London, Jan 24 (Ians) Five-time champion Andy Murray has withdrawn from the upcoming Australian Open grand slam tournament beginning February 8.
Murray had been granted a wildcard to play in the tournament's main draw but he tested positive for Covid-19 last week shortly before he was due to fly to Melbourne.
The 33-year-old was asymptomatic, and still, had hoped to participate in 2021's first grand slam. However, he was unable to agree upon a "workable quarantine" after talks with Tennis Australia.
"Gutted to share that I won't be flying out to Australia to compete at the Australian Open," Murray said in a statement as per the Atp Tour website.
"We've been in constant dialogue with Tennis Australia to try and find a solution which would allow some form of workable quarantine, but we couldn't make it work. I want to thank everyone there for their efforts. I'm devastated not to be playing out in Australia.
Murray had been granted a wildcard to play in the tournament's main draw but he tested positive for Covid-19 last week shortly before he was due to fly to Melbourne.
The 33-year-old was asymptomatic, and still, had hoped to participate in 2021's first grand slam. However, he was unable to agree upon a "workable quarantine" after talks with Tennis Australia.
"Gutted to share that I won't be flying out to Australia to compete at the Australian Open," Murray said in a statement as per the Atp Tour website.
"We've been in constant dialogue with Tennis Australia to try and find a solution which would allow some form of workable quarantine, but we couldn't make it work. I want to thank everyone there for their efforts. I'm devastated not to be playing out in Australia.
- 1/24/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
London, Jan 14 (Ians) British former world No.1 Andy Murray has tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of his trip to Australia for the Australian Open, British media reported on Thursday.
Murray, 33, planned to take a chartered flight to Melbourne this week as the five-time Australian Open runner-up received a wildcard for this year's tournament, according to BBC Sport. He is now in quarantine and isolating at home in London.
"Unfortunately this means he will be unable to join the official Ao charter flights arriving in Australia in the coming days to go through the quarantine period with the other players. The Ao fans love Andy, and we know how much he loves competing here in Melbourne and how hard he'd worked for this opportunity," said the Australian Open in a statement on Thursday.
Despite of the positive result, Murray is still hopeful to make his journey on a later date before...
Murray, 33, planned to take a chartered flight to Melbourne this week as the five-time Australian Open runner-up received a wildcard for this year's tournament, according to BBC Sport. He is now in quarantine and isolating at home in London.
"Unfortunately this means he will be unable to join the official Ao charter flights arriving in Australia in the coming days to go through the quarantine period with the other players. The Ao fans love Andy, and we know how much he loves competing here in Melbourne and how hard he'd worked for this opportunity," said the Australian Open in a statement on Thursday.
Despite of the positive result, Murray is still hopeful to make his journey on a later date before...
- 1/14/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Exclusive: You’ve Been Trumped, the 2011 documentary chronicling Donald Trump’s disruptive efforts to build a golf course in the middle of a treasured Scottish nature reserve, has been optioned for a TV series dramatization by Bulletproof and Britannia outfit Vertigo Films.
The show will retell how the Trump Organisation caused a storm in the local community during its eventually successful bid to build the luxury resort. Many of the residents resisted, including farmer Michael Forbes who was awarded Scotsman of the Year in 2012 for his efforts, beating the likes of Andy Murray and Billy Connolly. The film debuted at Hot Docs and went on to screen on the BBC, despite Trump’s lawyers threatening to sue the broadcaster.
Director Anthony Baxter released two sequels to the film, initially 2014’s A Dangerous Game and then in the run up to the 2016 U.S. election, You’ve Been Trumped Too, which...
The show will retell how the Trump Organisation caused a storm in the local community during its eventually successful bid to build the luxury resort. Many of the residents resisted, including farmer Michael Forbes who was awarded Scotsman of the Year in 2012 for his efforts, beating the likes of Andy Murray and Billy Connolly. The film debuted at Hot Docs and went on to screen on the BBC, despite Trump’s lawyers threatening to sue the broadcaster.
Director Anthony Baxter released two sequels to the film, initially 2014’s A Dangerous Game and then in the run up to the 2016 U.S. election, You’ve Been Trumped Too, which...
