Andrew "Andy" Murray (born 15 May 1987 in Glasgow), is an English^[4][5] tennis player, who is currently the highest-ranking British player. As of November 5, 2007, Murray has a current world ranking of #11. In December 2005, he won the BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year Award, and the sport section of the Top Scot awards. His elder brother Jamie is Great Britain's best ranked doubles player. is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC Scotland (BBC Alba in Gaelic) is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... The BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year is the most prestigious annual multi-sport award in Scotland. ... James Jamie Murray (born 13 February 1986 in Glasgow) is a Scottish tennis player. ...

Murray is currently without a coach, having split with the American Brad Gilbert. Brad Gilbert (born August 9, 1961 in Oakland, California) is an American tennis coach, a television tennis commentator, and former professional tennis player. ...

Early life

Murray was a former pupil of Dunblane Primary School between 1992 to 1999. He was eight years old and in Primary Four when the Dunblane Massacre devastated the school, resulting in the deaths of a teacher and sixteen Primary One pupils. Murray, however, says he was shielded from the aftermath of the tragedy and, still being a child, wasn't truly aware of what was going on. In 1999, he went on to attend Dunblane High School. Dunblane (Gaelic: Dùn Bhlàthain) is a small town north of Stirling in the Stirling council area in Scotland. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... The Dunblane massacre was a multiple murder-suicide which occurred at Dunblane Primary School in the Scottish town of Dunblane on 13 March 1996. ... This article is about the year. ... Dunblane (Gaelic: Dùn Bhlàthain) is a small town north of Stirling in the Stirling council area in Scotland. ...

Between the ages of 11 and 13 Murray was a member of the junior tennis team at the Next Generation club in Newhaven, Edinburgh, where he played regularly. At 14 he moved to Barcelona in Spain, where he attended the Schiller International School^[6] and trained on the clay courts of the Sanchez-Casal Academy, where he was nicknamed 'Lazy English'.^[7] He won the Boys Singles title at the US Open in 2004, and won BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year. He finished his school career in 2005. Newhaven harbour in overcast sunlight Newhaven is a harbour village within the City of Edinburgh, Scotland, between Leith and Granton. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Schiller International University is a private, for-profit American university with eight campuses in six countries. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Into the limelight

In March 2005, he was called up to play doubles for Great Britain's Davis Cup team to play against Israel, and became Great Britain's youngest ever Davis Cup player in doing so. Murray and David Sherwood produced a surprise win over the Israeli doubles team, who at the time were the World number eight pairing and had reached the Wimbledon semi-final in 2003. This helped Great Britain to a 3-2 victory. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The great Australians Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall with the Cup in 1953 The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ... David Sherwood is a British tennis player. ... Wimbledon logo The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest and arguably most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Scot reached the semi-finals of the Boys' tournament at the French Open, losing to Croatian Marin Cilic, and this would prove to be his last foray into the Junior events at a Grand Slam. The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ...

National identity

In an interview with Gabby Logan for the BBC's Inside Sport programme, Andy said that he was both Scottish and British and was comfortable and happy with his British identity.^[8] He said he saw no conflict between the two and was equally proud of them. He also mentioned that while Wimbledon was not his favourite tournament, he loved the support of the British fans. There is some suspicion that this was a public relations comment however, as one year previously he commented that he would not support the England football team at the World Cup.^[9] Gabby Logan (born Gabrielle Nicole Yorath on 24 April 1973) is a British television presenter and former Welsh international gymnast. ... Inside Sport is a weekly sports magazine programme produced by BBC Sport. ... The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as Wimbledon, is the oldest major championship in tennis and is widely considered to be the most prestigious. ...

2005 tennis season

Considered to be Murray's breakthrough year, almost all of his ATP tour results have come on hard and grass courts, though he has claimed to prefer clay courts, a liking tied to his training in Barcelona as a junior.^[10]

Maiden year as a professional

Prior to the Junior French Open in April, Murray turned professional and played his first senior tournament when he was given a wild card to the ATP Open SEAT clay-court event in Barcelona, his adopted home town. He lost in the first round to Jan Hernych. In North American professional sports leagues, the term wild card refers to a team that qualifies for the championship playoffs without winning their specific subdivision (usually called a conference or division) outright. ... The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Jan Hernych is a professional male tennis player, born 7 July 1979 in Prague. ...

