Murray Beaten By Federer In US Open Final
September 9, 2008 by CLDsport · Leave a Comment
Roger Federer has won his fifth successive US Open while ending Andy Murray’s hopes at Flushing Meadows. The world number 2 took the match 6-2 7-5 6-2 in spectacular style.
All eyes were on Andy Murray on Monday for his first Grand Slam final appearance, and his attempt to become the the first British man since 1936 to win one of the coveted major singles titles.
Murray was high in confidence, and spirits, after his semi-final win against world number 1 Rafael Nadal - his first ever win over the Wimbledon champion.
But, Roger Federer - who has had a tough year - controlled this final from start to finish, and was in riveting form throughout.
Federer himself had beaten world number 3 Novak Djokovic in the semis, Read more
Murray Number 6 In The World After Winning Cincinnati Masters
August 4, 2008 by CLDsport · Leave a Comment
21-year-old Andy Murray has moved up to number 6 in the world rankings after he won the Cincinnati Masters on Sunday.
Murray beat world number 3 Novak Djokovic to win his first Masters Series tournament, and jump 3 places in the world rankings.
Djokovic was defeated by a superior Andy Murray 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) in two hours and 23 minutes of play, after losing to the Scot just last week in the Toronto Masters. Murray always looked like winning yesterday’s final, having looked impressive throughout. Read more
Wimbledon Thoughts: Djokovic Out, Federer Through
June 25, 2008 by Jeremy Howard · Leave a Comment
Well, it was a quiet third day of action at the All England Club. For example, Novak Djokovic went down in the second round today with barely a whimper!
After questioning last week how much longer Federer can stay at the top of Men’s tennis with the likes of himself and Nadal on his heels, Djokovic fell in straight sets to 75th ranked Marat Safin. Now, what makes this loss so interesting is that Djokovic has always claimed Read more




