WIMBLEDON LIKELY TO HAVE MURRAY STATUE

LONDON: Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is likely to be honoured with a statue at the historic Grand Slam venue, the All England Club’s chief executive told the BBC. Richard Lewis, chief executive of the All England Club, said Murray could well be honoured in the same manner as fellow Briton Fred Perry who won three successive Wimbledon titles from 1934-36.

Tensions rise as Nadal backs ATP boss

MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal threw his support behind ATP Tour chief Chris Kermode and hit out at not being consulted by the players’ council over such an important issue. Britain’s Daily Telegraph reported that a move to topple him was underway among some players unhappy at the way the game is being run. The ATP players council, headed by Novak Djokovic, met in Melbourne on Saturday and reportedly voted 5-4 against Kermode continuing in his role when his contract expires later this year. Nadal said Djokovic had not been in touch to sound him out about Kermode. “I am not in the council any more, and at the same time, nobody from the council side came to me and asked me my opinion,” he said. Roger Federer suggested he too had not been consulted and said he wanted to speak with Djokovic, Nadal and Murray about what was going on.

Dimitrov bets on coach Agassi for breakthrough

MELBOURNE: Roping in former world No 1 Andre Agassi was an obvious decision for Grigor Dimitrov as he chases his maiden Grand Slam and the Bulgarian says he can already feel the benefits of the partnership. “I have known Andre for a really long time, since I was

14,” said Dimitrov. “I have spent some time with him back in the past, in Vegas. And we just wanted to kind of add a person that has done a little bit of, I mean, of what we are trying to achieve, you know. There was one person that I could trust unconditionally, and that was him.”