Spanish world number one Rafael Nadal made it back to the Wimbledon final by beating British home favourite Andy Murray 6-4, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 in Friday's semi-final.The match was punctuated by some thrilling rallies, impressive lobs and duels at the net, and while Murray gave Nadal a tough test, the Mallorcan was in imperious form and won all the crucial points.Fourth seed Murray was roared on by a
Andy Murray is just two victories away from becoming the first British man to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936 and he looks capable of going all the way after dropping just one set en route to the last four.The 23-year-old Scot faces a strong challenger at the Wimbledon men's semi-finals on Friday in the form of Rafael Nadal -- who remains unbeaten in 12 matches at the tournament.But Murray
Andy Murray admits he will have to raise his game to new heights if he wants to win Wimbledon even though he raced through the first week at the Championships without dropping a set.While Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal - Murray's main rivals for the title - have had to dig deep just to make it to the fourth round at the All England Club, the British fourth seed has enjoyed serene progress in his
Justine Henin will play fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters in the last 16 at Wimbledon after the pair powered through their third-round matches.Eighth seed Clijsters swept past Maria Kirilenko 6-3 6-3 to continue her smooth progress on her return to the All England Club after four years away.Henin, the 17th seed, saw off Nadia Petrova 6-1 6-4.The two Belgians have met twice this year, with Clijsters wi
Serena Williams took a swipe at Wimbledon officials after the defending women's champion was asked to play her second round match against Russia's Anna Chakvetadze away from the show courts.Williams was forced to play on Court Two at the All England Club as tournament organisers decided to give women's third seed Caroline Wozniacki a Centre Court appearance.Three-time Wimbledon champion Serena di
Nicolas Mahut and John Isner will drag their weary bodies back onto court at Wimbledon on Thursday to resume the longest match in tennis history as Queen Elizabeth II makes her first visit since 1977.A string of tennis records were blown away as Mahut and Isner came off court on Wednesday at 59-59 in the final set, having slugged it out for 10 hours when play was suspended as they ran out of dayl
Rafael Nadal suffered his first defeat in 25 matches as he was beaten by Feliciano Lopez in the quarter-finals at Queen's Club on Friday, while defending champion Andy Murray also crashed out.Not since Andy Roddick beat Nadal in the Miami semi-finals in March had the Spaniard walked off court a loser, but his compatriot and close friend Lopez brought that magnificent run to an end in emphatic fas
Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 6-4 7-6 (7-5) to win the Madrid Open and make himself hot favourite for the French Open, which starts next week.It was the first match between the arch rivals since last year's Masters Series final in Madrid, which Federer won.Both players dropped serve early in the first set before the second-seeded Nadal broke decisively to lead 4-3.In the second set, Nadal won a