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ANDY MURRAY is celebrating his first Masters Series title after victory over Novak Djokovic in Cincinnati on Sunday.
The British No 1 produced a stunning performance to overcome the Serb 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5) in a thrilling final in Ohio.
ANDY MURRAY booked his place in the Cincinnati Masters’ final with a commanding win over big-serving Croatian Ivo Karlovic.
The British No 1 beat his experienced opponent 6-4, 6-4 and will now face a showdown against Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic.
RAFAEL NADAL was crowned Wimbledon champion for the first time late on Sunday night after an epic five-set victory over defending champion Roger Federer.
The Spaniard (right) won 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (8-10), 9-7 after an incredible battle lasting nearly five hours - the longest men's singles final in Wimbledon history.
Nadal, the first Spaniard to win the singles crown, said: "It's a dream for me just to play on this court but to win this title is something I never imagined.
"Roger is still the No.1 and still the best - a five-time champion here - so it is so important for me to have beaten him here."
Nadal had stood on the brink of victory after taking the advantage in the fourth set tie-break and holding two points for the title, the second of which Federer saved with a simply sensational backhand winner.
Fed starts war as Cash says Spaniard 'cheats'By GEOFF SWEET
RAFA NADAL was accused of being a cheat as the Wimbledon men’s final erupted into all-out war.
First former champ Pat Cash blasted the Spaniard’s persistent time-wasting between points.
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2008 French Open (clay) NADAL won 6-1, 6-3, 6-0
2008 Hamburg (clay) NADAL won 7-5, 6-7, 6-3
Uncle happy to coach Nadal for no payBy GEOFF SWEET
SPANISH star Rafa Nadal (right) has won more than £3million in his short but blistering career — yet his coach has not seen a penny of it!
Unlike Brad Gilbert, who earned £750,000 for 40 weeks a year guiding Andy Murray, the 22- year-old’s uncle and coach Toni Nadal works for free.
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Venus and Serena take the titleVENUS and SERENA WILLIAMS returned to Wimbledon’s Centre Court to win the women’s doubles title late on Saturday night.
Hours after Venus beat Serena in straight sets in the third all-Williams singles final at the All England Club, the sisters teamed up to beat fellow American Lisa Raymond and Australia’s Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-2.
The Williams sisters broke twice in each set to complete a double they last achieved in 2002, when Serena clinched the singles crown.
Girls' sensation wants pizza the actionBy GEOFF SWEET
LAURA ROBSON woke up this morning to the reality that tennis is about to change her life for ever.
No sooner had the new 14-year-old darling of Wimbledon beaten Thai favourite Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 on Court No 1 to become the first Brit to land the junior girls’ title since Annabel Croft in 1984 than the blue chip money men moved in.
Big Williams sister wins fifth Wimbledon crownBy ANDY DUNN
NO COLLUSION, no family decision, no cosy agreement over breakfast on Saturday morning.
No carve-up. Just the carving of a name in the stone walls of Wimbledon’s hall of fame.
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Big two cruise into Final with Centre Court slaughtersROGER FEDERER and Rafael Nadal will meet in the Wimbledon final for the third year in a row after both completed crushing Centre Court victories.
Top seed Federer (right) completed his unstoppable march into his sixth consecutive Wimbledon final with a devastating straight-sets victory over former world number one Marat Safin on Centre Court.
THE Williams sisters set up a Wimbledon final clash tomorrow with Venus admitting they rely on each other’s advice to constantly improve their respective games.
Venus held off the determined challenge of fifth seed Elena Dementieva to advance to her seventh final at the All England Club, powering through the opening set and being pushed all the way in the second before sealing a 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) victory.
ROGER FEDERER and Rafael Nadal are on course to meet in the Wimbledon final for the third year in a row after both enjoyed straight-sets victories in the quarter-finals.
Federer (right), seeking a record sixth straight title at the All England Club, brushed aside the challenge of Mario Ancic - the last man to beat him on grass an incredible 64 matches ago - winning 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 in just one hour and 41 minutes on Centre Court.
NO muscle-flexing this time for Andy Murray - just the brutal reality of a bitterly one-sided quarter-final defeat.
The 21-year-old Scot (right) was beaten 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 by Spain's Rafael Nadal in a Wimbledon quarter-final which showed the huge gulf between the two players.