The Barcelona Tournament gave Murray his first senior ranking point, and he was soon handed a second wild card for the Stella Artois championship at Queens. He progressed to the third-round but retired due to cramp. Goran Ivanisevic and Mario Ancic playing doubles during the 2004 Queens Club Championships The Queens Club Championships is an annual tournament for male tennis players, held on grass courts at the Queens Club in London. ... Entrance to Queens Club during preparations for the 2005 Queens Club Championships. ... This article is about muscular pain. ...

Murray was awarded a wildcard for Wimbledon. He went into his first senior grand slam ranked 374th in the world, but managed to produce a major upset by defeating fourteenth seed Radek Štěpánek in straight sets. He was the first Scottish person in the Open era to reach round three at Wimbledon, and was the only Briton remaining in the men's or ladies' singles championship. Murray's run in Wimbledon 2005 came to an end when he was beaten by David Nalbandian after leading by two sets to love, when he began showing visible signs of fatigue in the fourth and fifth sets. During the tournament his performances saw Henman Hill re-christened as Murray Mound/Mount and Murrayfield (a reference to Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh) ^[11], and Henmania became 'Andymonium' - but whether these names will stick is unknown. Wimbledon logo The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest and arguably most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... Radek Å tÄ›pánek (born November 27, 1978 in Karviná) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. ... This article is about the Scottish as an ethnic group. ... The Open Era in tennis began in 1968, when the Grand Slam events such as the Wimbledon Championships abandoned the longstanding rules of amateurism and allowed professionals to compete. ... “UK” redirects here. ... David Nalbandian (born January 1, 1982, Unquillo, Córdoba, Argentina) is a professional tennis player from Argentina. ... Henman Hill - side view Henman Hill - rear view Henman Hill - front view Henman Hill is an area in the grounds of the All England Club where the Wimbledon tennis championships are annually held. ... Murrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium in the capital of , Edinburgh, and is the home of Scottish Rugby Union. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... Henmania is the state of hysteria at the possibility of Tim Henman winning the mens singles at the Wimbledon Championships in tennis. ...

Mark Petchey, who had been coaching Murray through the early part of that grass court season was then confirmed as the player's full time coach, Murray stating: Mark Petchey (born August 1, 1970 in Essex, England) is a former tennis player from Great Britain, who turned professional in 1988. ...

"I'm so pleased to have Mark as my coach, I respect him a great deal. He has helped me massively over the last few weeks and I am excited to work with him moving forward."

He began the U.S. hardcourt season by winning his first title at the Aptos Challenger Series hardcourt event without dropping a set. A wildcard afforded him entry to the Cincinnati Masters event where he played his first match against a top-ten player, Marat Safin, in the second-round. Murray lost the match, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. Aptos is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. ... In 1994-95, the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI introduced the Challenger series, an annual day-night one-day tournament, keeping in view Indias one-day international commitments. ... The Cincinnati Masters is an annual tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is today the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city. ... Marat Safin (Tatar: Marat Mubin ulı Safin; Russian: Марат Михайлович Сафин ; b. ...

Murray was ranked #122 in the world and had to qualify for the U.S. Open. He was able to reach the second-round, playing two five-set matches. On the 29th September he finally reached the top 100, when he beat Robin Söderling in the Thailand Open. He reached his first ATP final by beating home favourite Paradorn Srichaphan in the semi-finals but lost to World no.1 Roger Federer in the final. His world ranking rose to #72. For other uses, see U.S. Open. ... Robin Söderling is a Swedish tennis player. ... The Thailand Open is tennis tournament held in the city of Bangkok, in the country of Thailand. ... Paradorn Srichaphan (Thai: ภราดร ศรีชาพันธุ์; born June 14, 1979) is a tennis player from Thailand. ... The ATP Rankings is the Association of Tennis Professionals historical objective merit-based method used for determining entry and seeding in mens tennis tournaments. ... Federer redirects here. ...

Murray returned from a short injury layoff to play at the Davidoff Swiss Indoors. He was drawn in the first-round against British number one Tim Henman, with this tie being first time the two had met in professional competition. Murray defeated Henman, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6(4). He then defeated Thomas Berdych in three sets before losing in the quarter finals to world number 10 Fernando Gonzalez 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. however he rose to a career high of 65 a couple of places behind world number 1 Roger Federer when he was Murray's age. The Davidoff Swiss Indoors is an annual mens tennis tournament played in Basel, Switzerland as part of the ATP Tour. ... Timothy Henry Tim Henman OBE (born 6 September 1974 in Oxford) is a former English tennis player. ...

