Making the back pages this morning, Tuesday September 9, 2008:

THE SUN: Andy Murray was left broken-hearted as he suffered a brutal US Open final beating at the hands of Roger Federer which dashed his hopes of becoming the first British man to win a Grand Slam title since Fred Perry in 1936. Also: Gus Poyet is on the brink of becoming Newcastle boss after owner Mike Ashley made his move last night for the Spurs number two.

DAILY MIRROR: Fabio Capello has introduced his own 'hairdryer' tactics before tomorrow night's crunch World Cup qualifier in Croatia - proving he can already swear in English, Joe Cole confirmed. Also: Manchester City have made Germany striker Lukas Podolski their next major target as they bid to turn the club into a Premier League superpower.

DAILY STAR: Triple world champions Niki Lauda yesterday slammed the decision that saw Lewis Hamilton stripped of his Belgian Grand Prix victory as the 'worst judgement in the history of F1'. Also: Amir Khan came out fighting last night in the wake of his first professional defeat to Colombian Breidis Prescott and declared: "I won't get carried away by the crowd again".

DAILY EXPRESS: Joe Cole has warned England's established elite that they are no longer untouchable and that no one is safe from the coach Fabio Capello's axe. Also: Luka Modric has warned Fabio Capello that England can forget about getting revenge against Croatia for preventing them from taking part in Euro 2008.

DAILY MAIL: Andy Murray will stand alongside Greg Rusedski rather than the ghost of Fred Perry after his hopes of bringing home to Britain a first men's Grand Slam singles title since 1936 were buried beneath a welter of attacking blows from Roger Federer. Also: Michael Vaughan will today be handed an England lifeline when he is awarded a central contract that keeps him in the frame for the winter tours of India and West Indies and for next summer's Ashes showdown.

THE TIMES: In the great education process that is a tennis career, Andy Murray had to play the part of subservient pupil to 21st-century master Roger Federer as he suffered defeat in the final of the US Open at Flushing Meadows yesterday. Also: Rio Ferdinand will give Fabio Capello a much-needed boost by flying to Zagreb with his England team-mates this morning after coming through an arduous two-hour training session at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona yesterday.

THE INDEPENDENT: Andy Murray had never played seven times in a tournament before and his final outing against Roger Federer here at the US Open last night proved a match too far as he went down 6-2 7-5 6-2. Also: West Ham last night made Gianfranco Zola an offer to become their new manager after the former Chelsea striker emerged as first choice ahead of Roberto Donadoni following a meeting of the club's board yesterday.

THE GUARDIAN: Reflecting on his first appearance in the final of a major, Andy Murray was already looking towards future improvements. Also: Lee Westwood's chances of representing Europe in next week's Ryder Cup were cast into doubt last night after it was confirmed he has still not recovered from a serious bout of tonsillitis contracted nine days ago.

DAILY TELEGRAPH: West Ham are today poised to break with more than a century of tradition by offering Gianfranco Zola the chance to become the club's first foreign manager following the resignation of Alan Curbishley last week. Also: Setanta said yesterday that terrestrial broadcasters' bids for free-to-air highlights of tomorrow night's World Cup qualifier between England and Croatia were "not even close" to their valuation of £1million - or 20 per cent of what they paid for one-off match coverage.