Miami Latest - Nadal Beaten in Sony Ericsson Open Quarter-Final

Well something had to give some time. Nadal, after a string of victories, was beaten by Del Potro of Argentina 6-4 3-6 7-6(7-3) in the quarter-final.

Meanwhile Andy Murray was in fine form and demolished Fernando Verdasco 6-1 6-2.

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Nadal Crushes Murray | Indian Wells

Nadal in action in the 2006 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Cincinnati, Ohio

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Rafael Nadal simply crushed Andy Murray 6-1 6-2 in the Indian Wells final.

What a let-down!

One was hoping that Murray would be able to put up a better show. But King Nadal just didn't let it happen. The gusty winds didn't help Murray either, and he conceded that Nadal was playing incredibly well.

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Indian Wells - It's a Nadal/Murray Final

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Andy Roddick, the home favourite, failed to make it past the semi-finals, but was knocked out by Nadal 6-4, 7-6 (7/4). Meanwhile Federer disappoints again. He lost to Andy Murray 6-3 4-6 6-1.

Nadal compliments Murray on having a solid game, and staying focused all the time. Well, we'll see very soon whether the Sccot will stay at that level, and get the better of Nadal.

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Nadal Suffers Knee Injury - Andy Murray Takes World Tennis Tournament Title

Andy Murray has won the World Tennis Tournament title in Rotterdam, but feels uneasy about it, as his win was on the strength of Rafael Nadal's knee injury during the match.

Nadal was fine in the first set, but he injured his knee at the start of the second set.

Murray's win marks a first for the Brits in the tournament.

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Andy Murray Loses His Chance in the Australian Open

Andy Murray has crashed out of the Australian Open, losing to Fernando Verdasco in the fourth round.

There were high hopes that he would score a British win in the Australian Open, but that was not to be.

Murray has been unwell. but stoically refuses to say that was the cause of his loss. He said Verdasco just played too well.

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Rafael Nadal Dashes British Hopes

Andy Murray had his moment of glory, bringing hopes of a British win into the quarter-finals. But the opponent he faced was Rafael Nadal.

Nadal was unmerciful, and thrashed the British upstart in three straight sets 6-3 6-2 6-4. Murray looked lost and disorganised. He lost the match in 1 hour and 55 minutes. The home crowd knew, as they went into the second set, that hopes alone were not enough, and had to recognise that Nadal was just a class above, and was playing superbly.

Murray himself had to admit that Nadal played so much better than him. "He was playing too well for me," he said.

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Wimbledon 2008 - Andy Murray Raises British Hopes

Andy Murray, who is actually a Scot, has put Britain into the quarter-finals at this year's Wimbledon, with a victory against Richard Gasquet, snatched from the jaws of defeat. He was two sets down at 5-7 3-6, and on the verge of going out on the third set at 5-4. That went to a tie-break and he took the third set.

Thereafter, the Frenchman appears to have lost his nerve, and Murray bashed him in the fourth and fifth sets at 6-2 6-4.

The home crowd could not believe their luck.

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Andy Murray Beats Federer at Dubai Championship

Andy Murray won the match against Roger Federer in the first round of the Dubai Championship (6-7(6-8),6-3,6-4).

In his last match against Federer in 2006 Murray also claimed victory.

Perhaps there is something about Murray that Federer just cannot quite figure out. Federer is experiencing a bit of bad run. This was his second loss in a row, having last lost to Djokovic in the Australian Open semi-final.

Federer blames himself for making mistakes in the match, and says Murray hasn't really changed his game since they first played against each other in the 2005 Thailand Open. He says Murray stays too far behind and spends too much time waiting for his opponent's misses than looking to win a point.

Murray says he has to do different things against different players. He feels he is serving better and moving quicker. He thinks that mentally he has improved. Part of his training now involves the practice of Bikram yoga.