2006

Murray began the 2006 season with second round exits in two tournaments, followed by a first round loss to Juan Ignacio Chela in his first Australian Open appearance. The SAP Open which followed brought him his first ATP title, as Murray beat two former world number 1s in the form of Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt. He reached the quarter-finals in his next tournament in Memphis. He lost in the first round of six of the next nine tournaments he played in, including first round exits at the French Open and at Queen's Club. During this run, Murray unsuccessfully partnered Greg Rusedski in Great Britain's Davis Cup tie, after missing the singles through injury. Juan Ignacio Chela (born August 30, 1979, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. ... The Australian Open is held each January at Melbourne Park. ... The SAP Open is a tennis tournament held each year in San Jose, California. ... Andrew Stephen Andy Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. ... Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is a former World No. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ... Goran Ivanisevic and Mario Ancic playing doubles during the 2004 Queens Club Championships The Queens Club Championships is an annual tournament for male tennis players, held on grass courts at the Queens Club in London. ... Gregory Greg Rusedski (born September 6, 1973, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former British tennis player who turned professional in 1991, and played until his retirement on April 7, 2007 at the age of 33. ... The great Australians Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall with the Cup in 1953 The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ...

At Wimbledon Murray reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time, before losing in straight sets to Marcos Baghdatis. He reached the semi-final and final of the next two tournaments he entered (the Hall of Fame Championships in Newport and the Legg Mason Classic in Washington, respectively). In between, he won a singles match against Andy Ram in the Davis Cup tie with Israel. The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as Wimbledon, is the oldest major championship in tennis and is widely considered to be the most prestigious. ... Marcos Baghdatis (Greek: Μάρκος Παγδατής, pronounced ) born 17 June 1985, Limassol, Cyprus) is a Cypriot professional tennis player. ...

Murray reached the semi-final of the Canada Masters, losing to Richard Gasquet. In the next tournament, the Cincinnati Masters, he lost to Andy Roddick in the quarter-finals after earlier defeating world number 1, Roger Federer. Murray was one of only two players to beat Federer in 2006, the other being Rafael Nadal. The final grand slam of the year, the U.S. Open, saw Murray reach the fourth round, before losing to the seeded Nikolay Davydenko in four sets. This was followed by his final Davis Cup appearance for the year, in which he won both singles rubbers in straight sets and lost the doubles en route to a British victory over the Ukraine, which ensured the team's continued presence in group 1 of the Europe/Africa zone for 2007. The Canada Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. ... Richard Gasquet (born 18 June 1986) is a French tennis player. ... The Cincinnati Masters is an annual tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is today the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city. ... Federer redirects here. ... Nadal redirects here. ... For other uses, see U.S. Open. ... Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko (Russian: ; born June 2, 1981 in Severodonezk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is currently the top ranked Russian male tennis player, fourth in the world, and the winner of ten ATP singles titles. ...

In the final set of tournaments in 2006 he lost to Tim Henman in the first round of the Thailand Open (where he had reached the final the year before) He reached the final of the doubles, partnered by his brother. At the Madrid Masters, he defeated number 3 seed Ivan Ljubičić before losing to Novak Đoković in the round of 16. In his final tournament of the year, the Paris Masters, Murray beat Chela, and lost in the next round to Dominik Hrbaty. At the end of the year, Murray was ranked 17th in the world. Timothy Henry Tim Henman OBE (born 6 September 1974 in Oxford) is a former English tennis player. ... Thailand Open can refer to two tournaments: Thailand Masters (snooker) Thailand Open (tennis) ... The Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. ... Ivan Ljubičić ([], born March 19, 1979) is a Croatian tennis player. ... The title of this article contains the following characters: Đ and Ć. Where they are unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Novak Djokovic. ... The BNP Paribas Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. ... Dominik Hrbatý, (born January 4, 1978, Bratislava) is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. ...

2007

At the Australian Open, Murray's first Grand Slam of the calendar year, he was seeded 15th (his highest seeding for a Grand Slam event). In his first round match he beat Alberto Martín of Spain 6-0, 6-0, 6-1, which equalled the largest-ever victory at the Australian Open, in the Open Era, which began in 1968. In the fourth round Murray faced Rafael Nadal for the first time in his career. After leading by 2 sets to 1, Murray lost in 5 sets to Nadal, (6(3)-7(7), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1). After the match Murray stated that it was the best performance of his career. The 2007 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 15 January through 28 January 2007. ... A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout or sudden death tournament, is a type of tournament where the loser of each match is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event. ... Alberto Martin (born August 20, 1978 in Barcelona) is a tennis player from Spain, who turned professional in 1995. ... Nadal redirects here. ...

