Novak Djokovic withstood a comeback from Sir Andy Murray to defend his Qatar Open title and end the Briton’s winning streak of 28 consecutive ATP Tour matches. Murray remains world number one despite the 6-3 5-7 6-4 defeat by the Serbian world number two. The Scot saved three match points to come from a set … Read more
World number one Andy Murray started his new season with a surprise defeat to Belgian David Goffin in the semi-finals of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. Murray, who had not conceded a set in his previous five encounters against the Belgian, was beaten 7-6 (7-4) 6-4. After losing the opening set at … Read more
He will miss the Australian Open due to injury concerns Olympic silver medallist Juan Martin del Potro will miss the Australian Open next month and the Auckland Classic in New Zealand due to fitness concerns. The 28-year-old has struggled with wrist problems since reaching a career-high fourth in the world in 2010. After missing most … Read more
Britain’s Andy Murray beat five-time champion Novak Djokovic to win his first ATP World Tour Finals title and end 2016 as the world number one. With the year-end top ranking on the line, Murray won the much-anticipated final 6-3 6-4 at London’s O2 Arena. “I’m very happy to win and to be world number one … Read more
Andy Murray will face Novak Djokovic with the ATP World Tour Finals title and year-end number one ranking at stake on Sunday. The 35th meeting between the pair will also be the first time the season finale has ended with the number one spot on the line. Murray replaced Djokovic as number one earlier this … Read more
Olympic gold medallists Mo Farah, Helen Glover and Justin Rose are among the latest British athletes to have medical files made public by hackers. The trio are among 26 individuals whose files were published by hackers Fancy Bears on Monday. Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal also features in the latest release. The records mostly detail … Read more
World number one Novak Djokovic says tennis now has a ‘big five’ following Stan Wawrinka’s US Open triumph. Wawrinka beat Djokovic in four sets on Sunday to win his third Grand Slam. “He plays best in the big matches and definitely deserves to be mentioned in the mix of top players,” said Djokovic. But world … Read more