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Andy Murray
Andy Murray at the 2011 Japan Open in Tokyo.
Country (sports)United Kingdom Great Britain
ResidenceLondon, England, UK
Born (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 37)
Glasgow, Scotland, UK[1]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$21,507,601[2]
Singles
Career record361–117 (75.52%)
Career titles23
Highest rankingNo. 2 (17 August 2009)
Current rankingNo. 4 (13 August 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenF (2010, 2011)
French OpenSF (2011)
WimbledonF (2012)
US OpenF (2008)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2008, 2010)
Olympic Games Gold Medal (2012)
Doubles
Career record45–54 (45.5%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 51 (17 October 2011)
Current rankingNo. 86 (13 August 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2006)
French Open2R (2006)
Wimbledon1R (2005)
US Open2R (2008)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2008)
Mixed doubles
Career record6–4 (60%)
Olympic Games Silver Medal (2012)
Last updated on: 13 August 2012.
Olympic medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Men's Tennis
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Mixed Doubles

Andrew "Andy" Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a Scottish professional tennis player and the 2012 Men's Singles Olympic champion. Murray is ranked number 4 in the world,[2] and is the British number 1.[3] He achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on 16 April 2007, and was ranked world No. 2 from 17 to 31 August 2009.[4] Murray won an Olympic Gold Medal in men's singles and an Olympic Silver Medal in mixed doubles at the 2012 London Olympics, and has been the runner-up in four singles Grand Slam finals: the 2008 US Open, the 2010 Australian Open, the 2011 Australian Open, and 2012 Wimbledon, losing three to Roger Federer and one to Novak Djokovic. In 2011, Murray became the seventh player in the Open Era to reach the semi-finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments in one year.[5] Murray is the only British player to reach the Wimbledon men's singles final in the Open Era, as well as the first British player in over a hundred years to win a Gold Medal at the Olympics.

Personal life

Andy with his brother Jamie (left) at the 2011 Japan Open

Murray was born to Will and Judy in Glasgow, Scotland.[1] His maternal grandfather, Roy Erskine, was a professional footballer in the late 1950s.[6] Murray's brother, Jamie, is also a professional tennis player, playing on the doubles circuit.[7] Following the separation of his parents when he was nine years old, Andy and Jamie lived with their father.[8] Murray later attended Dunblane High School.[9][10] Murray attended Dunblane Primary School, and was present during the 1996 Dunblane school massacre.[11] Thomas Hamilton killed 17 people before turning one of his four guns on himself. Murray took cover in a classroom.[12] Murray says he was too young to understand what was happening and is reluctant to talk about it in interviews, but in his autobiography Hitting Back he states that he attended a youth group run by Hamilton, and that his mother gave Hamilton lifts in her car.[13]

At 15, Murray was asked to train with Rangers Football Club at their School of Excellence, but declined, opting to focus on his tennis career instead.[14] He then decided to move to Barcelona, Spain. There he studied at the Schiller International School and trained on the clay courts of the Sánchez-Casal Academy. Murray described this time as "a big sacrifice".[10] While in Spain, he trained with Emilio Sánchez, formerly the world no. 1 doubles player.[10]

Murray was born with a bipartite patella, where the kneecap remains as two separate bones instead of fusing together in early childhood.[15] He was diagnosed at the age of 16 and is seen frequently to hold his knee due to the pain caused by the condition and has pulled out of events because of it.[16]

Murray is in a long-term relationship with Kim Sears, who is regularly seen attending his matches.[17] The couple are due to wed sometime in 2013.[18] The couple are fanciers of Border Terriers--their own dogs are "Maggie May" and "Rusty."[19]

Career

Junior tennis

Leon Smith, Murray's tennis coach from 11 to 17,[20] described Murray as "unbelievably competitive", while Murray attributes his abilities to the motivation gained from losing to his older brother Jamie. At the age of 12, Murray won his age group at the Orange Bowl, a prestigious event for junior players.[21]

In July 2003, Murray started out on the Challenger and Futures circuit. In his first tournament, he reached the quarterfinals of the Manchester challenger. In September, Murray won his first senior title by taking the Glasgow Futures event. He also reached the semi-finals of the Edinburgh Futures event.[22] In July 2004 Murray played a Futures event in Nottingham, where he lost to future Grand Slam finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round. Murray then went on to win events in Xàtiva and Rome.

