Andy Murray’s struggled continued Thursday in Dubai where the recent Australian Open finalist was crushed by 18-year-old Borna Coric 6-1, 6-3.

“He didn’t make many errors,” said Murray who made 55 unforced errors himself and won just 14% of serve return points. “He played very solid and he moved well. I made way too many mistakes from the beginning of the match right through to the end, early in rallies, …

Youngster Borna Coric’s star continues to rise. The 18-year-old from Croatia beat Rafael Nadal last fall and today he earned his second “Big Four” scalp stunning Andy Murray in routine fashion 61, 63 in the quarterfinals at Dubai today.

“[It’s] one of the biggest wins, for sure,” said Coric who won the US Open juniors in 2013. “I was just trying to maintain my level, stay in the rallies as …

Even before his big win today over Andy Murray, Borna Coric was getting massive praise from the best in the game. Yesterday after a win over Andrey Golubev, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic admitted that he sees a lot of himself in the young 18-year-old from Croatia.

“He’s definitely one of the most talented players right now the world,” Djokovic said of Coric. “He beat Nadal in Basel four or five …

Ryan Harrison is never short on confidence. Last night the brash American collected his first career Top 10 win beating Grigor Dimitrov 75, 46, 60 in the second round at the Acapulco Open.

The 169th-ranked Harrison entered the match 0-22 lifetime against Top 10 players until the win yesterday over the defending champion. And he was quick to remind everyone he still intends on becoming the very best in the …

Roger Federer and Richard Gasquet advanced to a quarterfinal meeting on Wednesday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, where top-seeded Novak Djokovic also moved into the quarters.

The No. 2-seeded Federer straight-setted Fernando “Hot Sauce” Verdasco 6-4, 6-3, while the Frenchman Gasquet hopes to continue his roll after saving a match point in upsetting No. 7 seed Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(6).

Federer needed to rebound from a …

After a win yesterday in Dubai over Vasek Pospisil, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic assessed the current state of rival Rafael Nadal, indicating that due to his injuries Rafa remains an unpredictable player.

“I know him for a long time and I know one thing: that he’s a great competitor,” Djokovic said. “He’s been struggling with injuries throughout his career, it’s obvious. He had couple big injuries that kept him away …

Following a win yesterday over Gilles Muller, Andy Murray looked ahead to next week’s home Davis Cup first round match against the USA, stating he’s excited play with brother Jamie against the all-time great Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, in the doubles tie.

“I think we played them a couple of times, obviously not before in Davis Cup,” Murray said. “And, yeah, obviously fun to play against them. They are for …

Australian Open finalists Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray both rolled Tuesday at the Dubai Open. Four-time Dubai champion Djokovic eased past Vasek Pospisil 6-4, 6-4 in his first match since winning the Australian Open earlier this month.

“I’m still looking for that rhythm on the court,” said Djokovic. “But I managed to stay mentally tough. I was patient in rallies, I thought. As soon as we get through the rally, I …

Ealier this month Serena Williams announced that she’ll return to Indian Wells after a 14-year absence. But Venus won’t join her younger sister at the event.

“I made my schedule up,” Venus said last week in Dubai. “I think I’m entered in Miami, and that’s pretty much what it is.

“I haven’t really given a lot of thought to (playing Indian Wells). I have just been focusing on this year.”

Venus …

Outspoken Ernests Gulbis is stuck in yet another poor stretch. The Latvian who beat Roger Federer en route to the semifinals of the French Open last year, just lost yesterday to Denis Istomin in Dubai. The loss dropped Gulbis to 0-5 on the year and it was his seventh straight defeat dating back to last fall.

“I’m not in good form right now,” Gulbis said. “I’m not feeling my shots …

After leading Switzerland to its first Davis Cup title last November, Roger Federer says he’s not planning on returning to the team competition this season, and he won’t be available for next week’s opening tie against Belgium.

“I have played for so long, and I think by winning it I can finally do whatever I please, to be quite honest,” Federer said yesterday in Dubai. “It’s been a big burden …

Defending champion Grigor Dimitrov prepared for his Acapulco title defense by taking a tour of the city. Joined by Daniela Hantuchova, The excursion took him the famed cliffs where the adventurous Bulgarian took in the tradition of leaping from the cliffs into the water.

“A lot was going through my mind,” said the World No. 10. “The first was preparation. It was all about preparation. The first time you look down, …

Roger Federer opened his Dubai title defense hammering Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-1. After a disappointing loss a month ago in Australia to Andreas Seppi, it was about as good of a start as you could hope for the six-time Dubai champion.

Federer had owned Seppi until Melbourne, and he had won all 15 against the Russian Youzhny.

“The last thing I want to do is lose back-to-back matches playing careful,” said Federer. …

It hasn’t been the best of returns so far for Rafael Nadal. Two years ago, Nadal came back after a lengthy layoff and dominated the tour, eventually finishing the year No. 1. So the bar was set really high when he returned to tennis last month. And unfortunately things haven’t gone particularly smoothly.

Nadal stunningly lost to Michael Berrer in his Doha opener. Then at the Australian Open he really struggled …

Ferrer Eases Past Fognini for Rio Open Title

David Ferrer rolled over Fabio Fognini, who was unable to conjure the magic he displayed when defeating Rafael Nadal in the semifinals, 6-2, 6-3 in the final of the Rio Open on Sunday.

“It’s my 23rd tournament win and I never won here before in Rio,” said Ferrer, who claimed his second title of the year. “I had the chance to be in the …