New LTA player development chief Bob Brett must produce the next Murray

Hard times: British hopes were dashed when Andy Murray crashed out of Queen's

Renowned Australian coach Bob Brett will be the latest figure to try to ensure that weeks like these, when British interest quickly evaporates, become a thing of the past.

Nadal beaten in straight sets at Halle by brilliant Brown

Nadal

Rafael Nadal was brought back down to earth with a bump by Dustin Brown in Halle. Four days after winning the French Open for a record ninth time, Nadal lost his opening match on the grass 6-4 6-1 in less than an hour.

Murray sought out Mauresmo with a text... but she kept him waiting!

New partnership: Andy Murray has teamed up with Amelie Mauresmo on a trial basis

Andy Murray says his coaching partnership with Amelie Mauresmo began with a text - but the former Wimbledon champion was not quick to reply.

Sharapova hops on the tube after watching boyfriend win at Queen's

Sharapova

Maria Sharapova posted a picture of herself travelling on the London Underground on Tuesday after she had spent the day at Queen's Club.

Stosur calls fellow Aussie Matosevic 'pig-headed' over Mauresmo outburst

Not amused: Samantha Stosur has hit back at Marinko Matosevic's comments about Amelie Mauresmo

Samantha Stosur labelled fellow Australian Marinko Matosevic 'pig-headed' after he accused Andy Murray of political correctness.

ROSS HUTCHINS: Murray is my closest friend, I would love to watch and learn from Rafter and how about three on three?

Ross Hutchins

KING OF THE COURT: Sportsmail catches up with Ross Hutchins, the British doubles player who is the new tournament director at the AEGON Championships.

Stephens reveals her love for 'cute' Carroll... he has a ponytail, right?

Love match Stephens and Carroll

Andy Carroll has a new fan - American tennis player Sloane Stephens. The world No 19 admitted she finds the West Ham striker 'cute' - but was less complimentary about his footballing ability.

Watson fails to live up to her new British No 1 billing with early exit

Early exit: Heather Watson crashed out of the AEGON Classic in the first round

New British No 1 Heather Watson wasted three match points as she crashed out of the AEGON Classic in Birmingham on Tuesday.

Baghdatis handed wildcard for Wimbledon after Nottingham victory

Wildcard: Marcos Baghdatis will feature at Wimbledon this year after being handed a wildcard

Former Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis leads the cast of Wimbledon wild card entries, with British hopes Dan Evans, James Ward and Dan Cox included.

Ward suffers straight-sets defeat to Dimitrov in Aegon Championships

A step too far: James Ward was beaten in straight sets by fourth seed Grigor Dimitrov

James Ward slipped to a straight-sets second-round defeat to number four seed Grigor Dimitrov at the Queen's Club Aegon Championships.

Djokovic gets over his French Open defeat as world No 2 hits the Ibiza beach

Djokovic

He may have been teary after his defeat to Rafael Nadal on Sunday in the French Open final, but Novak Djokovic was nothing but smiles on Monday.

Murray makes a wish come true as Brit hits with young fan at Queen's Club

Murray

Andy Murray made an eight-year-old's wish come true at the Queen's Club as he accepted a challenge to hit with Dylan Martin-Harley.

Evans bows out at Queen's after straight sets defeat by Anderson

Out: Dan Evans crashed out of Queen's club after a comprehensive straight sets defeat

British number two Dan Evans crashed out of the Queen's Club Aegon Championships with a comprehensive straight-sets defeat to Kevin Anderson.

Sharapova poses with French Open trophy as she celebrates her victory in Paris

Winner: Maria Sharapova poses with the French Open trophy in front of the Eiffel Tower

Maria Sharapova posed with the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen at the Eiffel Tower on Sunday as she celebrated her French Open win.

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