In September 2004, he won the Junior US Open and was selected for the Davis Cup match against Austria later that month;[23] however, he was not selected to play. Later that year, he won BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.[24]

As a junior Murray reached as high as No. 6 in the world in 2003 (and No. 8 in doubles). In the 2004-instated combined rankings, Murray reached No. 2 in the world.

Junior Slam results:

Australian Open: -
French Open: SF (2005)
Wimbledon: 3R (2004)
US Open: W (2004)

2005

Murray began 2005 ranked 407 in the world[25] and in March, he became the youngest Briton ever to play in the Davis Cup.[26] Murray turned professional in April and was given a wild card entry to a clay-court tournament in Barcelona, the Open SEAT, where he lost in three sets to Jan Hernych.[27] Murray then reached the semifinals of the boys' French Open where he lost in straight sets to Marin Čilić.[28]. Given a wild card to Queen's,[29] Murray progressed past Santiago Ventura in straight sets for his first ATP match win.[30] After a second round win he played former Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson in the third round, losing in three sets.[31][32] Following his performance at Queen's, Murray received a wild card for Wimbledon.[33] Ranked 312, Murray became the first Scot in the open era to reach the third round of the men's singles tournament at Wimbledon.[34] In the third round, Murray lost to 2002 Wimbledon finalist David Nalbandian.[35]

Following Wimbledon, Murray lost in the second round in Newport at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, but won Challengers events on the hard courts of Aptos and Binghamton, New York. He then experienced his first Masters event at Cincinnati, where he beat Taylor Dent before losing in three sets to world no. 4 Marat Safin. With a wild card entry Murray played Andrei Pavel in the opening round of the US Open where he recovered from being down two sets to one to win his first five-set match.[36] He lost in the second round to Arnaud Clément in another five set contest.[37] Murray was again selected for the Davis Cup match against Switzerland. He was picked for the opening singles rubbers, losing in straight sets to Stanislas Wawrinka.[38] Murray then made his first ATP final at the Thailand Open where he faced world no. 1 Roger Federer. Murray lost in straight sets. On 3 October, Murray achieved a top-100 ranking for the first time.[39] In his last tournament of the year, an ATP event in Basel, Murray faced British no. 1 Tim Henman in the opening round.[40] Murray defeated him in three sets, before doing the same to Tomáš Berdych. He then suffered a third-round loss to Fernando González. He completed the year ranked 64 and was named the 2005 BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year.[41]

2006

2006 saw Murray compete on the full circuit for the first time and split with his coach Mark Petchey[42] and team up with Brad Gilbert.[43]

Getting his season under way at the Adelaide International, Murray won his opening match of 2006 against Paolo Lorenzi in three sets, before bowing out to Tomáš Berdych. After a first round win in Aukland, Murray then lost three matches in a row including a first round match at the Australian Open. Murray stopped the run as he beat Mardy Fish in straight sets when the tour came to San Jose, California; going on to win his first ATP title, the SAP Open, defeating world no. 11 Lleyton Hewitt in the final.[44] The run to the final included his first win over a top-ten player, Andy Roddick,[45] the world no. 3, to reach his second ATP final, which he won. Murray backed this up with a quarterfinal appearance in Memphis, falling to Söderling. Murray won a total of three times between the end of February and the middle of June, the run included a first round defeat to Gael Monfils at the French Open, in five sets.[46] After the French Open, where Murray was injured again, he revealed that his bones hadn't fully grown, causing him to suffer from cramps and back problems.[47]

At the Nottingham Open, Murray lost to Andreas Seppi in the quarterfinals. He progressed to the fourth round at Wimbledon before losing to Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis. Murray reached the semifinals of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, recording his first double bagel along the way). He lost in the semifinals to Justin Gimelstob. Murray then won a Davis Cup rubber (but lost in doubles), was a finalist at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, and then reached his first Masters Series semifinal in Toronto at the Rogers Cup. Murray lost to Richard Gasquet in straight sets. At the ATP Masters Series event in Cincinnati Murray became only one of two players, alongside Rafael Nadal, to defeat Roger Federer in 2006. He lost two rounds later to Andy Roddick. He also reached the fourth round of the US Open losing in four sets to Davydenko. In the Davis Cup, Murray won both his singles rubbers, but lost the doubles, as Britain won the tie. As the tour progressed to Asia, he lost to Henman for the first time in straight sets in Bangkok. In the final two Masters events in Madrid and Paris, Murray exited both tournaments at the last-16 stage ending his season, with losses to Novak Djokovic and Dominik Hrbatý.

