ROGER FEDERER admits even he is excited about the prospect of playing Rafael Nadal in New York for the first time. Nadal himself? Not so much! Despite their long rivalry, which is enjoying a surprise revival this year, none of their 37 previous meetings have been at Flushing Meadows – where they are seeded to […]
Andy Murray is set to face American Tennys Sandgren in the opening round of the US Open. The Scot has been seeded second for the competition as Rafael Nadal and Karolina Pliskova headline the final major of the year. Murray has not played since his quarter-final exit at SW19, where he lost his number one […]
TENNIS star Victoria Azarenka has revealed that she may miss the US Open because of a custody battle with the father of her eight-month-old son. The former world No 1 from Belarus is embroiled in a legal dispute with Billy McKeague, her ex-boyfriend, after the pair split up last month. She cited “personal reasons” as […]
ANDY MURRAY could be in danger of missing this month’s US Open. The world No 1 has withdrawn from next week’s Rogers Cup in Montreal as he continues to recover from a hip injury. Murray, 30, could hardly walk at the end of his quarter-final loss to Sam Querrey at Wimbledon. He said: “I am doing […]
TIM HENMAN has warned Andy Murray: Miss the US Open or risk jeopardising your career. The British tennis legend, 42, believes world No 1 Murray must manage his body carefully as he only has five or six years left at the top. The Scot, 30, battled a hip injury at Wimbledon, playing through the pain […]