TOKYO, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Defending champion Andy Murray blew away the cobwebs with a 7-6 6-4 win over Croatian Ivo Karlovic on Tuesday in his first tennis match since winning last month’s U.S. Open.

The Olympic gold medallist said winning his first grand-slam title in New York had forced him to change his objectives and become more “responsible.”

TOKYO (Reuters) – Defending champion Andy Murray blew out the cobwebs with a 7-6 6-4 win over towering Croat Ivo Karlovic on Tuesday in his first match since winning last month’s U.S. Open.

The Olympic gold medalist had been scheduled to face Gael Monfils in the first round of the $1.28 million hardcourt event but the Frenchman pulled out with a knee injury.

TOKYO, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Defending champion Andy Murray blew out the cobwebs with a 7-6 6-4 win over towering Croat Ivo Karlovic on Tuesday in his first match since winning last month’s U.S. Open.

The Olympic gold medallist had been scheduled to face Gael Monfils in the first round of the $1.28 million hardcourt event but the Frenchman pulled out with a knee injury.

TOKYO (Reuters) – Plans to muzzle the ear-bashing grunters of women’s tennis have found an unlikely ally in Maria Sharapova.

One of the worst offenders, Sharapova’s screams have been measured at more than 101 decibels – comparable to a chain saw, a pneumatic drill or a speeding train.

TOKYO, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Plans to muzzle the ear-bashing grunters of women’s tennis have found an unlikely ally in Maria Sharapova.

One of the worst offenders, Sharapova’s screams have been measured at more than 101 decibels – comparable to a chain saw, a pneumatic drill or a speeding train.

TOKYO (Reuters) – Andy Murray has promised to end the year on a high after a career-best season in which he captured Olympic gold and ended Britain’s 76-year wait for a men’s grand slam champion.

The 25-year-old begins his defense of the Japan Open title this week in Tokyo, where he faces Frenchman Gael Monfils in his first match since his New York triumph earlier this month.

TOKYO, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Andy Murray has promised to end the year on a high after a career-best season in which he captured Olympic gold and ended Britain’s 76-year wait for a men’s grand slam champion.

The 25-year-old begins his defence of the Japan Open title this week in Tokyo, where he faces Frenchman Gael Monfils in his first match since his New York triumph earlier this month.

TOKYO (Reuters) – Russia’s Nadia Petrova upset defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska 6-0 1-6 6-3 in the Pan Pacific Open final on Saturday to complete a sensational run at the Tokyo tournament.

It was the 30-year-old’s second title of the year after winning a Wimbledon warm-up event in Den Bosch, the 12th and also most prestigious of her career.

TOKYO, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Russia’s Nadia Petrova upset defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska 6-0 1-6 6-3 in the Pan Pacific Open final on Saturday to complete a sensational run at the Tokyo tournament.

It was the 30-year-old’s second title of the year after winning a Wimbledon warm-up event in Den Bosch, the 12th and also most prestigious of her career.

TOKYO (Reuters) – Defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska pulverized Angelique Kerber 6-1 6-1 to set up a final with Nadia Petrova at the Pan Pacific Open on Friday.

Russian Petrova upset eighth seed Samantha Stosur 6-4 6-2 in a surprisingly one-sided match to advance to her first final at the WTA premier five event in Tokyo.