2007

In November Murray split with his coach Brad Gilbert and added a team of experts along with Miles Maclagan, his main coach.[48] The season started well for Murray as he reached the final of the Qatar Open, before falling to Ivan Ljubičić in straight sets. Murray reached the fourth round of the Australian Open where he lost a five-set match against world No. 2 Rafael Nadal.[49] He then successfully defended his San Jose title, defeating Ivo Karlović in the final.[50]

Murray on his way to becoming a finalist at the US Open

Murray then made three straight semi-finals at Memphis, Indian Wells, and Miami, losing once to Roddick and twice to Djokovic. Before the clay season Murray defeated Raemon Sluiter in the Davis Cup to help Britain win the tie. Murray lost in the first round in Rome to Gilles Simon in three sets. In his first match in Hamburg, Murray was 5–1 when he hit a forehand from the back of the court and snapped the tendons in his wrist.[51] Because of this injury Murray missed a large part of the season including the French Open and Wimbledon. He returned at the Rogers Cup in Canada but bowed out to Fabio Fognini in round two. At the Cincinnati Masters Murray drew Marcos Baghdatis in the first round and won only three games. At the US Open Murray lost in the third round to Hyung-Taik Lee in four sets.[52]

After winning a Davis Cup tie against Croatia, Murray hit form and reached the final at the Metz International where he lost to Tommy Robredo. Murray had early exits in Moscow and Madrid. Murray improved as he won his third ATP title at the St. Petersburg Open, beating Fernando Verdasco to claim the title. In his final tournament of 2007 in Paris, Murray went out in the quarter-finals to Richard Gasquet. With that result he finished at No. 11 in the world.

2008

Murray re-entered the top-ten rankings early in 2008, winning the title at Qatar ExxonMobil Open over Stanislas Wawrinka. He was the ninth seed at the Australian Open but was defeated by eventual runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first round.[53] Murray won the Open 13 over Mario Ancic but lost his first match at Rotterdam. In Dubai Murray lost in the quarterfinals against Davydenko. At Indian Wells Murray lost in round four to Tommy Haas, and then had a first-match exit to Mario Ančić in Miami.

On the clay courts in Monte Carlo Murray won just four games against Novak Djokovic in round three, and then had two early exits at Barcelona and Rome. In Rome there was an altercation with Juan Martin Del Potro[54][55] At the Hamburg, after two easy wins, Murray lost to Rafael Nadal, while at Roland Garros he suffered a defeat to Nicolás Almagro in four sets in the third round. At Queen's an injured Murray was forced to withdraw ahead of his quarter-final against Andy Roddick,[56] but any thought that he would pull out of Wimbledon was unfounded as he made the quarter-finals for the first time. Murray pulled out a thrilling five set match against Richard Gasquet in round four[57] before losing to world No. 2 Nadal in straight sets.

At Rogers Cup Murray lost to Nadal in the semi-finals but then rolled in Cincinnati winning his first Masters Shield, defeating Djokovic in two tie-breakers. At the Olympics Murray was dumped out in round one by Yen-Hsun Lu[58] The US Open was a great tournament for Murray. He became the first Briton since Greg Rusedski in 1997 to reach a major final when he overcame Nadal in the semi-finals after a four-set battle, beating him for the first time in a rain-affected match that lasted for two days.[59] In the final he lost in straight sets to Roger Federer.[60]

After two Davis Cup wins, Murray won his second consecutive Masters shield in Madrid, defeating Federer in the semis and Gilles Simon in the finals. Murray won his 5th title of the year at the St Petersburg Open,[61] but lost to David Nalbandian in the quarters of the Paris Masters. This was Murray's first defeat on the ATP tour in three months.[62] Now at No. 4 in the world, Murray qualified for the first time for the Masters Cup. He played well in defeating an injured Federer[63] but lost to Davydenko in the semifinals.[64] Murray ended 2008 ranked fourth in the world.

