Friday, 1 May 2020

Murray Joins King & Amanpour For Special Interview

Fans may not be able to watch ATP Tour action right now due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but they are in for a special treat on Friday.

Former World No. 1 Andy Murray joins legend Billie Jean King and CNN Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour for a special interview to discuss life under lockdown, gender equality in tennis and the future of the sport.

The interview will air on CNN International worldwide at 7p.m. BST. Viewers in the United States will be able to watch the interview on PBS’ ‘Amanpour & Co’ (local listings vary). ATPTour.com will show the clip shortly after it airs.

Watch Livestream (For U.K. Viewers) 

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Emirates ATP Kids Hub: Now Serving Up Colouring Fun

All tennis players know that it's good to keep things inside the lines.

The same, of course, is true when it comes to colouring. So young fans will be well prepared to enjoy the opportunity to put their own creative stamp on some cool images from the ATP Tour.

ATP and its premier partner Emirates have teamed up to provide some fun activities to occupy young tennis fans during this period of lockdown. In addition to a Fan Essay Contest, the Emirates ATP Kids Hub now offers colouring opportunities for youngsters.

Download one or more of these great tennis images and start colouring!

If needed, download Acrobat Reader to access the colouring pages;

Barcelona Stadium (PDF)

Barcelona

Rafa Fist Pump (PDF)

Rafa

Monfils Stretch Forehand (PDF)

Monfils

Monte Carlo Stadium (PDF)

Monte Carlo

Tsitsipas Backhand (PDF)



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Tennis United Episode 4: Berrettini & Tomljanovic To Join The Show

Tennis power couple Matteo Berrettini and Ajla Tomljanovic join hosts Vasek Pospisil and Bethanie Mattek-Sands for episode four of Tennis United. They answer the tough questions, from who takes longer to get ready during quarantine to who has been eating more junk food.

Stream The Episode At 8pm CEST/2pm EDT On Facebook

Also joining the show are Steve Johnson, Sam Querrey, Karolina Pliskova and Dayana Yastremska.

Johnson and Querrey take a quiz on Andre Agassi's career during the same week that the legendary American turned 50. Who won the quiz? Be sure to tune in to find out!

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Watch Previous Tennis United Episodes
 Lopez & Azarenka Test Their Memories In Episode 3
Fognini & Pennetta Drop In For Episode 2
Felix & Kenin Help Launch Tennis United



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Federer, Nadal and Djokovic compared to Man Utd, Liverpool, Lewis Hamilton and Vettel



Boris Becker has compared Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic's battles to some of sport's biggest rivalries.

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Why Roger Federer is 'enjoying' coronavirus break more than Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic



Boris Becker thinks Roger Federer is "enjoying" the coronavirus break more than Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

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Andy Murray vows to get ‘virtually legless’ and donates winnings to the NHS after winning Madrid Open Virtual Pro

Andy Murray is a lockdown champion after edging out Belgium’s David Goffin in the final of the inaugural Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro.

The Scotsman overcame Goffin on a tiebreak 7-6 on PlayStation game Tennis World Tour in a competition arranged to replace the postponed Madrid Open, which the 32-year-old has won twice in his career.

Murray will be donating half of his £35,000 prize money to the NHS and the other half to the tennis player relief fund, while the charity initiative will donate £43,600 to the Madrid Food Bank to help reduce the social impact of COVID-19.

Posing next to a big bottle of champagne, Murray vowed to get ‘virtually legless’ to celebrate his victory.

“Going to get ‘virtually’ legless celebrating my win online @mutuamadridopen,” he said.

“Hope anyone who watched got some sort of enjoyment out of it in these tough times.”

Former world number one Murray was gifted a route into the showpiece following some bizarre technical glitches in his semi-final against Diego Schwartzman on Thursday afternoon.

The Argentinian unfathomably kept being awarded points, a situation which led Murray to say: “This is madness.”

Schwartzman won a tiebreak – despite the last point being a winner from Murray – but the South American graciously stepped aside.

A tournament statement said: “Due to technical problems with @dieschwartzman’s connection that prevented him from competing normally in his semi-final match, the players have agreed that @andy_murray should progress to the #MMOPEN Virtual Pro final.”



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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal 'surprised everyone' with latest suggestion



Stan Wawrinka admitted everyone was surprised by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's latest suggestion.

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