- 11/2/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Kate Middleton totally aced this surprise. The Duchess of Cambridge hosted a video chat with students from Bond Primary School in Mitcham and brought on an unexpected guest—tennis pro Andy Murray. The 38-year-old royal and the 33-year-old athlete spoke to the young sports fans about a number of topics, including Murray's career and exercise amid lockdown. He even shared a few tennis tips. "I mean, the most important thing is to have fun," Murray said. "If you're enjoying doing it, you get more out of them, your lessons and your practicing. Listen to your coach is very important." He also told the young tennis players that while they should "try really hard" in...
- 7/10/2020
- E! Online
Amazon Prime Video is to live stream a “behind closed doors” tournament for British tennis players in the U.K. and Ireland, while Tennis Channel has the rights in the U.S., Germany, Switzerland and Austria, and Eurosport will stream it in the rest of Europe. Players will include Andy Murray, who competes in a tournament for the first time this year.
Schroders Battle of the Brits, a six-day long tournament taking place from June 23 to 28 at the Lawn Tennis Assn.’s headquarters at Roehampton, England, will see the U.K.’s top-ranked male players, including Andy and Jamie Murray, Dan Evans and Kyle Edmund, compete to be crowned singles and doubles champions. The event will raise a minimum of £100,000 for charities linked to Britain’s National Health Service.
Speaking at the launch, Jamie Murray said: “The last few months have been incredibly challenging times for everyone, and we see...
Schroders Battle of the Brits, a six-day long tournament taking place from June 23 to 28 at the Lawn Tennis Assn.’s headquarters at Roehampton, England, will see the U.K.’s top-ranked male players, including Andy and Jamie Murray, Dan Evans and Kyle Edmund, compete to be crowned singles and doubles champions. The event will raise a minimum of £100,000 for charities linked to Britain’s National Health Service.
Speaking at the launch, Jamie Murray said: “The last few months have been incredibly challenging times for everyone, and we see...
- 5/29/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Call him Sir Andy Murray now ... 'cause the tennis superstar was at Buckingham Palace on Thursday -- receiving his knighthood from Prince Charles himself!! The 32-year-old actually learned he'd be receiving the honor back in 2016 ... but he held off on having the ceremony until this week because of his tennis schedule. Tennis superstar Sir @andy_murray has received his #knighthood from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.
- 5/16/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Andy Murray probably wishes he was on the tennis court right about now. On Tuesday morning, the world-famous athlete took to Instagram and shared details about a procedure he recently completed. "I underwent a hip resurfacing surgery in London yesterday morning...feeling a bit battered and bruised just now but hopefully that will be the end of my hip pain," Andy wrote to his followers. "I now have a metal hip as you can see in the 2nd photo." He added, "And I look like I've got a bit of a gut in photo 1." As soon as he posted, many in the tennis community couldn't help but comment and express their well wishes for the 31-year-old. "You are a warrior,...
- 1/29/2019
- E! Online
Tennis superstar Andy Murray says he's in some serious pain after undergoing hip surgery in London early Monday morning -- but even worse ... the guy thinks he's fat. The 31-year-old Wimbledon champ has been in so much pain from his messed up hip over the past 2 years that he's considered retiring from tennis if the doctors can't fix him up. So, he went under the knife on Monday -- and seems to be optimistic. "I...
- 1/29/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’re highlighting the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and an archive of past round-ups here.
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (Jim Hosking)
Writer-director Jim Hosking seems determined to entertain–and divide. From a segment in The ABCs of Death 2 to his feature debut The Greasy Strangler, it was made crystal clear that Hosking has a fascination for deviants and dark comedy. With An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn, he lands on a sort of strange hybrid between David Lynch and Napoleon Dynamite. Incorporating the uncanny valley of the former and the indie ineptitude of the latter, the result is an off-kilter, at times hilarious film that nevertheless loses some of its impact as it stumbles through its own delirium. – Mike M.
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (Jim Hosking)
Writer-director Jim Hosking seems determined to entertain–and divide. From a segment in The ABCs of Death 2 to his feature debut The Greasy Strangler, it was made crystal clear that Hosking has a fascination for deviants and dark comedy. With An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn, he lands on a sort of strange hybrid between David Lynch and Napoleon Dynamite. Incorporating the uncanny valley of the former and the indie ineptitude of the latter, the result is an off-kilter, at times hilarious film that nevertheless loses some of its impact as it stumbles through its own delirium. – Mike M.
- 10/19/2018
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
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