2009

Murray made the quarter-finals of the 2009 French Open

Murray opened the 2009 season with a successful defence of his title at the Qatar Open in Doha, defeating Andy Roddick in straight sets.[65] At the Australian Open, Murray made it to the fourth round, losing to Fernando Verdasco.[66] Murray won his eleventh career title in Rotterdam, defeating no. 1, Nadal in the three sets.[67] Murray next went to Dubai but withdrew before the quarterfinals with a re-occurrence of a virus that had affected him at the Australian Open.[68] The virus caused Murray to miss a Davis Cup tie in Glasgow. Murray then lost in the finals to Nadal at Indian Wells,[69] but won a week later in Miami over Novak Djokovic for another masters title.

In the lead-up to the French Open Murray lost to Nadal in the semis at the Monte Carlo Masters, was upset in round two of the Rome Masters, and reached the quarterfinals of the Madrid Masters, losing to Del Potro. During this time Murray achieved the highest ever ranking of a British male in the open era when he became world no. 3 on 11 May 2009.[70] Murray reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open, but was defeated by Fernando González in four sets.

Murray won for the first time on grass at Queen's and became the first British winner of the tournament since 1938. In the final Murray defeated American James Blake.[71] At Wimbledon, against Stanislas Wawrinka, Murray's fourth round match was the first match to be played entirely under Wimbledon's retractable roof, also enabling it to be the latest finishing match ever at Wimbledon.[72] However Murray lost a tight semifinal to Andy Roddick, achieving his best result in the tournament to date.

Murray returned to action in Montreal, defeating del Potro in three sets to take the title.[73] After this victory, he overtook Nadal in the rankings and held the number two position until the start of the US Open.[74] Murray followed the Masters win playing at the Cincinnati Masters, where he lost to Federer. At the US Open, Murray was hampered by a wrist injury and suffered a straight-sets loss to Čilić.[75] Murray won both his singles matches, and lost at doubles in the Davis Cup against Poland, but was then forced to miss six weeks with a wrist injury.[76]

In November, Murray won at Valencia,[77] but bowed out in round two of the Paris Masters. To end the season, Murray did not make it out of the round robin at the World Tour Finals in London.[78].

2010

Murray and Laura Robson represented Britain at the Hopman Cup. The pair progressed to the final, where they were beaten by Spain.[79] At the Australian Open Murray beat Nadal and Cilic before losing in the final to world no. 1 Roger Federer.[80] At the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Murray reached the quarterfinals, losing to Robin Söderling in straight sets. Murray next played at the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, but lost his first match of the tournament, afterwards saying that his mind hadn't been fully on tennis.[81] At Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Murray suffered another first match loss, this time to Philipp Kohlschreiber. He also entered the doubles competition with Ross Hutchins but lost to the Bryan Brothers on a champions tie-breaker. Murray reached the third round in the Rome Masters, and the quarterfinals at the Madrid Masters, losing both times to David Ferrer.

Murray reached his second Grand Slam Final in Australia.

After playing an exhibition match Murray started the French Open with three tough wins before losing in straight sets to Tomáš Berdych in the fourth round[82] In London Murray progressed to the third round, where he faced Mardy Fish. At 3–3 in the final set with momentum going Murray's way (Murray had just come back from 3–0 down), the match was called off for bad light, leaving Murray fuming. Coming back the next day, Murray was edged out by the eventual finalist in a tie-breaker for his second defeat to him in the year.[83][84] At Wimbledon Murray progressed to the semifinals, losing to Rafael Nadal in straight sets.[85] On 27 July 2010, Andy Murray and his coach Maclagan split, and Murray replaced him with Àlex Corretja.[86]

Starting the US hard-court season with the 2010 Farmers Classic, Murray reached the final but lost against Sam Querrey in three sets. This was his first loss to Querrey in five career meetings.[87] In Canada, Murray became the first player since Andre Agassi in 1995 to defend the Canadian Masters. Murray defeated Nadal and then Federer in straight sets, end his eight month title drought.[88] At the Cincinnati Masters, Murray first complained about the speed of the court,[89] and then in a quarterfinal match with Fish, Murray complained that the organisers refused to put the match on later in the day[90]

I don't ever request really when to play. I don't make many demands at all during the tournaments." "I'm not sure, the way the tennis works, I don't think matches should be scheduled around the doubles because it's the singles that's on the TV."

