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Express - htt ps://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1801824/Andy-Murray-injury-Cincinnati-US-Open
Andy was practicing with McDonald on Sunday
BBC - Andy Murray named in Great Britain's Davis Cup team
htt ps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66498813
Andy Murray has returned to Great Britain's Davis Cup team for the fixtures against Australia, France and Switzerland in Manchester next month.
The three-time Grand Slam champion was left out of the squad for the 3-1 win against Colombia in February.
Murray, 36, was integral to Britain's 2015 victory - their first Davis Cup win in 79 years.
The top two nations in Group B in Manchester qualify for November's finals in Malaga.
All of GB's ties will be broadcast on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
Neal Skupski, Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans have also been selected for the 10-time champions who were eliminated in the group stages of last year's Finals.
"It's been a long time since we played in the North West and I'm sure we are going to feel and hear a lot of energy from the fans," GB captain Leon Smith said.
"We have a great team with a lot of Davis Cup experience who will be ready to give it everything in a tough group."
Analysis
Russell Fuller, BBC tennis correspondent
With Evans and Murray in the team, captain Smith has calculated he is only likely to require the services of one specialist doubles player.
As the Wimbledon champion and world number one, Skupski fits the bill perfectly, and was a finalist at both the Miami and Monte Carlo Masters with Evans in 2021.
The team could still evolve over the month ahead, as Smith can make up to three changes until 24 hours before the start.
Performances at the US Open will be a factor, and the progress of Jack Draper will be closely watched. The 21-year-old, who has not played since the French Open, makes his comeback from a shoulder injury at the Winnipeg Challenger this week.
Tennis World - Andy Murray is a Carlos Alcaraz's fan: "I love the freedom he plays with"
htt ps://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Tennis_Interviews/136232/andy-murray-is-a-carlos-alcaraz-s-fan-i-love-the-freedom-he-plays-with-/
BBC - htt ps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66623832
US Open 2023: Andy Murray had 'no more injury setbacks' in New York
I will use this thread for non Andy tennis news too, as other threads do not work.
Times - htt ps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/emma-raducanu-nets-12m-in-a-year-despite-rankings-plunge-cgmpgjg0t?fbclid=IwAR0E1HdyDRqy5IQE6qa2Yq217w5fRnW QeH0Q2Fm1BvJFFvARsDnxDfkVaLM
Emma Raducano is 2nd on WTA rich list and 6th overall of tennis rich list.
US Open 2023: Andy Murray 'playing best’ since hip operation
BBC - ht tps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66666807
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"I'm at my highest ranking (37) since I had my metal hip put in," Murray said.
"I'm happy with that. It's not been an easy journey. I would like to be ranked higher but this is the best I've played consistently since 2017."
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"I've played quite a lot of matches against ex-coaches - I think I've only lost once," said the three-time major champion, who won his maiden Grand Slam title in New York in 2012.
"I mean, it probably should be a big advantage for him to have two guys that have worked with me over the years. But we'll find out."
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I am not sure whether anyone has posted about the ?control the controllables? podcast which is really worth a listen
I can?t post the link but it can be found just by googling
Here is the link for the site with a space gap
ht tps://www.controlthecontrollables.co.uk/
Which podcast did you mean?
I found one on Andy
ht tps://www.controlthecontrollables.co.uk/andy-murray/
Yes it is the one with Andy I have listened to, but I see there are ones with Judy, Matt & Nigel S, plus many others!
BBC - ht tps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/67166854 Interesting article
Emma Raducanu: British star says 'provoking' questions have contributed to turnover of coaches
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"I ask my coaches a lot of questions," she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
"On certain occasions they haven't been able to keep up with the questions I've asked and maybe that's why it ended."
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"I will be coming back with probably a lower ranking, but I'm actually looking forward to starting again, kind of resetting," she told Karthi Gnanasegaram.
"I still have new goals, new things I want to achieve. But I've still got like 15 years left in my career, so there's no rush."
Raducanu also has an ambition to represent Great Britain at the Olympics, although Paris 2024 might come too soon.
"Obviously, the Olympics is such a big thing in sport," she said.
"I think I could play another four if I really wanted to, so this one isn't the immediate rush or pressure, it's just about getting back on court.
"I love the Slams but I do want to have the Olympic experience. I'll just see how it goes, if I even qualify and how it goes from there."
