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Murray will play in Davis Cup – if fit

  • Posted: Apr 22, 2016

Andy Murray says he will play in Great Britain’s Davis Cup quarter-final against Serbia in July – if his body allows him.

The Scot, 28, led Britain to their first Davis Cup triumph for 79 years in 2015, and their title defence continues with a trip to Belgrade in July.

However, the tie will be played on clay just five days after the Wimbledon final.

“The plan is to play but it is going to be difficult,” Murray told BBC Sport.

“I need to play it a little bit by ear, as well, because I just don’t know how the body is going to respond.”

The Davis Cup quarter-final could pit Murray against Novak Djokovic, but it is not yet clear whether the world number one will play in the tie.

Murray’s schedule will see him playing on clay in the build-up to next month’s French Open before switching to grass at Queen’s Club and Wimbledon.

The Briton is also focused on defending his Olympic gold medal in Brazil in August, with that tournament to be played on hard courts.

“These next couple of months are going to be extremely difficult,” he added.

“Changing surfaces – almost on a weekly basis – does increase the chance of injury significantly: not many players would go from playing a grass court tournament one week straight onto the clay the following week with only a couple of days preparation time.

“So I need to make sure my body is good and healthy through the summer because it’s going to be a long summer with the Olympics, many long flights, change of surfaces, different continents and different conditions – so I just now need to respect how my body feels as well.”

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Haase Pouille Win In Bucharest 2016 Highlights

  • Posted: Apr 22, 2016

Haase Pouille Win In Bucharest 2016 Highlights

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Barcelona 2016 Friday Highlights

  • Posted: Apr 22, 2016

Barcelona 2016 Friday Highlights

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Allee Roger Federer

  • Posted: Apr 22, 2016

Allee Roger Federer

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Swiss Street Named In Federer's Honour

  • Posted: Apr 22, 2016

Swiss Street Named In Federer's Honour

Swiss great hopes to see future champions on Allée Roger Federer

The national centre for Swiss Tennis can now be found at “1 Allée Roger Federer”. On Thursday, the Swiss star returned to Biel, where he trained as a junior, to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony inaugurating the street.  

“I am very moved,” said Federer, according to swissinfo.ch, before the 1500 people gathered for the event.  “I hope that we will see future champions on the Allée Roger Federer.”

Federer, alongside Swiss Tennis president René Stammbach and Mayor Erich Fehr, also assisted with the ground-breaking for the extension of the Swiss Tennis training centre, to open in 2017.

This is not the first time a street has been named in his honour. In 2012, the city of Halle, in Germany, unveiled “Roger-Federer-Allee” in recognition of Federer’s success on the grass at the Gerry Weber Open.

Read: Halle Names Street After Federer

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Mergea/Tecau Advance In Bucharest

  • Posted: Apr 21, 2016

Mergea/Tecau Advance In Bucharest

Home favourites into quarter-finals

Top-seeded Romanians Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau edged Marcus Daniell and Artem Sitak 7-6(3), 7-6(5) in their opening match at the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy on Thursday. Mergea/Tecau saved three break points and advanced in 92 minutes despite winning three fewer points (72-75).

Second seeds Eric Butorac and Scott Lipsky were not as fortunate. The Americans fell 2-6, 6-2, 18-16 to Chris Guccione and Andre Sa in the quarter-finals. Butorac/Lipsky held seven match points in the Match Tie-break but saw their opponents convert on their fourth to take the win. Next up for Guccione/Sa will be fourth seeds Jonathan Erlich and Colin Fleming, who saved nine break points (9/13) to edge Guido Pella and Lukas Rosol 2-6, 6-4, 10-6.

Huey/Mirnyi Win In Barcelona

Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi defeated fourth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Jean-Julien Rojer 7-6(5), 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open BancSabadell on Thursday. Huey/Mirnyi landed 85 per cent of first serves and saved four break points in the 71-minute win. They will face Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in the final four.

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Nishikori Extends Winning Streak In Barcelona 2016

  • Posted: Apr 21, 2016

Nishikori Extends Winning Streak In Barcelona 2016

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Raanana Challenger 2016 Recap

  • Posted: Apr 21, 2016

Raanana Challenger 2016 Recap

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Monteiro Keeps Climbing Up The Rankings

  • Posted: Apr 21, 2016

Monteiro Keeps Climbing Up The Rankings

Strong results throughout the year have led the Brazilian to be seeded No. 3 at this week’s ATP Challenger Tour event in Sao Paulo

All it can take is one good tournament to launch your career: just ask Thiago Monteiro.

The 21-year-old Brazilian took a wild card this February into the ATP World Tour 500 event in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro. Ranked No. 338, Monteiro recorded the biggest upset of the year so far by upsetting world No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the opening round.

The Top 10 victory gave Monteiro an extra boost that has translated into solid results on the ATP Challenger Tour, including a semi-final showing last month at the $50,000 event in Santiago and a quarter-final finish at the $100,000 event in Le Gosier. At this week’s $50,000 event in Sao Paulo, he’s breezed through his first two matches without dropping a set.

“It was an amazing victory. The support of the crowd and my team was unbelievable,” said Monteiro of his victory over Tsonga. “It gave me a lot confidence in my game and motivation to keep improving every day with my team and looking for good results.”

Since the start of the year, Monteiro has shot from No. 463 in the Emirates ATP Rankings to his current standing of No. 201. His two wins this week in Sao Paulo have also ensured that he will reach a new career-high ranking next week.

Monteiro also credited his pre-season with taking his game to a new level in 2016. He spent several weeks training with Brazilian No. 1 Thomaz Bellucci, which he said was an eye-opening experience.

“To see how a guy who is ranked No. 35 practises and his level of intensity helped me learn a lot,” said Monteiro. “I was working hard every day and that gave me a lot of confidence. “Now my job is to keep the results of this work and keep improving.”

The Brazilian’s strong results this year have also ensured he will make his Grand Slam debut next month in the qualifying rounds of Roland Garros. Monteiro said he has planned his ATP Challenger Tour schedule for the next few weeks in hopes of peaking on the red clay in Paris, but has even loftier goals for the coming months.

“Qualifying for the main draw of a Grand Slam is one of my dreams, so I’m practising for that moment now,” said Monteiro. “The Olympics (held this year in Rio de Janeiro) would be very difficult to qualify for, but it’s possible and that would also be one of my dreams since I was a kid. The main thing for me is to keep working hard on the court. I want this year to be the best of my career.”

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