Murray, after the match against Fish in Cincinnatti.[91]

With temperatures reaching 33°C in the shade, Murray won the first set in a tie-breaker but began to feel ill. The doctor was called on court to actively cool Murray down. Murray admitted after the match that he had considered retiring. He lost the second set, but forced a final-set tie-breaker, before Fish won.[91] After losing to Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round of the US Open, questions about Murray's conditioning arose, as he called the trainer out twice during the match.[92]

His next event was the China Open in Beijing, where Murray reached the quarterfinals, losing to Ivan Ljubičić.[93] Murray then won the Shanghai Rolex Masters dismissing Roger Federer in straight sets.[94] He did not drop a single set throughout the event. Murray returned to Spain to defend his title at the Valencia Open 500 but lost in the second round to Juan Mónaco.[95] However in doubles, Murray partnered his brother Jamie Murray to the final, where they defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi. The victory was Murray's first doubles title and the second time he had reached a final with his brother.[96] Murray reached the quarter finals at the BNP Paribas Masters losing to Gaël Monfils in three sets. Combined with his exit and Söderling's taking the title, Murray found himself pushed down a spot in the rankings, down to no. 5 from no. 4.[97] At the Tour finals in London, Murray went 2–1 in round robin play before facing Nadal in the semifinal. They battled for over three hours, before Murray fell to the Spaniard in a final-set tie-breaker, bringing an end to his season.[98]

2011

Murray and fellow Brit Laura Robson lost in the round-robin stage 2011 Hopman Cup, losing all three ties even though Murray won all of his singles matches. Then Murray, along with other stars such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djoković, participated in the Rally for Relief event to help raise money for the flood victims in Queensland.[99]

Seeded fifth in the Australian Open, Murray met former champion Novak Djoković in the final and was defeated in straight sets. Murray made a quick return, participating at Rotterdam. He was defeated by Marcos Baghdatis in the first round.[100] Murray reached the semifinals of the doubles tournament with his brother Jamie. Murray lost to qualifiers in the first rounds at the Masters Series events at Indian Wells and Miami, after which he split with coach Àlex Corretja.[101]

Murray returned to form at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, but lost to Nadal in the semifinals.[102] Murray sustained an elbow injury before the match and subsequently withdrew from the 2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell due to the injury.[103] Murray lost in round three at the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open but made it to the semifinals of the Rome Masters, where he lost to Novak Djokovic.[104] At the 2011 French Open, Murray won two tough early matches before losing in his first semifinal at Roland Garros, against Rafael Nadal.[105][106][107]

Murray defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, to win his second Queen's Club title.[108] At Wimbledon, Murray lost in the semifinal to Nadal, despite taking the first set.[109] At the Davis Cup tie between Great Britain and Luxembourg, Murray led the British team to victory.[110] Murray was the two-time defending 2011 Rogers Cup champion, but lost in the second round to South African Kevin Anderson.[111] However, the following week, he won the 2011 Western & Southern Open, beating Novak Djokovic, after Djokovic retired due to injury.[112] At the 2011 US Open, Murray battled from two sets down to win a five set, second round encounter with Robin Haase, but lost in semi-finals to Rafael Nadal in four sets.

Murray easily won the small 250-class Thailand Open but the following week he won his third title in four tournaments at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships. His opponent in the final was Rafael Nadal who he beat for the first time in the year by winning in three sets. Murray then won the doubles with his brother Jamie Murray, becoming the first person in the 2011 season to capture both singles and doubles titles at the same tournament. Murray then successfully defended his Shanghai Masters crown with a straight sets victory over David Ferrer in the final.

At the ATP World Tour Finals, Murray lost to David Ferrer in straight sets and withdrew from the tournament after the loss with a groin pull. Murray ended the year as no. 4 in the world behind Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer.

2012

With Ivan Lendl as his new full-time coach[113] Murray began the season by playing in the 2012 Brisbane International. He overcame a slow start in his first two matches to win his 22nd title by beating Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final.[114] In doubles, he lost in the quarterfinals against second seeds Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner in a tight match.[115] After an exhibition tournament[116] Murray made it all the way to the semifinals of the Australian Open, where he was defeated by Novak Djokovic in a 4 hour and 50 minute marathon[117]

Murray victory signature at the Olympics where he won the Gold medal.

