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Wimbledon to stay on the Beeb

BBC Sport will continue it's long association with Wimbledon after it secured broadcast right's until 2014

BBC Director of Sport Roger Molsey said: "We are deeply proud of historic ties with Wimbledon, but this is focused on state-of-the-art digital services,"

"We're determined to make the event an even bigger part of our national sporting life through the use of new technology and working with the club to innovate across digital platforms,"

An example of the innovation is bringing Wimbledon to the BBC iPlayer. Extensive coverage of the event which was previously available to digital viewers via the red button will also now be available online.

Chief executive of the All England Club Ian Ritchie said: "Like the BBC, we are always looking to bring The Championships to a wider audience at the same time as improving the overall quality of the coverage.

"Through the latest digital technology Wimbledon fans can choose to stay in touch with all the drama and action in a way that suits them best.

Miami Open Preview

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Roger Federer is looking for his first title of 2008 and will be eager to get off the mark in Miami which he won in 2005 and retained the following year.

Rafael Nadal lost in the final of the Miami Open in 2005 to Roger Federer and the World No.2 will be eager to put things right this year.

Novak Djokovic, winner of the Australian Open, will be looking to retain the Miami Open and continue his brilliant year.

Nikolay Davydenko will be looking to go one better then his semi final at the Dubai Championships and add a second title to the one he won in Paris two years ago.

Andy Murray, after having a dissapointing 2008 so far he'll be looking to regain the form thats seen him beat World No.1 Roger Federer twice and win the Miami Open for the first time.

Does Murray have the better of Federer?

Andy Murray has know won two out of his last three meetings with world number one Roger Federer after beating him in the first round of the Dubai Championship.

Murray clearly has the Swiss superstar rattled and after the match he criticised the Scots playing style: "He's going to have to grind very hard for the next few years if he keeps playing this way." (BBC Sport)

Murray hit back saying: "You do different things against different players.

"My serve is clearly much better than it was two years ago. I feel quicker and stronger around the court. Mentally I feel like I'm better." (BBC Sport)

He feels his improved mental strength has come form some very unusual training methods. He's started doing Bikram Yoga, which is performed in a sauna, and Murray said "“It’s ugly. I started doing it in December. It’s helped me a lot with my fitness and mental strength.” (ATP Tennis Blog)

Some people believe Murray's win was not the massive shock it's been out to be when put in the context of recent month's. Federer hadn't played competitively since the Australian Open semi final and the ATP tennis blog said: "Federer has no match practise and that might have been the decisive factor. Murray on the other hand has won two titles in two months. You would be dissapointed to lose this match with that kind of record"



Perhaps then this wasn't a great shock, just a case of a player in the top 10, playing on top form and riding high on confidence beating someone who's rusty and looking to get back into his stride. However we're talking about Federer, one of the all time greats, and nothing should be taken away from the young Great Britain with a bright future.