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Tennis: Toilet soul-searching inspired US Open win - Murray

March 30, 2013 10:00
Britain's Andy Murray has revealed that a self-administered pep-talk in a courtside toilet helped him to end his long wait for Grand Slam success at last year's US Open. Murray had lost his first four Grand Slam finals and appeared set for more heartache after squandering a two-set lead against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at Flushing Meadows in September last year. However, he says a timely toilet break between the fourth and fifth sets enabled him to get his challenge for the trophy back on track.

Tennis: Murray, Ferrer to clash in Miami Masters final

March 29, 2013 23:45
Former winner Andy Murray and third seed David Ferrer will meet in the final of the Miami Masters after both rallied from opening set losses Friday to win their semi-finals in three sets. Last year's runner-up Murray lost the opening set in a tiebreaker before beating Frenchman Richard Gasquet 6-7 (3/7), 6-1, 6-2 while Spaniard Ferrer ended German veteran Tommy Haas's giant-killing run 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. "I could have made it easier on myself," Murray said. "I could have played a better game when I was serving for the first set, but I didn't.

Tennis: Murray storms back to reach Miami final

March 29, 2013 22:45
Former winner and last year's runner up Andy Murray rallied from a set down to beat Frenchman Richard Gasquet 6-7 (3/7), 6-1, 6-2 to reach the final of the ATP Tour's Miami Masters on Friday. The 2009 champion Murray dropped his first set of the tournament by losing the opening-set tiebreaker to eighth seed Gasquet, but he quickly made amends and dominated the final two sets to reach his third career Miami final. Murray, who is the lone British champion in tournament history, next faces Spaniard David Ferrer, who ended the brilliant run of Germany's Tommy Haas 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Tennis: Murray advances to Miami semi-finals

March 28, 2013 17:31
Reigning US Open and Olympic champion Andy Murray advanced to the semi-finals of the ATP Miami Masters on Thursday by defeating Croatian ninth seed Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-3. The second-seeded Scotsman will play the winner of a later quarter-final between French eighth seed Richard Gasquet and Czech fourth seed Tomas Berdych for a spot in Sunday's final at the $8.5 million hardcourt tournament. Murray won the Miami title in 2009 and lost to Novak Djokovic in last year's final.

Murray to face Ferrer in Miami final

March 28, 2013 15:45
By Simon Evans MIAMI (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray fought back for a 6-7 6-1 6-2 win over France's Richard Gasquet to reach the final of the Sony Open where he will face Spaniard David Ferrer on Sunday. Murray recovered after making a mess of the first set where he was serving for it at 5-4 but double-faulted on break point and ended up losing out in the tie-break. Gasquet had been playing some inspired tennis but he was outplayed in the second set and the Scotsman never looked in danger in the third.

Tennis: Murray marches past Tomic into Miami third round

March 23, 2013 16:30
Britain's second-seeded Andy Murray, the reigning Olympic and US Open champion, advanced to the third round of the ATP Miami Masters on Saturday by beating Australia's Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-1. Tomic managed to win only 10 points in the final set. World No. 2 Murray, who lost to top-ranked Novak Djokovic in last year's Miami final, will face either Italy's Simone Bolelli or Bulgarian 29th seed Grigor Dimitrov in his next match. All seeds in the $8.5 million hardcourt tournament received first-round byes.

Tennis: Murray silences Berlocq

March 14, 2013 04:00
US Open champion Andy Murray, irked by Carlos Berlocq's noisy grunting, got the last word on Wednesday with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 victory over the Argentine. Murray, ranked No. 3 in the world, booked a quarter-final berth at Indian Wells, the first ATP Masters event of the year and his first tournament since falling in the Australian Open final to Novak Djokovic. The match turned testy in the first set, after Berlocq complained that Murray was taking too long between points and Murray countered that his grunting was a form of gamesmanship.

Berlocq's loud grunts test Murray at Indian Wells

March 14, 2013 02:45
By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Andy Murray had to contend with the loudest grunting he has ever heard from an opponent during his 7-6 6-4 win over Carlos Berlocq of Argentina in the BNP Paribas Open fourth round on Wednesday. The two players first exchanged words across the net during the ninth game of the opening set, which U.S. Open champion Murray eventually won 7-4 on the tiebreak.

UPDATE 3-Tennis-Djokovic and Murray battle through

March 10, 2013 20:30
* Djokovic fends off Fognini in three sets * Murray fights back after losing opening set * Fish advances in first event since 2012 U.S. Open (Updates with later matches) By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California, March 10 (Reuters) - Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and third seed Andy Murray both had to work much harder than expected to book their places in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday.

Tennis-Murray aims for Indian Wells boost after break

March 8, 2013 00:00
By Mark Lamport-Stokes INDIAN WELLS, California, March 7 (Reuters) - Having made early exits from the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells the last two years, U.S. Open champion Andy Murray is banking on a long break from the game to help spark his form for the 2013 edition. The 25-year-old Scot has not competed since he lost to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final in January, preferring instead to work on his fitness for long-term gain.
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