Rafael Nadal insisted “everything has an end” five years ago in an eerily similar statement to the words he wrote when announcing his retirement last week. A resurfaced interview shows that Nadal was actually at peace with his future retirement as long ago as 2019. Back then, before winning his final two Grand Slams, the...
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Andy Murray’s ex-coach suggests drastic schedule change after Wimbledon
Mark Petchey, former coach to both Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu, has insisted that a mid-season break needs to be implemented to the tennis calendar – which he proposes should take place immediately after Wimbledon. Complaints have continued to soar from top players over the number of tournaments they feel compelled to compete in. Alcaraz...
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What Andy Murray can teach Jack Draper about fickle British tennis fans
In tabloid parlance, Andy Murray has “broken his silence” since retiring from tennis. Usually, that silence has lasted a whole two or three days but in this case – the odd social media contribution aside – it is not unreasonable to say that Murray has been silent for the last month since hanging up his...
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Emma Raducanu labels Andy Murray ‘old news’ as Brit confident for US Open
Emma Raducanu has claimed Andy Murray is already “old news” at the start of a new era in British tennis after the Scottish legend. The former world No.1, Britain’s greatest ever player, said an emotional farewell at his final Grand Slam at Wimbledon last month before retiring at the Olympics. Murray had hoped to play...
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Emma Raducanu was wrong to ditch doubles date with Andy Murray says top UK star
EMMA RADUCANU has learned a hard lesson about commitment over her Wimbledon mixed doubles no show with Andy Murray. That’s the opinion of Dan Evans, the former World No 21 in singles – and the man for the majority of his time in the sport has been the Scot’s closest British rival. 3 Britain’s Emma...