Tennis

   Novak Djokovic kept his ambitions of completing a career Grand Slam alive as he finally defeated his nemesis Rafael Nadal 7-5 6-3 6-1 in their eagerly anticipated quarterfinal match.  The Serbian, who had come close in recent years to toppling the Spaniard on this court, proved to be too ...

View image | gettyimages.com   Andy Murray reached the quarter- of the French Open with a four-set victory over Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6/4 3/6 6/3 6/2. Murray will next play Spanish clay court specialist David Ferrer after he demolished Marin Cilic in straight sets in what will be a 50/50 ...

View image | gettyimages.com   What a difference a year makes. This time last year, Andy Murray just about clawed his way to a semi-final with Rafael Nadal at the French Open, but then was battered by the Spaniard convincingly. Then came the disappointing loss at Wimbledon to Grigor Dimitrov in ...

View image | gettyimages.com Roger Federer is through to the fourth round of the French Open following a relatively comfortable win over Damir Dzumhur. The Bosnian gave a good account of himself but found Federer too strong, succumbing 6-4 6-3 6-2 In the first set, Federer started slowly by making ...

View image | gettyimages.com Andy Murray was forced to dig deep in order to defeat Joao Sousa, as the Scot eventually defeated the resilient Portuguese player 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-1. Sousa, who had never beaten Murray in their previous occasions, was very much overwhelmed in the first set as Murray’s aggressive returning and accurate serving ...

View image | gettyimages.com Andy Murray looks to be turning his fortunes around on clay after an 11th consecutive win on the red dirt surface, following his win at Roland Garros. Murray cruised to a comfortable first round victory over Argentinean Facundo Arguello, winning in straight sets  6-3, 6-3, 6-1 ...

View image | gettyimages.com Andy Murray comfortably moved into the second round of the French Open with a straight sets victory over Argentinian Facundo Arguello, whilst their were also wins for Heather Watson and Kyle Edmund. Murray went into Roland Garros as the third seed but arguably the second favourite ...

View image | gettyimages.com 2015 has been a good year for Andy Murray so far as he goes into the French Open nearing his best and recreating that magical year in 2012/2013 that saw him pick up an Olympic gold medal before winning the ultimate prize at Wimbledon. With the ...

View image | gettyimages.com If Andy Murray is to win his first French Open crown he will have to do it the hard way after being drawn in the same half of the draw as 9-time winner Rafael Nadal as well as world number one and heavy favourite Novak Djokovic. ...

View image | gettyimages.com British pair James Ward and Liam Broady have been knocked out of qualifying for the French Open. British number three Ward went down in round two of qualifying in three sets to Sweden’s Christian Lindell, who is ranked 94 places below him in the rankings, with ...