2008 wimbledon tennis

Andy Murray believes he can cause an upset by disposing of number two seed Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon quarter-finals tomorrow (Wednesday, July 2nd).

The Scot came through a thrilling five-setter with gifted Frenchman Richard Gasquet yesterday (Monday, June 30th) evening, winning 5-7 3-6 7-6 6-2 6-3 to set up the eagerly-anticipated contest.

Although Murray's record against four-time French Open champion Nadal reads 'played three lost three', SW19's new favourite son is c

Andy Murray believes confidence is key to his progress at Wimbledon this year, as he prepares for the challenge of experienced third round opponent Tommy Haas.

The 21-year-old has not lost a set so far at this year's grandslam, but knows he will be up against a stern test in the shape of Haas, who was once world number two.

Murray says he can't spot many weaknesses in Haas as a player, but is concentrating on continuing his promising run of form at SW19 so far.

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Four-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal believes the agony of losing out in a third successive Roland Garos final will not effect world number one Roger Federer's resolve as he attempts to win a record sixth straight Wimbledon.

Nadal, talking in the run-up to his first round tie at the All England Club with Andreas Beck, said that as in the last two years, Federer is capable of bouncing back for the grass grandslam.

He commented: "It's not the first time he lost a

Andy Murray will face a seasoned competitor in the first round of Wimbledon after being drawn against Frenchman Fabrice Santoro.

Murray is in the same half of the draw as the in-form Rafael Nadal, who would meet Murray in the last eight should the Scot progress that far.

A potential opponent in the second round for Murray will be the Belgian qualifier Xavier Malisse and Murray could then play 23rd seed Tommy Robredo if he made the third round.

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Andy Murray has expressed his irritation with being seeded 12 for this year's Wimbledon, one place lower than his world ranking of 11.

The Scot feels he may have penalised for his absence from last year's competition through injury.

With the score poised at 2-2, play was suspended briefly at Queen's Club yesterday with both Andy Murray and Latvia's Ernests Gulbis struggling on the damp surface.

Earlier, having levelled at one set all, Murray misjudged a change in direction and fell in considerable pain making his quarter-final meeting with Andy Roddick an even tougher prospect.

But a medical time-out seemed to do the trick and in a high-quality final set, Murray made the decisive breakthrough when he c

The hopes of the nation may rest on the shoulders of Andy Murray but his attempts at a first British Wimbledon win in the men's competition since 1936 will have a supporting cast of other British hopefuls following the awarding of wildcards.

Jamie Baker and Alex Bogdanovic head a list of six British players handed wildcards into this year's men's competition while Elena Baltacha, Katie O'Brien, Melanie South and Naomi Cavaday have been invited to compete in the women's singles.

Number two seed Rafael Nadal blasted his way into the final of the French Open in a straight sets victory over Serbian Novak Djokovic.

The three-time winner powered his way past Djokovic, who went down 6-4 6-2 7-6 (7-3) in the Roland Garos clash.

Nadal has now set himself up for a shot at Bjorn Bjorg's run of four consecutive French Open titles which he completed in 1981.

The winner of the other semi-final between Roger Federer and Gael Monfils will be Nadal's oppo

Roger Federer will face Gael Monfils and a partisan home support in the semi-finals of the French Open at Roland Garos.

Monfils, who was unseeded for the tournament, is the only player outside the world's top three left in the draw, with Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal contesting the other semi.

Federer saw off the fiery Chilean Fernando Gonzalez yesterday (Wednesday, June 4th), going through 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 in a match lasting a touch over two hours.

Monfils, wh

Compatriots Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic will play each other in the final four of the French Open after conquering their respective quarter-final opponents in straight sets.

Last year's runner-up Ivanovic beat Patty Schnyder - seeded tenth - 6-3, 6-2, while Jankovic knocked out Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro, winning by the same scoreline.

The winner of the contest will have the chance to become the top ranked woman in the world following Maria Sharapova's exit from Rol