Tennis

September 17, 2006 12:58 AM

Baker Boy

Inspired by Andy Murray’s success, his former doubles partner is also aiming high, finds Jonathan Coates

IN one way, Jamie Baker sees Andy Murray’s elev ation to the top tier in tennis as beneficial to his cause. No longer do phrases of assurance like “you can do it” sound glib because there is proof: it can...

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September 10, 2006 1:05 AM

Murray told to keep his head up

Mats Wilander tells Eleanor Preston of one area where the Scot is falling down

Mats Wilander had won two grand slam titles by the time he was Andy Murray’s age, so you can’t blame him for being a little circumspect amid all the hype surrounding the Scots teenager right now. By anyone’s standards, Murray...

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September 3, 2006 1:08 AM

Veteran whips up a tropical storm in hurricane

Top American sportswriter Art Spander on Andre Agassi's lurch towards retirement

Andre? Rafael? Amelie? Names from the courts, names of recognition. But the name dominating the US Open tennis championships yesterday was Ernesto, as in Tropical Storm Ernesto. If not quite a hurricane it arrived with a shot of rain and...

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