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Sir Andy, Wimbledon, metal hip, retirement: Everything you always wanted to know about Andy Murray (but never had time to find out) – updated after end of coaching partnership with Djokovic
Andy Murray retired in August 2024 after a career spanning two decades. Here’s everything you need to know about the 3-time Grand Slam champ
Resilient Alcaraz comes through Draper test to reach Italian Open semi-finals
The Spaniard defeated Jack Draper 6-4, 6-4 to reach the last four in Rome for the first time. He'll play Lorenzo Musetti for a place in the final
May 14, 2006: The day Federer and Nadal played the longest match of their amazing rivalry
Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event that happened on this specific day. On May 14, 2006, two of the greatest of all time played out the longest match in their rivalry on the Roman clay. Find out how it unfolded
May 14, 2008: The day world No 1 Justine Henin suddenly quit professional tennis
Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event which happened on this specific day. On May 14, 2008, Justine Henin, then the world No 1, shocked the tennis world with the sudden announcement that she was to retire
May 13, 2012: The day when Roger Federer won the only tournament ever played on blue clay
Each day, Tennis Majors takes you back in time to relive a tennis event that happened on this specific day. On May 13, 2012, Roger Federer defeated Tomas Berdych to win the Madrid Masters, when the tournament was played on blue clay - making it the first and only tournament to use this surface
May 12, 1984: The day Jimmy Connors was thrashed 6-0, 6-0 by Ivan Lendl
May 11, 1987: The day tennis came back to the Olympics
Osaka says “three-set matches are really fun” as she topples Bouzkova to return to last 16 in Rome
Top seed Sinner returns to action with win in Rome, an “amazing feeling” for him
May 10, 1996: The day 15-year-old Martina Hingis defeated world No 1 Steffi Graf
May 9, 1915: The day Anthony Wilding, the first tennis superstar, was killed in World War I
May 9 2000: The day Jim Courier announced his retirement from professional tennis
Alcaraz stands firm after documentary controversy suggesting he’s enjoying life too much for an elite athlete
Alcaraz happy to see Sinner back in Rome, confident of his own fitness after injury
May 8, 2005: The day Rafael Nadal beat Coria in five-hour thriller for first Rome title
Osaka on why she struggled against Golubic: “It was a really terrible way of thinking”
How unexpected appearance in Saint-Malo reignited Osaka’s clay-court swing