No more tennis 😢

This time last week I was watching Andy Murray win the ATP World Tour Finals (for the first time) and retain his World No 1. spot, meaning both he and his brother Jamie end the year at the top of the ranking table in singles and doubles respectively.

I wanted to celebrate with a Snoopy-style happy dance but after two record-breaking matches against Nishikori and Raonic - the longest ever best-of-three set matches at an ATP final - earlier in the week I was almost as tired as Andy must have been. (Too tired even to blog!)

I can't quite believe there's no more tennis coverage now in 2016 so I'm looking back to this time last year instead.

Will

ATP World Finals

While Barnaby and Morris were helping to make the Christmas Cake I was watching Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem at the ATP World Finals.

The first set was particularly exciting. Thiem had never won a set against Djokovic but he did this time – after a very edgy tiebreak. 

However Djokovic eventually won in three.

I can’t wait to see Andy play tomorrow.

Will

ATP Finals

The World ATP finals start tomorrow.

Though I’m sad Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal aren’t playing this year I’m really looking forward to seeing Andy Murray

I’ve got all my paws crossed he retains his No. 1 spot.

Will

Andy wins

Hurrah! Andy won in Paris. The first time he’s won that tournament and his EIGHTH Masters title of the year as well as winning Wimbledon and retaining his Olympic crown.

What a fantastic year he’s having.

Will

Andy Murray is No. 1

He’s done it.  Andy Murray is World No. 1.

It's a bit of a shame that he had a walkover to the Paris Masters final because Milos Raonic was injured but still fantastic news.

Wishing him all the best for his upcoming match against John Isner, himself a record breaker.  Who can forget the world’s longest tennis match completed over three days! 

Will

Two Brits in the Tennis Top Ten

Huge congratulations to Johanna Konta on joining Andy Murray in the world’s Top Ten tennis players.

Another record broken as Britain has never had both a male and a female tennis player inside the Top Ten before.

And Andy Murray has won his fifth tournament of 2016.

#BacktheBrits

Will

Mixed results

It wasn't to be in the Davis Cup despite the sterling efforts of Andy and Jamie Murray (and their supporters from Stirling University) to win the doubles and reverse singles to level the tie.

But congratulations to Juan Martin del Potro who got revenge for Rio by beating Andy in five scintillating sets on Friday and remains on course to become a record-breaker himself.  This will be the fifth time Argentina have made it to the Davis Cup finals but they've never won.

And well done too to the GB team.  Making it to the Davis Cup semi-final is still a magnificent achievement.

 

We had better results in Rio. Huge paws up to GB's record-breaking Paralympians - 64 Gold medals and 147 in total. Wow.

The Paralympics came to an end yesterday along with the Davis Cup so I won't be able to cheer on GB for a while now but, instead of feeling blue, I've got lots of wonderful memories to look back on from what's been a wonderful #summerofsport.


Will