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Agassi hails Hewitt's reign at the top

Darren Walton Monday marks 10 years since Lleyton Hewitt relinquished the top ranking in men's tennis.

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Murray ready for Tomic in Miami

World No.3 Andy Murray will try to turn up the heat when he faces rising and unpredictable Australian Bernard Tomic in his Miami Masters opener.

The body of evidence: now Murray muscles in

Peter Hanlon AFTER another lamentable afternoon of the 1989 Ashes series, England captain David Gower was so exasperated to be fielding the same question asked yet another tedious way that he let his head fall...

Tomic a champion in waiting

Alix Ramsay TODAY a nation will be on tenterhooks. Today a nation will hold its breath. Today Bernard Tomic will take on Roger Federer for a place in the fourth round of the Australian Open.

Jake Niall

Murray mark II is free to reign

Jake Niall Not so long ago, this final might have been characterised as 'the Djoker versus the Choker.'

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New and improved, but not a machine

Jake Niall The New Andy Murray, born in the middle of 2012, could win the big grand slam matches.

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Monkey gone, Murray more at ease

Linda Pearce Andy Murray was a little worried that his pleasant life would be upended by his US Open win.

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Murray through to Brisbane final

Laine Clark After dodging a bullet when young gun Kei Nishikori retired with injury, top seed Andy Murray knew he would have to be firing to defend his Brisbane International men's title.

What, me Murray?

Linda Pearce For the reigning US Open champion the pressure to win a major is off, but he's sure that 2013 will bring new challenges.

Monkey off his back, Murray is a new beast

For a man who has been asked more questions about Fred Perry than any other person on the planet, Andy Murray is momentarily stumped by this one.

Ten things to like about tennis this summer

Linda Pearce Interactive: The tournaments, players and moments to watch this season.

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The secret of his success

Simon Briggs Back in the early 1980s, Ivan Lendl became known as 'The Choke-o-slovakian'.

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Murray's breakthrough really hit home

Mike Hedge A week after she had screamed and cried and pumped her fists over her son's US Open victory, Judy Murray began to appreciate what had happened.

Murray, unburdened of expectation, now in a relaxed mode

Andy Murray will have an old friend for company at the Australian Open after world No.246 Jamie Baker qualified to reach the main draw.

Even for himself, Djokovic is an impossible act to follow

Linda Pearce AFTER taking his ATP World Tour Finals trophy to the German hospital bedside of his ill father, Srdjan, then heading to Brazil to play a weekend exhibition against Gustavo Kuerten and football with...

Czechs on top of the world

Melissa Woods With less than half our population, the Czech Republic achieved a tennis feat that former superpower Australia last achieved almost 40 long years ago.

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Stepanek defies age to propel Czechs to stunning victory

Jan Flemr PRAGUE: The Czech Republic won the Davis Cup after a team led by Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek beat holders Spain 3-2 in the 100th final of the event.

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Federer crushes Tipsarevic in London

Roger Federer started his bid for a seventh ATP Tour Finals title in record-breaking fashion, crushing Janko Tipsarevic 6-3, 6-1 at London's O2 Arena.

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Matosevic wins, Ebden loses in Vienna

Australia's Marinko Matosevic knocks the last home player out of the Austrian Open to set up a quarter-final against top seed Juan Martin del Potro.

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Federer, Murray on collision course

Linda Pearce, Shanghai Roger Federer and Andy Murray will tonight meet for the first time since Murray's emphatic victory in the gold medal match at the London Olympics, when the winners of the past two grand slam titles...