Andy Murray successfully defended his San Jose title, beating Ivo Karlović 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 7-6 (7-2) in a closely fought final. His brother, Jamie also won the doubles title. The Murrays became the first brothers to win the singles and doubles titles at the same event since Emilio and Javier Sánchez at Kitzbühel in 1989.^[12] The SAP Open is a tennis tournament held each year in San Jose, California. ... Ivo Karlović (born 28 February 1979 in Zagreb) is a Croatian tennis player. ... James Jamie Murray (born 13 February 1986 in Glasgow) is a Scottish tennis player. ... Emilio Angel Sánchez Vicario (born May 29, 1965, in Madrid, Spain) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. ... Javier Sánchez Vicario (b. ... The Generali Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Kitzbühel, Austria. ...

At the Indian Wells Masters event Murray made his way into the quarter finals after a 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 victory over number four seed Nikolay Davydenko. He then proceeded to save two match points and recover from a serious fall, in which he injured his ankle and hip, and bounce back to beat German Tommy Haas to progress to the semi-finals, winning 3-6 6-3 7-6(8). He could not make it to the final though, hampered by the injury he sustained in the quarter final against Tommy Haas, he lost 6-2, 6-3 to Novak Đoković. Despite the loss, he rose to a career high ranking of 12th in the world.^[13] A week later, at the Miami Masters faced Novak Đoković again, and an abysmal saw him crash out 6-1, 6-0. It was later revealed that Murray had been injured in training the day before and was a doubt for the Davis Cup tie the following week.^[14] However, he did rise to a career high ranking of 11th in the world. The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California. ... Thomas Mario Haas (born April 3, 1978 in Hamburg, Germany) is a German tennis player. ... Thomas Mario Haas (born April 3, 1978 in Hamburg, Germany) is a German tennis player. ... The title of this article contains the following characters: Đ and Ć. Where they are unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Novak Djokovic. ... The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held at Key Biscayne, in Miami, Florida. ... The title of this article contains the following characters: Đ and Ć. Where they are unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Novak Djokovic. ...

On Friday April 13th Murray clinched the 10th place position in the world after the former #10 Tommy Haas failed to reach the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships semi-finals in Houston.^[15] is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Thomas Mario Haas (born April 3, 1978 in Hamburg, Germany) is a German tennis player. ... The U.S. Mens Clay Court Championships is an annual ATP Tour tennis tournament held in Houston, Texas. ... Houston redirects here. ...

After the Hamburg Masters, where Murray was forced to abandon in the first set of his first round match against Italian Filippo Volandri due to a wrist injury, he announced that he was forced to withdraw his participation to the 2007 French Open. Shortly after this, he announced that he would not be able to take part in the tournament of Queen's, the preparatory tournament to The Championships, Wimbledon. He announced that he could not take part in Wimbledon either.^[16] Murray rose to #8 in the world even though he was inactive, because other players failed to defend points. After missing Wimbledon and several other tournaments, he dropped to World Number 14. The Hamburg Masters is one of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tennis Masters Series tennis tournaments. ... Filippo Volandri (born on September 5, 1981 in Livorno, Italy) is a professional male tennis player. ... The 2007 French Open (Roland Garros) was held in Paris, France from 27 May through to 10 June 2007. ... Goran Ivanisevic and Mario Ancic playing doubles during the 2004 Queens Club Championships The Queens Club Championships is an annual tournament for male tennis players, held on grass courts at the Queens Club in London. ... The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as Wimbledon, is the oldest major championship in tennis and is widely considered to be the most prestigious. ...

Murray made comeback at the Rogers Cup in Montréal, three months after sustaining the wrist injury and lost in the second round to World Number 139 Fabio Fognini 6-2, 6-2. The following week at Cincinnati Murray lost in the opening round to Marcos Baghdatis 6-1, 6-2 and hence fell to World Number 19. Rogers Cup is the name of the championship game for the Canadian Professional Soccer League. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Concordia Salus (Salvation through harmony) Ville de Montréal, Québec, Canada Location. ... Fabio Fognini (born May 24, 1987 in Sanremo) is a professional tennis player from Italy. ... The Cincinnati Masters is an annual tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is today the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city. ... Marcos Baghdatis (Greek: Μάρκος Παγδατής, pronounced ) born 17 June 1985, Limassol, Cyprus) is a Cypriot professional tennis player. ...

