With two days to prepare, the weight of expectation on the fifth seed to end Britain’s 74-year wait for a male grand slam champion is likely to build.
Murray, of course, is desperate to end that barren spell but admitted his motivation is for his family first.
“I want to win it for the people that I work with, for my parents who helped me when I was growing up,” said Murray, whose mother Judy has been a permanent fixture among his court-side entourage. (more…)
Andy Roddick is one of my favorites and as much as I wish he could get to No. 1 again, I don’t think that’s going to happen. However, that doesn’t mean he can’t win more slams – and that’s good enough for me.
2010 could be a great year for Roddick. He showed at Wimbledon that he could make it to a final again and he was just a few short points away from another title. His best shot at a slam is obviously at Wimbledon, where if his serve is humming he always has a chance. (more…)
Roger Federer returned to the summit after being temporarily written off as a major competitive force, as men’s tennis made a U-turn at the top in 2009.
The Swiss, now the holder of the most grand slam singles titles, 15, thanks to his sixth in seven years at his beloved Wimbledon in July, also won his first French Open trophy in 2009.
That success on clay completed the set of grand slam titles for the man often called the best to wield a racket. Doubters had called it the end of an era in 2008 when he won just one grand slam event, the US Open in New York, after dealing with glandular fever and a back injury.(source)
Andy Roddick and Serena Williams hope to team up for the United States in mixed doubles when the event returns to the Olympics at the 2012 London Games.
Roddick, 27, the men’s world number seven, has had discussions with Williams, 28, the women’s number one.
And Roddick said on Twitter: “It’s confirmed! Serena and Andy teaming up for mixed doubles at 2012 games if they push the mixed doubles through.”
The tennis events at London 2012 will take place on Wimbledon’s grass courts.
The International Olympic Committe announced last week that mixed doubles would be introduced to the Olympic programme in time for 2012. (more…)