At the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Murray defeated Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, but lost in the final to Roger Federer.[118] After an early defeat at the BNP Paribas Open, Murray made the finals of the Miami Masters, losing to Novak Djokovic.[119] Murray then had quarterfinal losses at the Monte Carlo Masters and Barcelona Open, and a third round loss at the Italian Open.[119] Murray battled back spasms all through the French Open and in the quarterfinals he was beaten by David Ferrer.[120]

After a disappointing loss at Queen's Club Championships to World No. 65 Nicolas Mahut, it was off to Wimbledon.[121] At Wimbledon Murray set the record for the latest ever finish at the championships, when he completed a 4 set victory over Marcos Baghdatis at 23:02 BST.[122] Murray beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semi-final in four sets to become the first male British player to reach the final of Wimbledon since Bunny Austin in 1938.[123] In the final he faced Roger Federer, but after taking the first set he lost the match in four sets.[124]

Andy next competed at the London 2012 Summer Olympics in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. He partnered his brother Jamie Murray in doubles but suffered a first-round exit to Austria (Jurgen Melzer & Alexander Peya) in three sets.[125] In the mixed doubles, Murray was partnered by Laura Robson. They made it all the way to the finals but lost to the Belarusian No.1 seeds Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi in three sets, settling for the Silver Medal. In singles, Murray lost only one set on his way to the finals where he met Roger Federer. In that final he won the Gold Medal by defeating the top seed from Switzerland in straight sets.[119] By winning the Olympic Gold Medal Murray became the first British man to win the Olympic Singles Gold Medal in tennis since Josiah Ritchie in 1908.[126]

Rivalries

Murray vs. Federer

Main article: Federer-Murray rivalry

Murray and Roger Federer have met 17 times with the series led 9–8 by Murray. Murray leads 8–7 on hard courts and they are tied 1–1 on grass. They have never met on clay.[127] Federer has won each of their Grand Slam matches (all three were in the final) at the 2008 US Open,[60] 2010 Australian Open,[128] and the 2012 Wimbledon Championships however Murray leads 5–1 in ATP 1000 tournaments. They have met three times at the ATP World Tour Finals, with Murray winning in Shanghai in 2008[129] and Federer in London in 2009 and 2010. In their most recent meeting, Murray beat Federer in the final of the London 2012 Olympics to win the gold medal, denying Federer a Career Golden Slam.

Murray vs. Djokovic

Murray and Novak Djokovic have played each other on 14 occasions, with Djokovic leading 8–6. Djokovic leads 2–0 on clay, and 6–5 on hard courts, whereas Murray leads 1-0 on grass. The two went to training camp together, and Murray won the first match they ever played as teenagers. The pair have met 5 times in finals, with Murray leading 3–2, however, their most important final was the 2011 Australian Open final, in which Djokovic won in straight sets.[130] The other four finals were all ATP Masters 1000 finals, with Murray winning the first three in straight sets. But Djokovic defeated Murray in the most recent final in straight sets. They also played a nearly five-hour long semifinal match in the 2012 Australian Open, which Djokovic won 7–5 in the fifth set after Murray led 2 sets to 1. Murray and Djokovic met again in 2012 at the London 2012 Olympic Games, with Murray winning in straight sets to progress to the Gold Medal final against Federer.

Murray vs. Nadal

Murray and Rafael Nadal have met on 18 occasions since 2007, with Nadal leading 13–5. Nadal leads 4–0 on clay, 3–0 on grass and 6–5 on hard courts. The pair regularly meet at Grand Slam level, with eight out of their eighteen meetings coming in slams, with Nadal leading 6–2 (3–0 at Wimbledon, 1–0 at the French Open, 1–1 at the Australian Open & 1–1 at the US Open).[131] Seven of these eight appearances have been at Quarter-final and Semi-final level, making the rivalry an important part of both men's careers. They have never met in a Slam final, however, Murray leads 2–1 in ATP finals, with Nadal winning at Indian Wells in 2009[132] and Murray winning in Rotterdam the same year[133] and Tokyo[134] in 2011. Murray lost three consecutive Grand Slam semi-finals to Nadal in 2011 from the French Open to the US Open. Amazingly, of the past 19 Grand Slam drawsheets, they have been drawn in the same half 16 times. The pair are yet to meet in 2012, having been scheduled to meet in the semi-final of the Miami Masters before Nadal withdrew with injury.[135]

