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Gavin Fletcher, the LTA’s events and tournaments director, was phoning around Britain yesterday to find a city that has a hall free in the first week of March to stage a Davis Cup tie that must mark a sea …

Austria, Chile, Croatia, Israel, the Netherlands and Romania all secured a place in the 2009 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group with victorious efforts in the reverse singles matches Sunday.

AMERICA have regained the Ryder Cup tonight with a hard-fought victory over Nick Faldo’s European team.

Andy Murray insists his Great Britain team-mates need to display more passion if they are to resurrect their Davis Cup fortunes.

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Andy Murray powered his way to a victory which kept Britain’s Davis Cup hopes alive in his grudge match with Austria’s Jurgen Melzer.

Andy Murray proved he is no Davis Cup choker with a straight sets victory over Alexander Peya that drew Great Britain level with Austria at one rubber apiece.

JOHN LLOYD insists Alex Bogdanovic can end his horrific Wimbledon record and help Britain beat Austria in the Davis Cup.

There is nothing like the lead-up to a Davis Cup tie to stoke up a bit of flinty-eyed feeling between its participants, and this weekend’s meeting between Austria and Great Britain was given a little extra pep …

A FEW days ago, with his knee hurting after his US Open exploits and the latest in a long line of rows with brother Jamie still simmering in the background, Andy Murray might have found it a piece of advice he …

PROFESSIONAL SPORT is an unforgiving business. Can it really be only 12 months since the great and the good gathered at Wimbledon to wave Tim Henman off into retirement as he played his final Davis Cup tie …

Andy Murray’s tennis in New York has been shifting a few Davis Cup tickets in the shires.

Andy and Jamie Murray have been named in the Great Britain team for the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Austria at Wimbledon next month.

ANDY Murray’s former coach has admitted there were tensions in his relationship with the British No1, but has backed his former charge to achieve “great things.” The Lawn Tennis Association employed American …

Four British players have reached the second round of US Open qualifying. Women’s number two Elena Baltacha saw off Pole Anna Korzeniak 7-6 5-7 6-0, while Melanie South beat Alberta Brianti of Italy 6-2 3-6 …

There are 4 Brits currently in the USO qualies draw, with the possibility of Jamie Baker also making it in if there are some last minute withdrawals.

American Kevin Kim, the No. 3 seed, serves Sunday during the second set of his Comerica Bank Challenger championship match against Andrea Stoppini of Italy.

American Kevin Kim, the No. 3 seed, serves Sunday during the second set of his Comerica Bank Challenger championship match against Andrea Stoppini of Italy.

Unseeded Andrea Stoppini pumps his fists after breaking No. 7 seed Alex Bogdanovic’s serve during the third set Thursday at the Comerica Bank Challenger.

In 21 years of the Comerica Bank Challenger, the No. 1 seed has never won the championship.

The Comerica Bank Challenger tennis tournament brings some very talented players to Seascape Sports Club in Aptos this week.

The United Kingdom had been waiting for the match between Andy Murray and Richard Gasquet at Wimbledon and when it arrived, it was better than anyone expected.

Lleyton Hewitt is the last man without an F in his name to win the men’s singles title here, which seems so long ago that it is a surprise to be reminded that the Australian former world No 1 who reached the …

The Australian wraps up the breaker 7-2, bends his knees, rocks back and lets out an almighty shout of “C’maaaawn On”. He’s through in straight sets to face Federer.

The first rule that any Lawn Tennis Association chief executive should know is that for 50 weeks, nobody gives a monkeys what you do.

Brad Gilbert’s well-paid relationship with British tennis has ended with the Californian coach heading home for good when his contract ends in three months.

WIMBLEDON, EnglandFormer champion Maria Sharapova and two-time runner-up Andy Roddick were upset in the second round in a day of big surprises at Wimbledon on Thursday.

Chris Eaton drives a Vauxhall Astra with duct tape on one of its wing mirrors and strings his own tennis rackets because he knows exactly how he likes them to feel in his grip.

Ivo Karlovic survived a pair of tiebreakers Wednesday in advancing to the quarterfinals of the Slazenger Open tennis tournament in England.

There was a moment yesterday when the number of Britons in the men’s draw at Wimbledon almost doubled.