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Agassi Takes Centre Stage

Monday, August 28th, 2006

In his last ever appearance at the US Open Andre Agassi has been given the showcase Arthur Ashe court.
The 36 year old American plays Andrei Pavel in his 21st straight, and last, appearance at Flushing Meadows before retiring.
Agassi, the 1994 and 1999 champion, has been battling a persistent back injury but is determined […]

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Henman And Rusedski To Meet In US Open

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski have been drawn together in the first round of the US Open, which starts next week.
The winner is likely to play world number one and defending champion Roger Federer in the second round.
British number one Andy Murray, who is seeded 17th, will play a qualifier in the first […]

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Murray Into Top Twenty

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

19-year-old Scottish teenager Andy Murray, who defeated world number one Roger Federer at the Cincinnati Masters last week, has jumped two places in the world rankings to 19th.
British number two Tim Henman has fallen three places to 62nd while British number three Greg Rusedski has dropped 11 places to 138th.
Rusedski is now only […]

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Exhausted Murray Loses In Quarters

Saturday, August 19th, 2006

Andy Murray finally ran out of steam against Andy Roddick losing 6-3 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters quarter-finals on Friday.
An exhausted Murray, who was playing his 14th match in 17 days, said: “I wasn’t going into the match expecting to win.”
“I considered pulling out when I woke up in the morning and […]

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Brave Murray Rolls On

Friday, August 18th, 2006

19 year old Scottish teenager Andy Murray continued his superb run of form with a three-set win over Robby Ginepri at the Cincinnati Masters.
Murray followed up his defeat of Roger Federer with a 7-6 (7-3) 2-6 6-4 victory against American Ginepri.
In soaring temperatures, a tired Murray looked to be struggling going into […]

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Murray Stuns Federer

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

Andy Murray stunned world number one Roger Federer beating him 7-5 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters.
The 19 year old Scottish teenager became only the second player to beat Federer this year, and it was the first time the Swiss had lost before the final for 18 events.
Federer was far from his fluent best, but […]

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Murray Beats Henman Again

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

Andy Murray beat Tim Henman for the second time within a week to set up a clash with world number one Roger Federer at the Cincinnati Masters.
But it was former British number one Henman who started stronger, taking the first set 6-4 before Murray took the second by the same score.
Henman was a […]

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It’s Murray v Henman Again

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

Andy Murray and Tim Henman meet for the second time in a week at the Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday.
Henman lost 6-2 7-6 (7-3) to Murray in Toronto last week, and has vowed to make more of a match of it.
“Obviously it’s not an easy match, it never is when you play against somebody […]

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Federer Conquers Gasquet

Monday, August 14th, 2006

World number one Roger Federer survived a rare wobble to outlast gutsy Richard Gasquet 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the Toronto Masters final.
The world number one marked reaching his 17th straight final by making exactly that number of unforced errors in losing the first set.
He began to find his form in the second under constant […]

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Murray Through To Semis

Saturday, August 12th, 2006

Andy Murray’s progress under new coach Brad Gilbert continued as he reached his first Masters semi-final with a 6-4 6-7 (0-7) 6-3 win over Finn Jarkko Nieminen in Toronto.
The British teenager struggled with his first serve during a gruelling match, but hit more classy shots than his opponent, who is ranked in the top […]

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