Playing style

Murray is best described as a defensive counter-puncher;[136] professional tennis coach Paul Annacone stated that Murray "may be the best counterpuncher on tour today."[137] His strengths include groundstrokes with low error rate, the ability to anticipate and react, and his transition from defence to offence with speed, which enables him to hit winners from defensive positions. His playing style has been likened to that of Miloslav Mečíř.[138] Murray's tactics usually involve passive exchanges from the baseline, usually waiting for an unforced error. However, Murray has been criticised for his generally passive style of play and lack of offensive weapons, prompting some to call him a pusher.[139] He is capable of injecting sudden pace to his groundstrokes to surprise his opponents who are used to the slow rally. Murray is also one of the top returners in the game, often able to block back fast serves with his excellent reach and uncanny ability to anticipate. For this reason, Murray is rarely aced.[140] Murray is also known for being one of the most intelligent tacticians on the court, often constructing points.[141][142] Murray is most proficient on a fast surface (such as hard courts),[143] although he has worked hard since 2008 on improving his clay court game.[144]

Endorsements and equipment

Murray wears Adidas sportswear; in 2009 he was signed up for a three year deal worth £15 million. In June 2012, the Swiss watch manufacturer Rado announced that Murray had signed a deal to wear their D-Star 200 model.

As of May 2012, Murray has an estimated wealth of £24m, about half of this (£12.6m) won in prize money since making his professional debut in 2003, the remainder coming from sponsorship deals.[145]

Murray is sponsored by Head and plays the YOUTEK Radical Pro with a Prestige grommet. He wore Fred Perry apparel until early 2010, when he signed a five-year £10m contract with Adidas. This includes wearing their range of tennis shoes.[146] The contract with Adidas allowed Murray to keep his shirt sleeve sponsors Royal Bank of Scotland and Highland Spring.

Image

National identity

Murray identifies himself as Scottish and British.[147][148] Prior to Wimbledon 2006, Murray caused some public debate when he was quoted as saying he would "support anyone but England" at the 2006 World Cup.[149] Murray explained that his comments were said in jest during a light-hearted interview with sports columnist Maurice Russo,[150] who asked him if he would be supporting Scotland in the World Cup, in the knowledge that Scotland had failed to qualify for the tournament.[151] Sports journalist Des Kelly wrote that another tabloid had later "lifted a couple of [the comments] into a 'story' that took on a life of its own and from there the truth was lost" and that he despaired over the "nonsensical criticism".[152] Tennis player Tim Henman confirmed that the remarks had been made in jest and were only in response to Murray being teased by Kelly[150] and Henman.[153]

Other incidents

In 2006, there was uproar after a match with Kenneth Carlsen. Having been given a warning for racket abuse, he went on in the post-match interview to state that he and Carlsen had "played like women" during the first set.[154] Murray was heavily booed for the remainder of the interview, but explained later that the comment had been intended as a jocular response to what Svetlana Kuznetsova had said at the Hopman Cup.[155] A few months later, Murray was fined $2,500 for swearing at the umpire during a Davis Cup doubles rubber with Serbia and Montenegro. Murray refused to shake hands with the umpire at the end of the match.[156]

In 2007, Murray suggested that tennis had a match fixing problem, stating that everyone knows it goes on,[157] in the wake of the investigation surrounding Nikolay Davydenko.[158] Both Davydenko and Rafael Nadal questioned his comments, but Murray responded that his words had been taken out of context.[159]

Major tournaments

Grand Slams

Singles: 4 (0–4)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 2008 US Open Hard Switzerland Roger Federer 2–6, 5–7, 2–6
Runner-up 2010 Australian Open Hard Switzerland Roger Federer 3–6, 4–6, 6–7(11–13)
Runner-up 2011 Australian Open (2) Hard Serbia Novak Djokovic 4–6, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2012 Wimbledon Grass Switzerland Roger Federer 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 4–6

Olympic Games

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Winner 2012 London Olympics Grass Switzerland Roger Federer 6–2, 6–1, 6–4

Mixed Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 2012 London Olympics Grass United Kingdom Laura Robson Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Belarus Max Mirnyi 		6–2, 3–6, [8–10]

Career statistics

Main article: Andy Murray career statistics
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

This table is current through to the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 4R 1R 4R F F SF 0 / 7 23–7 76.67
French Open A 1R A 3R QF 4R SF QF 0 / 6 18–6 75.00
Wimbledon 3R 4R A QF SF SF SF F 0 / 7 30–7 81.08
US Open 2R 4R 3R F 4R 3R SF 0 / 7 22–7 75.86
Win–Loss 3–2 6–4 5–2 12–4 15–4 16–4 21–4 15–3 0 / 27 93–27 77.50

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