The Irish Times

Andy Murray shows old school steel to win Australian opener in five sets

Scot grinds it out against Nikoloz Basilashvili to reach second round after gruelling epic

Tue Jan 18 2022 - 08:40

Nick Kyrgios throws in the towel in first round loss

Australian slumps to 6-3 6-4 6-0 first round defeat to Roberto Bautista Agut at US Open

Tue Aug 31 2021 - 08:23

Murray bows out in straight sets defeat at Wimbeldon

Canadian youngster Denis Shapovalov makes short work of former champion

Fri Jul 02 2021 - 21:55

Roger Federer comeback ended in Qatar quarter-finals

Nikoloz Basilashvili comes from a set down to make it past his ‘idol’

Thu Mar 11 2021 - 23:10

Rafael Nadal eases past Djere in first round of Australian Open

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev both made comfortable starts in Melbourne

Tue Feb 09 2021 - 08:51

Serena Williams has her say on Australian Open quarantine

Williams travelled to Australia with her three year-old daughter Olympia

Thu Jan 28 2021 - 09:29

Andy Murray ‘gutted’ to miss Australian Open after confirming withdrawal

33-year-old Scot contracted Covid-19 and missed charter flights to Melbourne

Fri Jan 22 2021 - 17:57

Spanish player says Australian Open quarantine is like prison

Positive Covid-19 cases associated with the tournament rose to seven on Tuesday

Tue Jan 19 2021 - 09:06

Andy Murray ready to go it alone in Cincinnati

Now with a metal covering on part of his hip, Murray says he is pain-free but still patient

Mon Aug 12 2019 - 09:17

Wimbledon: Federer and Nadal eyeing up semi-final battle

Both players will be tested by Sam Querry and Kei Nishikori on Wednesday

Wed Jul 10 2019 - 06:11

Novak Djokovic enters endurance mode to see off Hubert Hurkacz

Top seed gets off to a slow start after an issue with his cap before blitzing Pole in four sets

Fri Jul 05 2019 - 21:04

Novak Djokovic saunters into French Open fourth round

Tsitsipas, Zverev and Wawrinka all through to last 16 in Paris

Sat Jun 01 2019 - 21:18

Andy Murray: ‘I have no pain in my hip any more’

His chances of making a comeback in July at Wimbledon look marginal at best

Wed Mar 06 2019 - 13:33

Andy Murray ‘will put his heart and soul’ into a return

No player has come back from hip surfacing surgery to play singles tennis again

Tue Mar 05 2019 - 10:46

Andy Murray bows to the inevitable but first flirts with the impossible

Roberto Bautista Agut dragged into a dog fight that lasts four hours and nine minutes

Mon Jan 14 2019 - 13:30

Andy Murray pushed himself to the outer limits of his endurance

He should be remembered for draining the last drop of his talent in pursuit of victory

Fri Jan 11 2019 - 08:04

Tearful Andy Murray: Australian Open could be my last tournament

‘I am not sure I am able to play through the pain for another four or five months’

Fri Jan 11 2019 - 07:13

Top-class tennis exacting a heavy toll on elite players

Murray just the latest to discover he has been writing cheques his body can’t cash

Sat Jul 07 2018 - 06:00

French Open round-up: Novak Djokovic battles into fourth round

2016 winner drops set against Roberto Bautista Agut, Caroline Wozniacki progresses

Fri Jun 01 2018 - 19:44

Djokovic gathers momentum with second win at French Open

Serb player says absent friend Andy Murray must find it difficult dealing with his injury

Wed May 30 2018 - 21:03

Novak Djokovic made to work hard for French Open win

Serbian star through to third round after straight-sets win over Jaume Munar

Wed May 30 2018 - 15:43

Clouds darken as Andy Murray regroups after lost six months

Australian Open withdrawal a nadir which raises serious questions over his future

Fri Jan 05 2018 - 11:44

Andy Murray pulls out of Australian Open

30-year-old returns to London to contemplate surgery on persistent hip problem

Thu Jan 04 2018 - 07:30

Novak Djokovic to return to action before Australian Open

Caroline Wozniacki beats Petra Martic to reach quarter-finals of Auckland Classic

Wed Jan 03 2018 - 16:45

Andy Murray: Expectations ‘aren’t massively high’ after injury

30-year-old admits he might never return to his peak after 2017 blighted by hip problem

Sun Dec 31 2017 - 18:12

Rafael Nadal keeps up dominant form to make quarter-finals

Defending champion Novak Djokovic sets up last eight clash with Dominic Thiem

Sun Jun 04 2017 - 15:29

Rafa Nadal plays like a champion to continue Australian Open run

Spaniard, who beat Gael Mofils, makes first quarter final since 2015 French Open

Mon Jan 23 2017 - 21:22

Rejuvenated Rafa Nadal is back in a grand slam quarter-final

‘After a couple of years without being in this round is great news. An important victory’

Mon Jan 23 2017 - 14:24

Novak Djokovic desperate to repair aura of invincibility

Serb consumed by reality of battle and has inner animal that resides in all the greats

Mon Nov 14 2016 - 23:10

Novak Djokovic sails into French Open semi-finals

Defending women’s champion Serena Williams suffers scare against Yulia Putintseva

Thu Jun 02 2016 - 17:22

Agnieszka Radwanska crashes out in rain at French Open

World number two blames weather as she loses 2-6 6-3 6-3 to Tsvetana Pironkova

Tue May 31 2016 - 20:20

Roger Federer brushes past Thomas Berdych in Melbourne

17-time Grand Slam winner needed three sets to book place in Australian Open semis

Tue Jan 26 2016 - 08:39

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic ease through to set up titanic final

Both players won their semi-finals in straight sets and will face each other in Sunday’s final

Sat Sept 12 2015 - 10:29

Roger Federer eases into Wimbledon quarter-final in straight sets

Meanwhile Novak Djokovic’s match was suspended at two sets all

Mon Jul 06 2015 - 21:13