| Vonn finishes 18th day after World Cup fall Marlies Schild won a World Cup slalom Tuesday for her first victory since breaking a leg, while Lindsey Vonn finished 18th after bruising her ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Murray and Robson survive scare • Murray dispatches Andrey Golubev 6-2, 6-2 • World No4 teams up with Laura Robson to clinch deciderAndy Murray showed no signs of rust after five weeks off as he demolished Andrey Golubev 6-2, 6-2 in the Hopman Cup to level their round-robin meeting with Kazakhstan after Laura Robson had been beaten 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 by Yaroslava Shvedova, the world No 51.Unlike his brother Jamie, who won Wimbledon with Serbia's Jelena Jankovic in 2007, Murray had pronounced himself "rubbish" at mixed doubles before he and Robson took on Golubev and Yaroslava Shvedova in the deciding rubber. But the world No4 played superbly and with some timely interventions from 15-year-old Robson, the Britons clinched a hard-earned 2-1 win, taking the mixed 6-3, 5-7, 12-10, saving one match point in the final tiebreak.Though this week's event is played indoors – it is intensely hot here – it is considered one of the warm-up tournaments for the Australian Open, where Murray hopes to win his first grand-slam title.On today's evidence there does not look to be much wrong with his game. He dropped just four points on his serve in the entire match and a few forehands had the kind of extra power that hints at a subtle change for 2010. The tests will increase in difficulty over the next few weeks but he was well satisfied with his efforts.After a nervous start against Shvedova, Robson won four straight games to take the first set, only for the world No51 to level the match before the 15-year-old faded in the decider. Robson has bundles of talent and though there are areas to work on before she can make a successful transition to the women's game.She and Murray stormed to a 5-0 lead in the mixed only for Robson to lose her way. "I'm going to blame it slightly on my partner," Murray said. "She started asking me if I moisturise my hands and I think maybe she lost her concentration a little bit. She's only 15 so I'll let her get away with it."TennisAndy MurrayLaura RobsonSimon Cambersguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
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