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"Overall, I'm a lot better, I just feel like it's part of my day now and part of my life. It's not just tennis and fitness, it's the other commercial side as well and that's totally ok," added Raducanu.
"You have to think ahead about your life after your career is over and I think a lot of successful athletes would have said 'I wish maybe when I was younger I did think ahead a bit'.
"I think I have a lot of bandwidth, knowledge, learning and time, so I'm just curious about everything and every different world I can get into. But at the end of the day, tennis and training is my priority."
Tennis 365 - ht tps://www.tennis365.com/tennis-videos/watch-andy-murray-hilariously-tears-up-eating-hot-chilli-pepper-meal-swap
WATCH: Andy Murray hilariously tears up after eating hot chilli pepper during meal swap
:lol:
BBC - Erste Bank Open: Britain's Dan Evans retires injured against Frances Tiafoe in Vienna
ht tps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/67209470
ATP - ht tps://www.atptour.com/en/news/test-the-tour-uncovered-october-2023
Do Medvedev, Murray, Tsitsipas Know Their Nitto ATP Finals History? - video quiz
Just seen a clip from the 2023 Baseline awards of Andy Murray being in the same car as Jack Draper after the Davis Cup. The radio's playing I'm gonna be (500 miles) by The Proclaimers. Jack is drinking and singing, while Andy looks into the distance and gives a finger up at the camera.
watched Mary Berry's Highland Christmas - starts w her sampling Andy's granny's shortbread and then teaching Andy to make kedgeree
it was on the beeb, recently
Eurosport - ht tps://www.eurosport.com/tennis/australian-open/2024/exclusive-tim-henman-says-2024-might-be-andy-murray-s-last-year-before-retirement-as-australian-open_sto9930629/story.shtml
EXCLUSIVE: TIM HENMAN SAYS 2024 'MIGHT BE' ANDY MURRAY'S LAST YEAR BEFORE RETIREMENT AS AUSTRALIAN OPEN LOOMS
"Speaking to Eurosport, Henman was asked if 2024 could be Murray?s last as a competitive player.
?I think it might be. I don't know," he said. "He's the only one that really knows that. But look, he's still so motivated. I've seen him practising at the National Tennis Centre at Roehampton.
?He's out there putting in the hours on the court, in the gym, and I just hope he can get some rewards for all that time and effort.? "
BBC - ht tps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/67852289
Andy Murray accepts 'tricky' pre-season could be his last as he prepares for 20th year on ATP Tour
Sky - ht tps://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/tennis/13039888/jack-draper-andy-murray-has-been-inspirational-for-me
Jack Draper: Andy Murray has been inspirational for me - video interview
Express - ht tps://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/1850337/Rafa-Nadal-Andy-Murray-Brisbane-International-tennis
Rafa Nadal sends message to Andy Murray as icons share court before Brisbane International
Thanks Cazza
Interesting article on Andy in today's Guardian. I do not think. I can link to it as the site crashed here when I did but guardian.co.uk Sport Tennis and the article on Andy is there. In a rather revealing quote he states " last year I felt like, because I was not serving well, when it came serving for matches I was not getting many free points, ending up in long rallies. Just not feeling comfortable on the court."
Thanks David. If you just copy and paste the link and break up the https bit with one space it will work, and we can copy and paste it and remove the space.
ht tps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/10/serving-time-andy-murray-looks-to-break-shackles-at-australian-open
Thank you cazza.
Here is an article based on his pre-tournament interview with Andy on the atp tour site. ht tps://www.atptour.com/en/news/murray-preview-australian-open-2024-friday
Thanks David.
Here are some comments from the article
“I feel like I'm enjoying [tennis] better,” Murray said in his pre-tournament press conference on Friday. “I think part of that is the mental side of it. Tennis is a difficult game in that respect. When you're struggling, you're out there on your own, it can be difficult at times. Part of it is that.
“The way you're playing, when you know you're capable of doing more than what you are, if you're not happy with the way you're hitting forehands and backhands and serving and those sorts of things, there's the technical aspect as well. Fixing some of those problems has helped me feel better on the court. Definitely some focus on the mental side, reframing the way you look at things helps.”
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The 46-time tour-level titlist starts this year’s Australian Open campaign against Tomas Martin Etcheverry, with Novak Djokovic a potential third-round opponent. Murray played the Argentine twice last season, with both matches tight three-setters. Split at 1-1 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series, the three-time major winner is expecting another physical battle.
