And while we're in tennis mode...

Andy Murray is playing the best tennis of his career and ranks behind only Novak Djokovic in the race to win the French Open, according to former British number one Annabel Croft.

"I think Murray's tennis is at a level now where it's almost as high if not higher than when he won Wimbledon and the US Open," Croft said.

"Beating Nadal in Madrid recently was a really big win mentally for him because he's always looked up to Nadal - but he also knows Nadal is well, well beneath his best.

"Now he can always say he beat Nadal on clay and in my mind he's the second favourite going into the French Open."

To celebrate this story, we've dug out the earliest picture of Murray and Djokovic that we could find. It's from 2006. Contrary to appearances, Andy is not, we repeat, not, wearing a wild animal on his head.

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Andy Murray says he was "amazed" by the level of criticism his appointment of Amelie Mauresmo as coach attracted.

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The Briton, 28, became the first leading male player to employ a female coach when he hired the Frenchwoman.

"I knew it would be a big story at the beginning but I thought it would die down quicker than it has," Murray said. "I was very surprised at the amount of criticism she received for each loss I had. I couldn't believe the negativity towards her personally."

Murray told Red Bulletin magazine, external some of the negative comments he had heard were "an eye-opening experience for me".

Juan Mata says Manchester United won't ease off in their last game of the season against relegation-threatened Hull City.

The Tigers need to beat United to have any chance of staying in the Premier League and send one of Newcastle or Sunderland down, depending on their results.

"We must finish the season in the best possible way, " wrote the Spaniard in his weekly blog., external "We owe it to this badge. Besides, we must respect the fight against relegation between Hull City, Newcastle and, maybe, Sunderland, so we will try to win, as always."

This is Portugal's Joao Sousa, ranked 50th in the world.

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Whereas this is world number 80, Joao Souza from Brazil.

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The commentators nightmare of the pair playing each other occurred in the first round of the Geneva Open.

And Sousa with an 's' beat Souza with a 'z' 7-5 6-3.

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Middlesbrough legend Juninho has sent his former club a good luck message on Facebook , externalahead of their Championship play-off final against Norwich on 25 May.

"One more game till Middlesbrough are back to the place they belong," says the Brazilian, who had three spells at the club and won the League Cup in 2004.

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There will be a new face in Italy's Serie A next season as minnows Frosinone were promoted to the top flight for the first time in their history.

The club is based in the Lazio region, 50 km south of Rome.

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David De Gea may have a free Saturday night after he picked up an injury in Manchester United's draw with Arsenal.

Perhaps the 24-year-old will spend the evening watching girlfriend Edurne Garcia, who is representing Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest with her song 'Amanecer' (Break Of Day) at the competition in Vienna, live on BBC One.

De Gea will soon be "Making his mind up" about his Old Trafford future...

All but one of the seven matches in the County Championship today have been delayed by rain.

The only match currently in play is Glamorgan v Essex in Division Two with the home side 9-0 after five overs.

If and when the downpours stop, you can listen to BBC local radio ball-by-ball commentary of all seven games on desktop, tablet and mobile devices.

"We were invited to Qatar by the prime minister's office to see new flagship accommodation for low-paid migrant workers - but while gathering additional material for our report, we ended up being thrown into prison for doing our jobs."

So starts an excellent article by BBC news correspondent Mark Lobel, who went to the capital city Doha to look at working and housing conditions of migrant workers constructing new buildings in Qatar ahead of the World Cup.

It's an eye-opening read. You'll find the full article here.

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You have had your say and Victor Valdes has won the vote on who will be Manchester United's number one next season.

The current United number two received 30.2% of the vote with Tottenham's Hugo Lloris second on 23.9%.

And 22% of you think David De Gea will shun Real Madrid's advances to stay in Manchester.

The vote has now closed on who will be Manchester United's first choice goalkeeper next season.

We will be bringing you the results shortly. Thank you for taking part.

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Stoke's Bosnian Asmir Begovic is another goalkeeper being linked, external with a move to Old Trafford.

Take part in our vote on who will be Manchester United's number one next season.

South Africa captain Dean Furman is among six players released by Doncaster Rovers.

The 26-year-old made 74 appearances for the League One club.

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Perhaps United will turn to Chelsea's Petr Cech as a replacement for De Gea.

The Czech Republic's agent has confirmed the 32-year-old has been given permission to talk to other clubs after losing his number one jersey to Thibaut Courtois.

Take part in our vote to have your say on who will be Old Trafford's number one next season. You have six minutes left.

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Victor Valdes says he was "happy" to make his Manchester United debut, coming on for the injured De Gea as a second-half substitute.

"I'm happy I made my debut. To come on and be welcomed like that is incredible for a footballer."

"I am very happy to be here. I have one more year on my contract here. Let's see what happens."

But will the 33-year-old take the United number one jersey next season? Take part in our vote and let us know.

Lothar Matthaus and Bayern Munich are involved in a row about a shoe.

Yes, you read that correctly.

Well, actually, it's a boot - the gold-plated boot Matthaus wore in the 1990 World Cup final, famously still missing a stud which prevented him taking the crucial penalty, scored by Andreas Brehme in the 1-0 win over Argentina.

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The 54-year-old had given the right boot to the Bayern Munich museum but has now demanded it back, reports The Guardian, external.

Matthaus made more than 300 league appearances for Bayern but has had numerous run-ins with the club since his retirement, including filing a 500,000 euro lawsuit against the club over money he claimed he was owed from his 2001 testimonial.

Remember when Andre Villas-Boas was hounded out of the Premier League and decried as a dud?

Well, the 37-year-old Portuguese has just led Zenit St Petersburg to the Russian title with a "nauseating" style of play that is "anti-football".

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Could France international goalkeeper Hugo Lloris swap White Hart Lane for Old Trafford as David De Gea's replacement.

The 28-year-old has been linked with a move to United., external

Take part in our vote and let us know who you think will be United's number one next season. You have until 13:30 BST.

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Preston North End are leaving nothing to chance ahead of their League One play-off final against Swindon at Wembley.

BBC Sport presenter Richard Askam has tweeted, external this picture of the Lilywhites' pitch: "Preston's Deepdale pitch altered to Wembley dimensions for training in the run up to the final."

Key tip for dignitaries when presenting a trophy: check where the edge of the stage is.

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Alas, Football Federation of Australia chairman Frank Lowy forgot this important advice while handing over the A-League trophy to Melbourne Victory and toppled from the stage.

But despite a spectacular backward somersault, 84-year-old Lowry showed what he was made of by, after a spot of treatment, heroically hopping back on stage and going through with the silverware presentation.

Mr Lowry, we salute you. Watch the video here.