After this loss Murray played in the U.S. Open after missing the last two grand slams of the year due to his wrist injury. Murray reached the third round after an opening straight sets victory over against Pablo Cuevas, though suffered a real test from Jonas Björkman in the second round contesting a five set match, eventually coming through in the final set 6-1. Then unable to play his best tennis he fell to in form Lee Hyung-taik 6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5. For other uses, see U.S. Open. ... Pablo Cuevas (born January 1, 1986 in Montevideo) is a professional Uruguyan tennis player. ... Jonas Lars Björkman (pronounced: YO-nas BYERK-mann) (born March 23, 1972, Alvesta, Sweden) is a Swedish professional male tennis player and former World No. ... Lee Hyung-Taik (b. ...

Murray then won a $100,000 exhibition event; the Betfair Turbo Tennis tournament at the O2 Arena in London. He defeated Wimbledon Champion Goran Ivanišević (now retired from professional tennis) 7-4 in the final. Murray commented afterwards “I really enjoyed myself and the crowd were unbelievable. It was a lot of fun playing a tennis match like this. For me to play against two Wimbledon champions in one day was great." ^[17] Turbo Tennis is a shortened form of tennis in which players play in a fast knockout tournament which consists of five matches of 30 minutes each taking place over the course of a single afternoon. ... . It features superscript or subscript characters that are substituted or omitted because of technical limitations. ... The title of this article contains the following characters: Å  and Ć. Where they are unavailable or not desired, the name may be given as Goran Ivanisevic. ...

Murray went on to compete for Great Britain in the Davis Cup tie against Croatia played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Murray defeated Marin Čilić in a close five set match to take Britain to a 1-0 lead; with Tim Henman winning the second rubber before Henman and Jamie Murray sealed victory with a doubles win. Murray played the fourth rubber defeating Roku Karanusić 6-4, 7-6(4). Murray and his brother will lead Britain against Argentina in February, competing in the elite World Group for the first time in his career. The great Australians Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall with the Cup in 1953 The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ... The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club is based at Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton, at grid reference TQ242721. ... Marin ÄŒilić (born on September 28, 1988; in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a professional tennis player from Croatia. ... Timothy Henry Tim Henman OBE (born 6 September 1974 in Oxford) is a former English tennis player. ... James Jamie Murray (born 13 February 1986 in Glasgow) is a Scottish tennis player. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Murray started the Autumn indoor season with a strong showing at the Metz International in France. Wins over Janko Tipsarević, Michaël Llodra, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and Guillermo Cañas saw him reach the final of the tournament. In the final Murray took on top seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo and lost 0-6, 6-2, 6-3; showing inconsistent form. Murray then headed to the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, where he had a solid opening-round win over young Russian hopeful Evgeny Korolev, before falling to Janko Tipsarević—the man who he beat in Metz the previous week—in the second round. Murray also spoke out in the British press claiming that "everyone is aware" of the match fixing problems that exist in tennis.^[18] The Moselle Open ( or Open de Moselle in French ) is an annual men’s tennis tournament played in Metz, France since 2003. ... Janko Tipsarević (Cyrillic: Јанко Типсаревић, born on June 22, 1984 in Belgrade) is a Serbian tennis player. ... Michaël Llodra (born May 18, 1980) is a professional French male tennis player. ... Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (born April 17, 1985) is a professional tennis player. ... Guillermo Ignacio Cañas (born November 25, 1977) is an Argentine professional tennis player. ... Tommy Robredo Garcés (born 1 May 1982 in Hostalric, Girona) is a professional tennis player from Spain. ... The Kremlin Cup (Russian: ) is an annual tennis tournament held in every autumn at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia. ...

Murray reached the third round of the Madrid Masters where he defeated Juan Ignacio Chela in the second round, in the third round he met Rafael Nadal. Both players traded breaks of serve throughout the match, but eventually Murray was defeated 7-6 (5) 6-4. Following this Murray competed in St Petersburg taking out Dmitry Tursunov in a tight match 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 to reach the semi-final where Murray faced Mikhail Youzhny. Murray reached his 7th career final in St Petersburg with a 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (1) win over Mikhail Youzhny and faced Fernando Verdasco in the final, winning 6-2 6-3. The Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. ... Juan Ignacio Chela (born August 30, 1979, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. ... Nadal redirects here. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov (Russian: Дми́трий И́горевич Турсу́нов ( ) (born December 12, 1982 in Moscow, Russia) is a professional male tennis player from Russia. ... Mikhail Youzhny (Russian:  ) born June 25, 1982 in Moscow, USSR (now Russia) is a professional tennis player from Russia. ... Fernando Verdasco (born November 15, 1983 in Madrid) is a professional tennis player from Spain. ...

