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FORMER US Open finalist Greg Rusedski will be in the Island next week for the International tennis tournament at Les Ormes. The 36-year-old former British player, who has this week been cast as a favourite to replace Davis Cup captain John Lloyd, works for the LTA as a talent and performance ambassador. Tournament organiser Hugh Raymond confirmed Rusedski's attendance adding that another suggested replacement for Lloyd, Leon Smith, will also be travelling over for the event.  

Special episodes of Ashes to Ashes, Masterchef and Mock the Week will feature as part of the BBC's Sport Relief broadcast. Celebrities and the public are getting involved in the charity event, which raises money for global causes. Gavin and Stacey's James Corden has filmed skits with stars including Andy Murray and David Beckham.  

Sean Calvert has had a good few days and plans to build on an already healthy bank balance by siding with Andy Murray against Robin Soderling, an in-form player but one with a poor record in both outdoor hard courts and Masters Series. "For my money Soderling has it all to prove in hot conditions on outdoor hard courts. He has never been past the second round in Melbourne and only made the quarter finals of the US Open once – and that run was aided by two retirements from five matches." Thursday was a  

Also on March 21, the Bryan Brothers Band will release its new single, "Open My Heart," a tribute to Andre Agassi, on ITunes. A CBS crew filmed the Bryan Brothers over a period of four months, starting at the 2009 US Open in September to capture their whirlwind life on and off the court. In profiling the identical twins, Emmy-award winning correspondent Lesley Stahl learned that some of their opponents actually suspect the brothers have "twin telepathy" because they are so coordinated in their movements

We are extremely honored to be featured on a show with the history of '60 Minutes.' We are also excited that they took the opportunity to showcase our lives and tennis   -Bob Bryan

 

IMAGINE Roger Federer living next door to Rafael Nadal and knocking up each and every day on the same court. Or Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson sharing breakfast every morning before travelling to the US Masters in the same car. Ridiculous?  

ANDY Murray admits Britain's Davis Cup team are split over who their new captain should be. The LTA have heeded Murray's call for the players to have a say in the search for a successor to John Lloyd, who quit on Wednesday following five straight defeats. But after speaking to team-mates including brother Jamie and pal Ross Hutchins the British No.1 revealed they couldn't agree on who's the best man for the job.

Everyone's different so far. Ross kind of sees the same thing as me.   -ANDY Murray

 

Andy Murray believes the Lawn Tennis Association should consider an alternative to a big-name captain as they seek the next leader of Britain's Davis Cup team. The LTA intend to gauge the views of the leading players before making an appointment following this week's resignation of former captain John Lloyd. And Murray said: "The one problem I've had with Davis Cup is that, since I can remember, the people mentioned as captains are ones who are either famous or the best players from a previous generat

The one problem I've had with Davis Cup is that, since I can remember, the people mentioned as captains are ones who are either famous or the best players from a previous generation. That's not necessarily the way they do it in every country and I don't think it's the only way it can work. So, from my side, it might be nice to try something different.   -Andy Murray

 

While holder Rafa Nadal took three sets to overcame towering American John Isner 7-5 3-6 6-3, second seed Djokovic was eliminated in a match lasting one hour and 44 minutes. The Serbian world number two, champion here in 2008, lost his serve in the sixth game of the second set and sent a forehand service return long to hand Ljubicic victory. Ljubicic, the 20th seed, fired down 13 aces to record only his second win against Djokovic in seven meetings.

I had a lot of opportunities and I didn't use many of them   -Novak Djokovic

 

Croatian veteran Ivan Ljubicic ousted a weary World No 2 Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday as defending champion Rafael Nadal booked his quarter-final berth at the BNP Paribas Open. While third-seeded Nadal advanced with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 triumph over big-serving American John Isner, Djokovic couldn't keep pace with the blistering serves and clean ground-strokes of Ljubicic, a former World No 3 now ranked 26th in the world. World No 4 Andy Murray secured his quarter-final slot with ease as Spain's Nic

I'm really happy to be able to beat him finally   -Ivan Ljubicic