Matt Majendie
Evening Standard
United Kingdom
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Andy Murray: ‘No reason’ Great Britain can’t win Davis Cup as star-studded team begins campaign
Andy Murray is confident that Great Britain can be crowned Davis Cup champions once more when the team get under way in Manchester tomorrow. → Read More
Novak Djokovic equals Grand Slam record with 24th title after US Open win over Daniil Medvedev
The new world No1 matches Margaret Court after a straight-sets victory over Daniil Medvedev at Flushing Meadows → Read More
Coco Gauff fights back in US Open final to win first Grand Slam title on home soil
The American teenager shrugs off first-set jitters to defeat Aryna Sabalenka on a famous night in New York → Read More
US Open: Novak Djokovic edges towards 24th grand slam title after straight-sets win over Ben Shelton
New York warms to its favourites quickly and, in Ben Shelton, the US Open faithful has unearthed another. → Read More
US Open: Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram make history with third men’s doubles title
Britain’s Joe Salisbury and playing partner Rajeev Ram became the first men’s doubles pair since 1914 to seal a hat-trick of US Open titles. → Read More
US Open: Climate protesters cause 45-minute delay as Coco Gauff reaches final
Home favourite shrugs off the disruption to defeat Karolina Muchova and seal showdown with Aryna Sabalenka → Read More
US Open 2023: Carlos Alcaraz edges closer to Novak Djokovic final with win over Alexander Zverev
Reigning men’s champion will face Daniil Medvedev in the last four as a repeat of Wimbledon epic potentially beckons → Read More
US Open: Aryna Sabalenka cruises into semi-finals with win over Zheng Qinwen
Aryna Sabalenka lived up to her billing as US Open favourite with a straightforward 6-1, 6-4 victory over Zheng Qinwen in the opening match on Wednesday. → Read More
US Open: Daniil Medvedev books semi-final spot after winning all-Russian encounter against Andrey Rublev
Nine times Andrey Rublev has made it to the quarter-finals of a grand slam and not once has he gone any further. → Read More
US Open 2023: Novak Djokovic has Carlos Alcaraz in his sights once more
Prospect of third final meeting in less than two months looms large → Read More
Jack Draper: Once I get my body right, I know I can make it to the top
Jack Draper had given himself no more than a 70 per cent chance of even playing at the US Open with his latest shoulder problem. → Read More
Tim Henman interview: Andy Murray defying the odds and in mix for titles again ahead of US Open
At the time when Andy Murray returned to the ATP Tour, the man he had replaced as British No1 readily admits he never expected him to be able to rely on his movement as he once did. → Read More
Red Bull’s rivals left floundering at F1’s summer break with no clear contender to Max Verstappen’s dominance
How the 2023 F1 season is set up after the first half of the year → Read More
Wimbledon 2023: Carlos Alcaraz is a heartwarming champion capable of eclipsing Novak Djokovic
Eyebrows were raised when Carlos Alcaraz began the grasscourt season admitting he had been mentally and physically broken by Novak Djokovic at the French Open. → Read More
Wimbledon 2023: Henry Searle hails Barmy Army after cliching boys’ singles title
British teenager Henry Searle credited his Barmy Army for spurring him on to become the first home winner of the boys’ singles in 61 years. → Read More
Wimbledon 2023: Neal Skupski credits mixed doubles demise for helping historic men’s title win
Neal Skupski believes the early collapse of his mixed doubles title defence may have been key to him winning the men’s title with playing partner Wesley Koolhof. → Read More
Carlos Alcaraz edges Novak Djokovic in all-time classic Wimbledon final
The world No1 adds his second Grand Slam title and ends rival’s decade-long reign of dominance on Centre Court → Read More
Wimbledon 2023: Elina Svitolina beats world No1 Iga Swiatek in thriller to reach semi-finals
It’s hard not to be in awe of Elina Svitolina. Nine months after giving birth to her daughter, she is into a first Wimbledon semi-final. → Read More
Wimbledon 2023: How do you beat Novak Djokovic?
‘Someone can beat him… but I would be astonished to see it here’ → Read More
Wimbledon 2023: Friends and rivals Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune prepare to do battle
Pair rising to the top of tennis at exactly the same time → Read More