“I made most of my matches quite physical last year,” Murray said cracking a smile. “I don't know if that was necessarily him. He has a game that can make the matches that way. We played in Basel, I don't know if it was over three hours, but it felt like it was. In Indian Wells, another long one.
“I know that last year when I wasn't serving well, you end up getting into lots more long rallies and everything. Because of the way I return, I put quite a lot of returns back in play, you can end up getting into lots of long points when that's the case. Matches will go on. Hopefully that's not the case in a couple of days.”
Whilst this is primarily about Andy ...
... really sorry to read on Twitter just now that Mike Dickson, Tennis/Sports journalist for the
Daily Mail has passed away suddenly whilst out in Melbourne covering the Australian Open.
Twitter account link - it's being used by his family to post what happened.
ht tps://twitter.com/Mike_Dickson_DM
His last 'own' post was to congratulate Emma Raducanu on her return to tennis.
This is from Stu Fraser: "An extremely sad day in Melbourne.
Those of us here are in complete shock. Mike was a tremendous colleague and friend on the road.
The tennis press room will never quite be the same again."
OMG that is such a shock. So very sad
A lovely report in the Mail showing how much Dickson meant to the tennis world - some lovely photos of him and Andy.
Always worth re reading his report of Andy’s first Wimbledon Win - I thought Andy would have said something on social media but maybe he’s done it privately to the family.
https ://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-12982519/How-tennis-said-goodbye-Mike-Dickson-tragic-death.html
I think Andy is twigging that he needs his anger to support his game.
Here he digs at the commentators and praises this amazing young tennis player - Mira Andreeva
She is bowled over by his comments!
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/25418085/andy-murray-australian-open-commentator-mirra-andreeva/[/url]
It is always possible Andy did not say anything publically as he wasn't available - as wouldn't Andy have been flying back to the UK around then.
Andy having fun as Dumbledad
http s://www.gbnews.com/sport/tennis/andy-murray-shows-off-hilarious-outfit-australian-open-fans
ATP - Scouting Report: Rune, Felix, Murray compete in Montpellier
h ttps://www.atptour.com/en/news/montpellier-2024-scouting-report
A follow up article by the Guardian looking at the responses to that BBC article and Andy?s responses to it
h ttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/feb/03/choose-life-choose-a-job-but-choose-your-view-on-andy-murray-very-carefully
Sorry if this is the wrong place but there is a nice mention of Andy in the Guardian by John Crace: Digested Week - Thursday. x
Laura Robson talking about Andy, why he should choose when he wants to retire and a bit on Emma Raducanu too
h ttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2024/02/10/laura-robson-my-message-andy-murray-positive-emma-raducanu/
Andy on a TV SHOW in Australia revealing amongst other things how he?s seen Roger Federer naked!
https ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiWMo05E3kQ
BBC - ht tps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/68352747
Qatar Open: Andy Murray beats Alexandre Muller in Doha to end losing streak
Andy Murray's 2013 Wimbledon win has been voted the best sporting moment of the 21st century by sports fans. Jonny Wilkinson's drop goal at the 2003 rugby world cup final came second and the English women's team winning the 2022 Euros came third.
BBC - Andy Murray wants to play in Olympic Games before retirement
ht tps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/68421921
"Britain's Andy Murray says he is not planning to "play much past this summer" but hopes to compete at another Olympic Games before he retires.
The future of the three-time Grand Slam champion, who turns 37 in May, has come under increased scrutiny after he has struggled for wins in recent months.
Murray lost to France's Ugo Humbert in the Dubai second round on Wednesday.
Before the 6-2 6-4 defeat, the Scot said he hoped to play at the Paris Olympics in the summer.
Afterwards, when asked again about his retirement plans, the former world number one gave his most definite answer yet.
"I get asked about it after every single match that I play, every single tournament that I play," added Murray.
"I'm bored of the question, to be honest. I'm not going to talk more about that between now and whenever the time comes for me to stop.
"But I don't plan on playing much past this summer."
Wimbledon, which runs from 1-14 July, marks the end of the British grass-court summer and the Olympics start in Paris on 24 July.
The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the season and starts on 26 August in New York."
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LTA
Andy Murray joins a list of legends ✨
Men with the most hard court wins in the Open Era:
Roger Federer - 783
Novak Djokovic - 700
Andre Agassi - 592
Rafael Nadal - 518
Andy Murray - 500
Just seen this on twitter lol
h ttps://twitter.com/i/status/1771579770947399906