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  • Andy Murray fails to land coach Darren Cahill
  • 06th August 2010
    Andy Murray's hopes of landing Darren Cahill as his new coach have vanished after the Australian ruled himself out. Cahill, former coach to Lleyton Hewitt and Andre Agassi, said he wants to concentrate on his work with Adidas and sports channel ESPN. &qu...
  • Wimbledon 2010: Rafael Nadal beats Berdych in final
  • 06th July 2010
    World number one Rafael Nadal blew away 12th seed Tomas Berdych in straight sets to regain the Wimbledon crown and claim his eighth Grand Slam title. Nadal was too strong for the Czech as he won 6-3 7-5 6-4 in two hours 13 minutes on a blustery Centre Cou...
  • Jonh McEnroe tips Rafael Nadal for career Grand Slam
  • 06th July 2010
    Tennis legend John McEnroe says Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal can win the US Open in September - the only major title to elude him. McEnroe told the ATP Champions Tour: "Nadal wants to win the US Open so badly it would be hard not to pick him, even...
  • Fans 'united' to support Andy Murray in Wimbledon clash
  • 03rd July 2010
    Fans are watching Andy Murray in his bid to be the first British man to reach a Wimbledon final since 1938. The 23-year-old tennis player is taking on world number one Rafael Nadal on Centre Court. People in Murray's home town of Dunblane have bee...
  • Wimbledon 2010: Tomas Berdych upsets Novak Djokovic
  • 03rd July 2010
    Tomas Berdych produced a performance of power and poise to reach his first Wimbledon final, as third seed Novak Djokovic unravelled on Centre Court. The Czech, conqueror of Roger Federer in the quarter-finals, will face Rafael Nadal in Sunday's final afte...
  • Wimbledon 2010: Serena Williams wins fourth title
  • 03rd July 2010
    World number one Serena Williams powered past Russian 21st seed Vera Zvonareva in 66 minutes to win a fourth Wimbledon and 13th Grand Slam title. The American came into the final having not dropped a set and with 80 aces, and she stormed to a 6-3 6-2 vict...
  • Wimbledon 2010: Rafael Nadal edges out Robin Soderling
  • 01st July 2010
    Rafael Nadal hit back from a disastrous first set to beat Robin Soderling 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-1 on Court One and set up a semi-final against Andy Murray. Soderling raced 5-0 ahead in the opening set after just 18 minutes and took it despite a brief Nadal ...
  • Wimbledon 2010: Serena Williams battles into final
  • 01st July 2010
    Defending champion Serena Williams overcame an unexpectedly tough test to reach her sixth Wimbledon final. Vera Zvonareva stands between Williams and a fourth title after the world number one battled past unseeded Czech Petra Kvitova 7-6 (7-5) 6-2. Kvito...
  • Wimbledon 2010: Vera Zvonareva makes maiden Slam final
  • 01st July 2010
    Vera Zvonareva came from a set down to end Tsvetana Pironkova's fairytale run and advance to the Wimbledon final. The Russian 21st seed won 3-6 6-3 6-2 and will face world number one Serena Williams in the final on Saturday. World number 82 Pironkova, wh...
  • Wimbledon 2010: Tsvetana Pironkova stuns Venus William
  • 30th June 2010
    Tsvetana Pironkova produced a brilliant display to shock second seed Venus Williams in the quarter-finals. The unseeded Bulgarian returned almost everything her American opponent threw at her and won 6-2 6-3. The five-time champion was out of sorts and a...
  • Wimbledon 2010: Roger Federer stunned by Tomas Berdych
  • 30th June 2010
    Six-time champion Roger Federer saw his defence of the Wimbledon title come to a shock end as he was stunned in four sets by Czech 12th seed Tomas Berdych. The Swiss top seed was beaten 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4 to give 24-year-old Berdych the biggest victory of hi...
  • Rafael Nadal defies injury to progress
  • 27th June 2010
    Rafael Nadal was stretched to five sets for the second match running at Wimbledon before finally booking his place in the fourth round. The world number one needed three hours and 45 minutes to beat Philipp Petzschner 6-4 4-6 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-3. But the 2...
  • Andy Murray through to fourth round
  • 27th June 2010
    Andy Murray gave another impressive display as he saw off France's 26th seed Gilles Simon in straight sets to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon. The British number one broke serve to love in the opening game and played superbly in a 6-1 6-4 6-4 victory....
  • Roger Federer survives massive scare
  • 23rd June 2010
    Roger Federer avoided one of the biggest upsets in tennis history as he came from two sets down to beat Alejandro Falla at Wimbledon. The defending champion came through 5-7 4-6 6-4 7-6 (7-1) 6-0 in an astonishing opening match on Centre Court. Falla, th...
  • LTA's Martens defends GB progress
  • 23rd June 2010
    Lawn Tennis Association player-director Steven Martens was "disappointed" but not "devastated" after only one Briton reached Wimbledon's second round. That was Andy Murray, as Jamie Baker, Anne Keothavong, Laura Robson, Melanie South, ...
  • Rafael Nadal suffers shock Queen's Club loss to Lopez
  • 16th June 2010
    Top seed Rafael Nadal crashed out of the Aegon Championships quarter-finals at Queen's with a 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 defeat by fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez. The loss ended Nadal's run of 24 wins in a row and came five days after he secured his fifth French Open...
  • Lleyton Hewitt shocks Roger Federer in Halle final
  • 16th June 2010
    Roger Federer suffered a rare defeat on grass as he was beaten 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 by Lleyton Hewitt in the final of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle. Before Sunday, Federer had been defeated on grass just once since 2003, that coming in the remarkable 2008 Wi...
  • Elena Dementieva pulls out of Wimbledon through injury
  • 16th June 2010
    Elena Dementieva has pulled out of Wimbledon because of a calf injury. The Russian world number five, 28, picked up the injury during her French Open semi-final against Francesca Schiavone and was forced to retire. Dementieva, who quit the match after lo...
  • Roger Federer extends winning run in Halle
  • 11th June 2010
    World number two Roger Federer extended his unbeaten record in Halle to 27 matches with a crushing 6-1 6-2 win over Colombia's Alejandro Falla. Federer, 28, broke serve four times in the match as he reached the quarter-finals in less than an hour. The Sw...
  • Bad light stops Andy Murray's clash with Mardy Fish
  • 11th June 2010
    An angry Andy Murray must resume his third-round clash with America's Mardy Fish on Friday as play at Queen's was suspended due to bad light on Thursday. Murray came back from a set down and was then trailing 3-0 in the third before breaking back to level...
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