Alan Skerrett. Eccentric English Gent.

Murray Guns Down Federer

Andy Murray def Federer 7-5 6-4 in Cincy.  Nice. Brings Roger's 55 match winning streak on American hardcourts to an abrupt halt.

Murray Wins SAP Open in San Jose

Andy "Curry" Murray fought off Roddick and Hewitt to clinch his first ATP title in San Jose. The kid is freakishly talented and now has a cute girlfriend (as seen in this footage of his win). What a guy!

Andy Murray meets Ancic in Auckland

Murray saw off Kenneth Carlsen 7-5 6-2 in the first round on Monday and now faces the young Croat, Mario Ancic. Ranked 21, Ancic will present another tough challenge for Andy, but this match will be good practise for next week's Australian Open, regardless of the outcome.

It all kicks off around midnight British time.

Andy went out 3-6 6-7, but it sounds like he just failed to capitalise on several chances.

Andy Murray halted by Berdych in Adelaide

Andy lost 6-7 6-4 1-6 to Tomas Berdych this morning. Berdych is very much an "Andy Murray plus 18 months", so it was not an unexpected result and Andy actually felt positive about his performance.

Murray picks up 15 ranking points for his first round victory, but he will likely remain somewhere around 64th in the world.

Next up is Auckland, which begins on Monday (Jan 9th) and is his last tournament before the Australian Open. Check out the player list for Auckland.

Andy Murray beats Lorenzi in Adelaide

After an awkward first set, Andy came through his first round match in Adelaide, defeating the qualifier Paolo Lorenzi 3-6 6-0 6-2. He now faces Tomas Berdych (ranked 24) for the second time in his short career, having defeated him at Basel/Basle last year. The victor will potentially face world no. 4 Lleyton Hewitt in the next round.

The match will take place in the early hours of Thursday, British time.

Andy Murray Starts 2006 in Adelaide vs Lorenzi

Happy new year! I'm going to kick off 2006 with an update on Andy Murray (18-year-old Scottish tennis sensation). He's about to start the new season at the ATP tour event in Adelaide. Currently ranked 64, Andy will face an Italian, Paolo Lorenzi, ranked 252 in the first round. Expect it to begin at approximately 5am, British time on Tuesday.

If Andy progresses he will face Tomas Berdych, ranked 24, whom he actually beat last year on carpet at Basel/Basle, although Berdych finished 2005 with a fabulous victory at the Paris Masters event.

Beyond Berdych, Andy would likely meet Lleyton Hewitt. Go Andy!