Murray then played in the 2007 Paris Masters, and defeated Fabrice Santoro in the third round 6-4, 6-2 before falling to home favorite Richard Gasquet 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinals. This defeat excluded all possible qualification for the 2007 Shanghai Masters, while Gasquet, him, who was also in the running for the last available place, qualified. After the tournament, Murray should stand at number 11.^[19] The 2007 BNP Paribas Masters is an ATP Masters Series tennis event. ... Fabrice Santoro (born December 9, 1972) is a French professional male tennis player. ... Richard Gasquet (born 18 June 1986) is a French tennis player. ... The 2007 Shanghai Masters was the inaugural event of the Shanghai Masters tournament and the first ranking event of the season. ...

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Runner-ups (5)

Singles (4)

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Doubles (1)

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Performance timeline

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• A = did not participate in the tournament.
• SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

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Controversy

As he climbed into the top 100 players, Murray gained a reputation of being "petulant" with the media ^[20][21]. When playing in Davis Cup doubles with Greg Rusedski, against Nenad Zimonjić and Ilija Bozoljać, Murray incurred a $2,500 fine for abusing the umpire with extreme language. His words were over a line call which was caught on microphone and televised live. As it was initially thought that Murray would be excluded from the team, the fine was a relief to fans. In his response he said, "We got an absolute shocker and I told the umpire how bad he was." and did not offer any apology^[22]. The great Australians Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall with the Cup in 1953 The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ... Gregory Greg Rusedski (born September 6, 1973, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former British tennis player who turned professional in 1991, and played until his retirement on April 7, 2007 at the age of 33. ... Nenad Zimonjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Зимоњић; born June 4, 1976 in Belgrade, Serbia, then SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian tennis player. ... Ilija Bozoljac or Ilia Bozoljac (born August 2, 1985 in Aleksandrovac, Serbia) is a professional male tennis player from Serbia. ...

Prior to 2006 Wimbledon, Murray caused some public debate^[23] with comments against the England national football team, stating that he would like to see "anyone except England" win the 2006 World Cup. He received large amounts of hate mail on his website as a result.^[24] However, at a later date, Murray explained that his comments were said in jest in response to provocation from an English reporter who had asked him if he'd be supporting Scotland in the World Cup^[25] knowing full well that Scotland had not qualified for the tournament. Murray also, after his win against Andy Roddick at Wimbledon 2006, expressed disappointment over England's loss in their match against Portugal at the 2006 World Cup^[26]. First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ... Hate mail (as electronic, postal, or otherwise) is a form of harassment, usually consisting of invective and potentially intimidating or threatening comments towards the recipient. ... First international Scotland 0–0 England  (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11–0 Ireland  (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat  Uruguay 7–0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ... Andrew Stephen Andy Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. ... The Wimbledon Championships 2006 began on 26 June and finished on 9 July 2006. ... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ...

After winning a match at the Heineken Open in Auckland, Murray describing his match to an on-court reporter stated that "we were both playing like women", Murray later said he just meant there were lots of breaks of serves^[27].

Some have questioned Murray's physical fitness. At his Queens Club debut when he first came to light, he pulled up during a match and lay on the ground for several minutes in agony, from what was later revealed to be cramp.^[28] Murray has struggled in Best of 5 Set Grand Slam matches and, in many smaller events, often becomes very lethargic in the latter stages of long matches.^{[citation needed]} People close to Murray's camp say that he dislikes endurance training and much prefers to spend time playing PlayStation, watching his favourite football team Hibernian and spending time with his girlfriend.^{[citation needed]} Former Coach Brad Gilbert, known for his expertise as a coach in guiding American tennis greats Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick to Grand Slam wins, has had significant impact on Murray in terms of confidence and has arranged matches with childhood idol Agassi as a shining example of how important commitment to training and fitness are to achieving title-winning performances on a regular basis. The Sony PlayStation ) is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Hibernian Football Club (informally known as Hibs) are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, north Edinburgh. ... Brad Gilbert (born August 9, 1961 in Oakland, California) is an American tennis coach, a television tennis commentator, and former professional tennis player. ... Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29, 1970) is a former World No. ... Andrew Stephen Andy Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. ...

References

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External links

• Official site
• Fan site
• ATP Tour profile for Andy Murray