Murray beats Verdasco to reach Valencia final
VALENCIA, Nov 8

Federer Vs. Murray in US Open Final
If Federer wins he will be his 13th grand slam titleand fifth US Open in a row. If Murray takes the title, he will be the first British man to do so in the 40-year Open era. Share: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Email this article

2008 U.S. Open Results: Andy Murray Advances to First Grand Slam Finals After Beating Rafael Nadal
2008 U.S. Open Results: Andy Murray Advances to First Grand Slam Finals After Beating Rafael Nadal

Andy Murray, Bigtime
But then again, these matches often come down to big-situation experience (please see: Serena v. Jankovic last night, or Djokovic v. Federer, 2007 U.S. Open final). Prior to this tournament, the 21-year-old Murray had never done better than the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam; Federer has won 12, and has been in the finals in 12 of the last 13 Grand Slams. Reporters in the press center will be writing B-copy for two story lines: Can Federer shut up all his critics and win his first Grand Slam of the year,

Murray cruises into Valencia semifinals
Top seed Andy Murray remains on course for his sixth title of the season after beating Spain's Albert Montanes 6-4 6-2 to reach the Valencia Open semifinals.

Six Hours
The grounds, at about 11:30 this morning. Not a soul in sight here, other than a few scattered security people. In six hours, there will be more than 23,000 fans here.

After Bumpy Start, Nadal Cruises Past Fish
In the first set, it looked like it might happen. Everything that Mardy Fish said before the match--his "absolute" confidence--suddenly made sense. Until it didn't. Nadal made extremely quick work of Fish after dropping the first set. It was just an overwhelming blitz of slicker, faster stronger tennis from the No. 1 player in the world. By time the match ended, at a little after 2 a.m., the crowd was mostly gone from Arthur Ashe Stadium, and the few unlucky souls left had to battle overeager l

Andy Murray forced to withdraw from Britain's Davis Cup team with virus
The British No 1 and world No 4 was due to meet France's Richard Gasquet in the quarter-finals of the Dubai tournament but pulled out shortly before taking the court. The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) today confirmed Murray would not recover in time to face the Ukrainians in the Europe/Africa Zone second-round clash at the Braehead Arena in Renfrewshire starting on Friday. A spokesman for Murray confirmed the Scot's withdrawal in a statement on the LTA website: "Following his...

Murray left down and out by Cilic
A Grand Slam year that had promised so much for Andy Murray ended in the most disappointing result of his career here last night when he was comprehensively outplayed in the fourth round of the US Open.

Federer Beat the Underdog!
He's still the king of the U.S. Open! Roger Federer won his 5th straight U.S. Open title on Monday. Brit underdog Andy Murray got past Rafael Nadal in the semis, but Federer was just too much for him to handle in the finals. We expect to see Roger on the arm of Vogue's Anna Wintour - one [...]

Federer Beat the Underdog!
He's still the king of the U.S. Open! Roger Federer won his 5th straight U.S. Open title on Monday. Brit underdog Andy Murray got past Rafael Nadal in the semis, but Federer was just too much for him to handle in the finals. We expect to see Roger on the arm of ...

Andy Murray crashes out to brilliant Marin Cilic
Andy Murray has crashed out of the US Open at the fourth round stage, after being comprehensively outplayed by a brilliant Marin Cilic.

Murray hits out at Brits
Andy Murray reflected on Great Britain's relegation to Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II after the 3-2 defeat by Poland this weekend, and declared: “We're where we deserve to be.”

Andy Murray Spurred On By Parade Of Champions
Getting into the semi-finals of a grand slam for the first time is an enviable achievement and yet Andy Murray will not be satisfied until he has etched his name into the U.S. Open annals.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/sports/article_212169478.shtml"><b>More</b>

Andy Murray Through As Frenchmen Pack At Monte Carlo
Andy Murray overcame a sluggish start to reach the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Romania's Victor Hanescu on a bad Tuesday for French players.... More

Murray bans Christmas to keep heat on rivals
London, Nov.8 - ANI: Andy Murray will turn into a Scrooge this Christmas in his quest for Grand Slam glory. The British tennis star will forego his traditional festive trip back to Dunblane in Scotsland with his family in favour of an intensive training programme in the heat of Miami. Later this month, Murray will bid to end the year on a high by winning the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at London's O2 Arena. "It depends if I fancy it or not," News of The World quoted Murray, as...

Murray bans Christmas to keep heat on rivals
London, Nov.8 (ANI): Andy Murray will turn into a Scrooge this Christmas in his quest for Grand Slam glory. The British tennis star will forego his traditional festive trip back to Dunblane in Scotsland with his family in favour of an intensive training programme in the heat of Miami.ater this month, Murray will bid to end the year on a high by winning the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at London's O2 Arena. "It depends if I fancy it or not," News of The World quoted Murray, as saying ahead of...

Andy Murray thanks stars for US Open success
Will Ferrell and the cast of hit TV show Entourage inspired British tennis star Andy Murray to win his US Open semi-final against Rafael Nadal.The star-struck 21-year-old spotted the celebrities in the crowd at New York's Arthur Ashe stadium on Saturday, as he roared to a two-set lead against the Spanish world number one. Comment on this Article When rain forced the game to spill over into Sunday, Murray used the stars to spur him on to finish off Nadal in four sets.He says, "This is my favourite tourn

Andy Murray thanks stars for US Open success
Will Ferrell and the cast of hit TV show Entourage inspired British tennis star Andy Murray to win his US Open semi-final against Rafael Nadal.The star-struck 21-year-old spotted the celebrities in the crowd at New York's Arthur Ashe stadium on Saturday, as he roared to a two-set lead against the Spanish world number one. Comment on this Article When rain forced the game to spill over into Sunday, Murray used the stars to spur him on to finish off Nadal in four sets.He says, "This is my favourite tourn

Murray races to victory over Dent
Andy Murray proved far too strong for American wild card Taylor Dent as he eased into the last 16 of the US Open.

Spanish Tennis Player Fernando Verdasco Says 'Hola!' Sans Shirt: PHOTO
Last month, we saw Fernando Verdasco looking all kinds of smoldering hotness on the cover of DT magazine and now here he is again, dusting off his best shirtless poses for a photoshoot for Hola! magazine.The fun-loving Spanish tennis player showed off some decidedly 80s retro fashions in this...

Joe Jonas And Camilla Belle: Did They Breakup? Or Is there Romance Still Burnin' Up?
If the rumors are true then it seems Joe Jonas and Camilla Belle no longer have the "Lovebug" for one another. The pair, who met last year on the set of the The Jonas Brothers video have reportedly broken up. Several smaller gossip blogs are reporting that after Camilla was seen spending some quality time over the weekend with tennis player Fernando Verdasco in his luxury box at the Paribas Open in California. Although word is that Fernando's girlfriend was also there, the blogs aren't being...