...season."The decision to retire is one that I have thought a great deal about and one that I have not taken lightly," the Scotsman said. "It is the right time."Since taking charge at Old Trafford in 1986, Ferguson's trophy collection also...
...since the start of the year. Lendl lost the first four Grand Slam finals he played, then won eight major titles.The Scotsman speaks in a mumbling monotone, and on court he tends to go about his business like a condemned man. At the French...
...swept nine consecutive games, breaking Federer's serve four times in a row. The victory marked a breakthrough for the Scotsman, who has lost all four of his Grand Slam finals, three against Federer. For Federer, the drubbing marked another...
...little nervous coming down the stretch because I don't play in a lot of these tournaments."Chivers, 58, held on. The Scotsman shot 69 to clip Jim Brisson by a shot, finishing two days at 1-under 143.There were handshakes and pats on the...
...member of the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame."If we didn't invent it, our people went out to teach the game," said the Scotsman, who plans to redesign two Patch holes, incorporate tartans and install 36 granite tee markers that he purchased from...
...came through with big serves at key moments, while Murray went into a funk after he frittered away an early lead. The Scotsman was the Australian Open runner-up in January and was seeded No. 3 at Key Biscayne but failed to survive his opening...
...looked toward the final and the last obstacle between him and a fourth Australian Open title: Andy Murray.Murray, as the Scotsman is incessantly reminded, will be trying to end a long drought for British men at Grand Slam tournaments when he takes...
...conquests In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Andy Murray beat Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on consecutive days. The Scotsman defeated the top-ranked Nadal 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to capture the Capitala World Tennis Championship exhibition and...
...championship match, and Federer had no trouble this time -- even though he had lost two of his previous three matches against the Scotsman. "I came up against, in my opinion, the best player ever to play the game," said Murray, who tried to give Britain...
...aggressive, stay focused." He did just that. Trailing 3-1, Murray fell behind love-30 in his next service game. But the Scotsman took advantage as Nadal sailed two forehands long around a missed drop volley try, and Murray broke to get even at...
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