Is Andy Murray really ready to hang up his tennis shoes this summer? He recently suggested that “I am looking forward to the end now” – but then he goes and does something unexpected, like taking a new racket to Bordeaux for this week’s Challenger event.
Alejandro Tabilo followed up his shock elimination of Novak Djokovic at the Rome Open with a 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (12/10) win over Karen Khachanov on Tuesday to book a place in the quarter-finals.American Fritz beat eighth seed Grigor Dimitrov after losing a 20-minute tie-break in the second set before eventually coming through 6-2, 6-7 (11/13), 6-1.
Tony Henman, who has died aged 84, was a respected solicitor and outstanding sporting all-rounder, who shone at hockey, cricket, tennis and squash. He passed on his love of racket sports to his three sons, notably his youngest, Tim, who in the 1990s became Britain’s most successful male player since Fred Perry 50 years earlier, achieving a world number four ranking and reaching four Wimbledon semi-finals.