Muhammad Ali "floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee" in the Rumble in the Jungle in 1974, and Andy

Murray losing four Grand Slam tennis finals before eventually succeeding at the fifth attempt.Starting

with his Olympic gold medal at London 2012, Andy Murray has reaped the benefits of refusing to give

Lombardi's advice and not "getting up" after being "knocked down" he has lacked the resilience of Coe, Ali, Murray

By Nick ButlerDecember 27 - Roger Federer has followed rivals Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic

for the first time in ten years.His bid to revive his fortunes involves following in the footsteps of Murray

nbsp;The 32-year-old starts his season next week at the Brisbane International, where British rival Murray

By Paul OsborneDecember 23 - Four Britons have qualified for the 2014 Australian Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships making it the second Grand Slam in a row that will feature four competitors from the country.

Gordon Reid, Jordanne Whiley, Lucy Shuker and Andy Lapthorne are among the 20 entries announced for the

In 2013 Gordon, Jordanne, Lucy and Andy all produced some career best performances, including Andy reaching

Wheelchair Tennis British Open singles titleJuly 2013: Reid to draw inspiration from compatriot Murray

By Paul OsborneDecember 16 - Double London 2012 gold medallist Hannah Cockroft will participate in a one off Strictly Come Dancing Sport Relief special alongside three other Paralympic heroes.

Getty ImagesThe line-up was revealed on the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year Award show which saw Andy

Murray claim the top accolade following his victory at Wimbledon earlier this year.Cockroft was a contender

By Nick ButlerDecember 11 - The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) have named Cathie Sabin to replace Peter Bretherton as the first female President in the 125 year history of the British governing body.

 Sabin will also work with other women, including Judy Murray, Fed Cup captain and mother of the

two-time Grand Slam winning British number one Andy Murray, to "spread the word" about the inclusive

nature of tennis in Britain.Alongside both Downey and Murray, challenges are likely to involve maintaining

 Judy Murray, pictured with Wimbledon winning son Andy, is another high profile women in British

be joining them once the envelope has been opened at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on December 15.Andy

Murray has already been installed as 1-40 favourite after becoming the first British man to win Wimbledon

By Duncan MackayNovember 26 - Scotland "does not envisage any significant barriers" to competing at the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro if it gains its independence next year, a new report published today claimed.

Andy Murray was one of seven Scots to win Olympic gold medals at London 2012 ©Popperfoto/Getty ImagesScottish

include those earned in team sports, then Scotland won three medals.They were two golds, thanks to Andy

Murray in the men's tennis singles and cyclist Sir Chris Hoy in the Keirin, and a silver from swimmer

By Paul OsborneNovember 8 - The Aegon Championships at Queen's Club, London and the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, will become World Tour 500 events in 2015 following an announcement from the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

Andy Murray was crowned king of the Queens Club when he won the 2013 ATP Aegon Championships in JuneThe

My choice for the top spot would be between Britain's outstandingly heroic trio of 2013.Andy Murray looks

one sage of the seas to label him the greatest British sailor since Nelson.For, me it comes down to Murray

Hoy also misses them, having announced his retirement, and their other laird of the Olympic Rings, Murray

Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton and Jessica Ennis-Hill all attended university...only the tennis player Andy

Murray here did notMany other examples can be made both in Britain and elsewhere, In the United States

By Nick ButlerSeptember 24 - The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has appointed Canadian Michael Downey as its new chief executive in a move designed to build on the mixed fortunes that British tennis experienced under predecessor Roger Draper.

"unthinkable".However, since these words the sport has experienced the boost of British number one Andy

Murray winning Wimbledon - the first home winner of the foremost prize in the sport since 1936, as well

increase on the previous year of people playing tennis with 36,000 players registering on its website.Andy Murray

Sportsman and Sportswoman of 2013.A straight fight, surely between history-making Wimbledon champion Andy

Murray and the ever-redoubtable Mo Farah for the men's title.

Murray is surely well ahead on points on the cards of most of us and should be a shoo-in for the overall

By James CrookSeptember 18 - Britain have been rewarded for their promotion-clinching victory over Croatia last weekend with a tough match-up away from home against the United States in the 2014 Davis Cup World Group draw.

The team consisting of Scotsmen Andy Murray and Colin Fleming along with England's Dan

When we faced Russia in April we were classed as the underdog but Jonny Marray did well and Andy

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By James CrookSeptember 16 - Croatian tennis player Marin Čilić will make an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after being hit with a nine-month doping ban for ingesting a glucose tablet containing a banned substance.

Championships at the Queen's Club in London, but failed to retain his title after losing to Briton Andy

2013: Federer joins fellow players in calls for stricter anti-doping in tennisFebruary 2013: Murray

By Gary AndersonSeptember 9 - Spaniard Rafael Nadal is closing in on Roger Federer's record of 17 Grand Slam titles after he powered his way to a second US Open win against world number one Novak Djokovic, clocking up his 13th major crown in the process.

minutes to inflict a second consecutive US Open final defeat on Djokovic, who lost out to Britain's Andy

Murray 12 months ago at Flushing Meadows.In what was the pair's 37th meeting - a record taking them

StoriesSeptember 2013: Seventeen Grand Slams and counting for superb Serena WilliamsJuly 2013: Murray