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In the day’s other round-robin match, Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 7-6 , 7-6 in a meeting between promising players making Masters Cup debuts.

FORMER Wimbledon champion Pat Cash believes Andy Murray will soon rise to number three in the world and could cap a brilliant year with victory on his Masters Cup debut.

Flash, in partnership with Capitala, today announced the launch of the Capitala World Tennis Championship, the first international tennis tournament to be held in the capital.

The minute Andy Murray strikes his first ball in a Masters Cup on Monday evening here, he will be richer by $350,000 , the bonus for finishing the year as the world No 4 and the first of the rewards that each …

Andy Murray aiming for 1million prize at Masters Cup in Shanghai There is a stall on a street-corner in central Shanghai that sells, according to a sign in English translated from the Chinese characters, …

Federer wants to view the end of season tournament in Shanghai as the first event of next season Photograph: Bullit Marquez/AP It may be the last tournament of the year, but Roger Federer is viewing the Tennis …

The teenage girls standing outside a five-star hotel here may have been waiting in a quiet, orderly fashion, but you just knew that they were one possible glimpse of Andy Murray away from a full-on, hormonal …

Top seed Roger Federer on Saturday said he was still taking painkillers and limiting himself in training as he battles to shake off a back injury that could jeopardise his Masters Cup defence.

In reaching the Masters Cup in Shanghai Andy Murray is able to tick another achievement off his tennis to-do list.

Eating enough sushi to feed half of Tokyo, holding yoga positions in a room heated to 42 degrees, scorching his lungs on the track and doing chin-ups in the gym, these have all been part of the Andy Murray …

With Rafael Nadal in injury crisis and missing the Masters Cup, healthy contenders began finding their form in smoggy Shanghai under the closed roof at the Qi Zhong stadium for the season-ending classic …

Attorneys for Barry Bonds urged a federal judge yesterday to toss out charges accusing baseball’s all-time home run king of lying to a grand jury about his alleged steroid use.

MASTERS CUP, Shanghai: Dates: 9-16 November Starts: 0600 GMT daily Coverage: Live on Sky Sports; live text commentaries on BBC Sport website; coverage on Radio 5 Live British number one Andy Murray insists he …

Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images As Andy Murray prepares for the start of the hugely lucrative season-ending Tennis Masters Cup beginning in Shanghai this Sunday, Sweden’s Bjorn Borg, the 11-time grand …

Andy Murray has underlined the extent of his determination before the start of the 2008 season by revealing “there was no torture I wouldn’t consider.” The 21-year-old has won five tournaments and reached the …

THERE is a space beside the television in Andy Murray’s flat in London that would just fit a Masters Series trophy nicely.

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga claimed his maiden Masters Series title when he beat Argentine David Nalbandian 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the final of the Paris Masters.

A new era in British sport is about to dawn as two of the most exciting talents in a generation prepare for the climax of their respective seasons.

HE MAY have missed out on more records and glory in the Paris Masters, but Andy Murray’s legions of fans should not worry as they have plenty of success to look forward to, according to one of the coaches who …

You would be hard-pressed to find a hotter player on the tour than Andy Murray well maybe Juan Martin Del Potro, but that’s a discussion for a different day.

David Nalbandian swept into the Paris Masters final for the second straight year by defeating Nikolay Davydenko 6-1, 5-7, 6-4. The win confirmed the fine vein of form that the eighth seed has struck as he gets …

SATELLITE broadcaster BSkyB yesterday said its customer numbers topped nine million after the company bucked “challenging” trading conditions.

The Packers signed first-year starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a contract extension Friday through the 2014 season.

Monday, October 27, 2008 PARIS: This week’s Paris Masters will complete the jigsaw of who lands the final three berths for the season-ending Tennis Masters Shanghai.

Sam Querrey of the United States advanced to a second-round match against fourth-seeded U.S. Open runner-up Andy Murray at the Paris Masters on Monday.

ANDY MURRAY has beaten everyone else this year - so now it is time to bring on the Argies.

TENNIS ace Andy Murray can’t seem to stop winning at the moment - and it could all be down to his “lucky shirt”. The grey Fred Perry shirt seems to have been on Andy’s back for all his triumphs since Wimbledon …

Blackburn substitute Benni McCarthy’s headed equaliser in the third minute of injury time salvaged a 1-1 draw at home to Middlesbrough.

Andy Murray has reached the semi-finals of the St Petersburg Open after scoring a 7-6 7-5 victory over Janko Tipsarevic.