** JOHN ROBERTS wrote for the Daily Express, The Guardian, the Daily Mail and The Independent, where he was the tennis correspondent for 20 years. He collaborated with Bill Shankly on the Liverpool manager’s autobiography, ghosted Kevin Keegan’s first book, and has written books on George Best, Manchester United’s Busby Babes (The Team That Wouldn’t Die) and Everton (The Official […]
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Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray treat tennis fans to one of the most absorbing encounters of the year at the O2 Arena
By Alexandra Willis at the O2 Arena 27 November 2010 Rafael Nadal defeated Andy Murray in a spectacular three hours and 11 minutes of edge-of-the-seat tennis in the first semi-final at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at London’s O2 Arena. The Brit, competing against the world No.1 for the 13th time, showed no signs […]
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Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray take it in turns to apply the pressure ahead of season-ending semi-finals at the O2
By Alexandra Willis at the O2 Arena 26 November 2010 Andy Murray will meet Rafael Nadal in the first semi-final of the Barclays ATP World Tour at London’s O2 Arena after the world No.1 blistered through his final round robin match against Tomas Berdych. Producing the kind of unrivalled shot-making that we have come to […]
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Andy Murray romps into O2 semi-finals after rediscovering his pomp and circumstance
By Alexandra Willis at the O2 Arena 25 November 2010 When Andy Murray strode onto the O2 Arena’s painted wooden court wearing the same white shirt that had seemed to cause him such angst against Roger Federer on Tuesday, one could be forgiven for feeling a little queasy. That sickness turned to actual angst, as […]
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Andy Murray and Laura Robson move up the pecking order as Serena Williams withdraws from Hopman Cup
By Alexandra Willis 25 November 2010 Andy Murray and Laura Robson have moved a step closer to taking home one of the famous Hopman Cup diamonds, after the British duo were moved up to second seeds following the withdrawal of Serena Williams from the 2011 event. Murray and Robson impressed on their debut in Perth […]
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Fans back Andy Murray as Roger Federer throws down the gauntlet ahead of O2 clash
By Alexandra Willis at the O2 Arena 22 November 2010 Tennis fans are rallying behind Andy Murray to extend his winning streak over Roger Federer at the O2, after the Scot dismantled Robin Soderling in two superb sets in his opening match at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Murray, who in the build-up to […]
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ALEX WILLIS: ‘Try as we may, it has seemed impossible to unravel the curious case of Andy Murray. This weekend, a little more light was shed on the answer to that riddle’
ALEXANDRA WILLIS is the Deputy Editor of ACE Tennis Magazine, and alongside mag work and an affair with social media, has the dubious honour of following British players to Grand Slam qualifying from time to time as part of her professional duties. If you happen to bump into her court-side, she’ll probably tell you that she went […]
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Andy Murray muses on Everton, Liverpool and Blackpool rather than basking in Masters thrashing of Federer
By Nick Harris 17 October 2010 Andy Murray rubber-stamped his return to form with a straight-sets thrashing of Roger Federer in the final of the Shanghai Masters today – not that you’d know it from his Twitter feed. There was no mention at all of the sixth Masters title of his career, or that fact […]
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Surge in ticket sales as Andy Murray qualifies for elite competition in London
By Alexandra Willis 15 October 2010 Ticket sales for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at London’s O2 Arena have rocketed since Andy Murray became the fourth player to qualify for the elite season-ending men’s tennis event. According to new data from second-hand ticket exchange viagogo, demand for tickets to the world’s biggest indoor tennis […]
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Andy Murray will hold out for a big name
21 September 2010 . Andy Murray has given the clearest indication yet that he is seeking a big name as a replacement for former coach Miles Maclagan, someone with the necessary experience and expertise to catapult the Scot from a Grand Slam finalist to a Grand Slam champion. In an interview with the Telegraph, Murray, […]
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