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Andy Murray: Waiting game | Editorial

Let’s celebrate the fact he has matured from a truculent teen into a player of often unassailable prowess Well done, Mr Murray; a thousand plaudits. If you, the reader, are reading this earlyish, you’ve probably got the telly on, wondering whether he can become the first British man to win a grand slam since the [...]

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Britain’s Andy Murray must bear the burden of ending the hurt | Paul Hayward

Sport is laden with ghosts that need to be exorcised. Britain’s No1 tennis player can feel the dead hand of history Britain is the stage for two of the most impressively stubborn vigils in world sport. The England football team’s inability to reach the final of an international tournament for 45 summers vies with the 75-year [...]

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Australian Open win for Andy Murray would transform his global appeal

Victory would catapult Scot into league of world sport’s top earners – and enable him to motivate young to play tennis If Andy Murray is finally able to scratch a 75-year itch and end in Melbourne the long wait for a British man to win a grand slam title, his advisers are standing by to [...]

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Men’s Finals Preview: Murray vs. Djokovic – New York Times (blog)

Globe and Mail Men's Finals Preview: Murray vs. DjokovicNew York Times (blog)Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, friends since junior days, face off in the men's singles final of the Australian Open on Sunday. …Andy Murray must bear the burden of ending the hurtThe Guardian (blog)Andy Murray and the two faithful females backing him today: On-off [...]

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Murray predicts new era – Sportal.com.au

Fox News Murray predicts new eraSportal.com.auAndy Murray hopes Sunday night's Australian Open final against Novak Djokovic will mark the start of a new great rivalry in the game between the friends who …Murray beats Ferrer, into Australian Open finalThe Associated PressAustralian Open 2011: Andy Murray beats David Ferrer to reach finalThe GuardianMurray moves into Open [...]

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andy_murray: RT @jamie_murray: Came back from Melbourne Aquarium with a penguin impression.. @andy_murray says his is better…judge by yourselves in …

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Andy Murray seeks start of new era as old rivalry is rekindled

Andy Murray’s heart and hunger could prove decisive in quest for a first grand slam title in today’s Australian Open final There is nobody else who transmits his internal debate from the court to the gallery with quite the intensity that Andy Murray does when he plays his delicate yet powerful tennis. Even for neutral [...]

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Who will win the Australian Open final? Experts give their opinions

Novak Djokovic is widely fancied, but Andy Murray has the backing of an Australian legend JOHN NEWCOMBE, THREE-TIME WIMBLEDON CHAMPION AND FORMER WORLD NO1 “Djokovic is coming out of winning the Davis Cup so he’s really coming into this event as the fittest player, mentally and physically, and he’s playing at his absolute peak. Before [...]

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Australian Open 2011: National pride fuels Novak Djokovic’s desire

Davis Cup victory has helped the proud Serb reach a new level in his game It was Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia’s third-best player, who put it perfectly. “With all respect to all other great competitors that this country had, Novak Djokovic is the best sportsman in our history.” The world No49 posted the statement on Twitter [...]

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They might be mates but Murray expects it to be brutal – Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney Morning Herald They might be mates but Murray expects it to be brutalSydney Morning HeraldANDY MURRAY moved comfortably during a late afternoon practice session yesterday, before a men's final against childhood friend Novak Djokovic that the No.5 …Djokovic fires mind games at Andy Murray before finalLos Angeles TimesMurray outlasts Ferrer in semisWashington PostMurray's mission [...]

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