Andy Murray pulls out of ATP Challenger Tour event in Nottingham to focus on Queen’s and Wimbledon

Andy Murray delays grass-court comeback by withdrawing from next week’s ATP Challenger Tour event in Nottingham to focus on playing at Queen’s and Wimbledon this summer Murray had been due to play his first singles tournament since March  The 34-year-old has been practising at Wimbledon for the past week He plans to be back on … Read more

Judy Murray backs Naomi Osaka after her French Open withdrawal amid mental health struggles

Judy Murray has sympathised with Naomi Osaka after the world No 2 withdrew from the French Open having been threatened with expulsion for not speaking to the media. The 23-year-old from Japan said last week she didn’t want to take part in press conferences at Roland Garros to ‘protect her mental health’. She received a … Read more

Andy Murray ‘has an INCREDIBLE chance’ of doing well in this grasscourt season, says close confidant

Andy Murray ‘has an INCREDIBLE chance’ of doing well in this summer’s grasscourt season, says close confidant Mark Petchey… despite Scot choosing to miss French Open due to concerns of hip ‘soreness’ Murray will miss the clay court event starting at Roland Garros this weekend He is instead preparing to come back next week at … Read more

BORIS BECKER: Naomi Osaka’s press ban at the French Open is wrong

As someone who began facing very large press conferences at the age of seventeen I can understand why they might make Naomi Osaka uneasy. Yet I cannot agree with her refusing to speak to the media at the forthcoming French Open, as she announced this week. When I heard about it my first thought is … Read more