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SCOTS tennis star Andy Murray resisted a spirited challenge from veteran hardcourt specialist Mardy Fish to reach the third round of the Cincinnati Masters.

It came on the eve of Australia’s ultimately successful Davis Cup quarter-final tie against Kazakhstan, from which Tomic was dumped after a tirade against Australian tennis administrators following his Wimbledon exit.

It was nearly assumed that Murray Jnr would deal with Simon in comfortable style, yet this sort of expectation only added to the weight on his shoulders.

But Hewitt and Groth kept the Australians in the tie with a straight sets doubles win over Andrey Golubev and Nedovyesov on Saturday, setting up a tense final day.

If not for an incredible upset performance by Federer’s Davis Cup teammate Stan Wawrinka over Djokovic in the French Open final last month, Djokovic, like Serena Williams, would be gunning for a Grand Slam at the U.S. Open in New York later this summer.

It’s the fourth year in a row that Nadal leaves the All England Club early.

Roger Federer has reached the Wimbledon men’s finals by beating Briton Andy Murray in straight sets yesterday.

The two tennis masters are at the top of their game right now as Federer goes for his eighth All-England Tennis championship, while Djokovic attempts to win his second in a row and third overall. “I’m right there. My game is good”. After this one, Djokovic...

“It’s super exciting”. If she wins the U.S. Open in August, Williams will become the first player to sweep all four majors in the same season since Steffi Graf in 1988. It was an awkward and horrific start to the world number one. She will be looking to tie with...

Djokovic, who is searching for Wimbledon title No. 3, said he will take plenty of confidence after overcoming Federer in the corresponding match previous year. “So definitely it was one of my best serving days of my career, for sure”.

I’ll be OK for the next match.

Pushing his baby’s pram through the leafy surroundings of Wimbledon Common is how Novak Djokovic collected his thoughts and mapped out his game plan to try and win a third title at the All England Club.

Two weeks of earnest tennis matches, 126 names eliminated from the brackets, and the same two transcendent stars have emerged out of the stunted grass blades.

(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth). Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates winning a point against Richard Gasquet of France during the men’s singles semifinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Friday July 10, 2015.

Novak Djokovic is in the Wimbledon final for the fourth time.