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Andy Murray Bio
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- Full name is Andrew Murray
- Began playing at age three
- Mother, Judy, is a former Scottish national coach and father, William is a Retail Area Manager
- Has one older brother Jamie (born Feb. 13, 1986), who also plays on the ATP circuit
- Grew up playing soccer and tennis and once was offered to play with Glasgow Rangers
- His favorite movie is The Girl Next Door and favorite musician is 50 Cent
- Based in Barcelona since age 15
- Won US Open junior title (d. Stakhovsky) and advanced to doubles SF (w/brother Jamie) in 2004
- Roland Garros junior SF in 2005
- Finished No. 10 in world junior rankings in ‘04
- Won Canadian Open junior title in 2003 and finished No. 6 that year
- Considers US Open best place he’s played
- Awarded 2004 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award
- Twice named LTA’s Young Player of the Year
- Has a 9-5 career Davis Cup record (8-1 in singles) in eight ties
- Favorite surface is clay and considers his serve as best part of his game
- Big fan of TV comedy show, "Entourage"
- Works with fitness trainers Matt Little and Jezz Green and coached by former ATP pro Miles Maclagan.
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2008.
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