy

Murray also made light work of his fourth round opponent, despite playing on the courts of Roland Garros