Murray played four tournaments during the North American summer hard court season. He was the runner-up at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C., where he was defeated by Arnaud Clement. He was a semifinalist at the ATP Masters Series event in Toronto and a quarterfinalist at the ATP Masters Series event in Cincinnati. At the latter tournament, Murray defeated Tim Henman in the first round and, in the second round, became one of only two players to defeat Roger Federer in 2006. Murray eventually lost to Roddick in the quarterfinals. Murray was ranked World No. 19 entering the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, the US Open. He won against World No. 11 Fernando Gonzalez in the third round before losing to World No. 6 Nikolay Davydenko in the fourth round 6–1, 5–7, 6–3, 6–0.
This was followed by his final Davis Cup appearance of the year, in which he won both singles rubbers in straight sets and lost the doubles en route to a British victory over Ukraine, which ensured the team's continued presence in group 1 of the Europe/Africa zone for 2007.
In his last four tournaments of the year, he lost to Henman in the first round of the Thailand Open. He reached the final of the doubles there, partnered by his brother. The following week at the tournament in Tokyo, Murray lost in the second round after receiving a first round bye. Murray defeated World No. 3 Ivan Ljubičić in the second round of the ATP Masters Series tournament in Madrid before losing to Novak Djokovic in the third round. Murray also lost in the third round of his last tournament of the year, the ATP Masters Series tournament in Paris.
Murray ended the year at World No. 17, his career best to that point
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In 2005, Murray won the BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year Award and the sport section of the Top Scot awards.[6] Murray is most proficient on a fast surface (such as hard courts),[7] although he has worked hard since 2008 on improving his clay court game.[8] Murray works with a team of fitness experts,[9] and Miles Maclagan is his main coach.[9] He was previously coached by American Brad Gilbert, who used to coach former World No. 1 players Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick.
Murray's elder brother Jamie is a top 100 doubles player.[10]
Murray's elder brother Jamie is a top 100 doubles player.[10]
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Murray started the year ranked World No. 64.
Murray began the year with second round defeats to higher ranked players at tournaments in Adelaide, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand. After winning his first round match against Kenneth Carlsen in Auckland, Murray told an on-court reporter that he thought "we both played like women in the first set".[38] He later explained that he was merely referring to remarks by female player Svetlana Kuznetsova during a Hopman Cup match.[39] In Melbourne the following week, Murray played and lost his first career match at the Australian Open, to Juan Ignacio Chela.
Murray lost another first round match in Zagreb, Croatia to World No. 5 Ivan Ljubicic but then won his first ATP title, the SAP Open in San Jose, California. He defeated former World No. 1 players Andy Roddick in the semifinals and Lleyton Hewitt in the final. He was defeated in the quarterfinals of his next tournament in Memphis, Tennessee by Robin Söderling. That was followed by a second round loss at the 2006 Indian Wells Masters and a first round loss at the 2006 Miami Masters.
In April, Murray teamed with Greg Rusedski to lose a Davis Cup doubles match against Serbia & Montenegro in Glasgow. Murray incurred a $2,500 fine for swearing at the umpire during this match. His words were over a line call, which were caught on microphone and televised live. Later he admitted swearing, saying "We got an absolute shocker and I told the umpire how bad he was".[40]
On European clay, Murray failed to advance past the second round in five consecutive tournaments, including three ATP Masters Series events and a first round loss to Gael Monfils at the French Open. Murray's muscle cramping problems contributed to his defeat in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters,[41] and he was hampered by a back problem in his defeat at the French Open. Murray attributed his fitness problems to the fact that he was still growing, saying, "I had an X-ray and it showed the bones aren't fully grown. That's why my back gets sore and that's why I get cramp. I've worked hard on getting it stronger. I'll be fitter next year."[42]
In the United Kingdom on grass, Murray was defeated in the first round of the Stella Artois Championships at Queen's Club by World No. 114 Janko Tipsarevic. He reached the quarterfinals in Nottingham where he lost to Italian Andreas Seppi. Murray seemed to break out of his slump by defeating World No. 5 Roddick in straight sets in the third round of Wimbledon before losing in straight sets to World No. 16 Marcos Baghdatis in the fourth round. Immediately after Wimbledon, Murray won a singles match but lost a doubles match as Great Britain lost a Davis Cup tie to Israel in Eastbourne, United Kingdom. Continuing on grass in the United States, Murray lost in the semifinals of the tournament in Newport, Rhode Island to Justin Gimelstob.
Murray began the year with second round defeats to higher ranked players at tournaments in Adelaide, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand. After winning his first round match against Kenneth Carlsen in Auckland, Murray told an on-court reporter that he thought "we both played like women in the first set".[38] He later explained that he was merely referring to remarks by female player Svetlana Kuznetsova during a Hopman Cup match.[39] In Melbourne the following week, Murray played and lost his first career match at the Australian Open, to Juan Ignacio Chela.
Murray lost another first round match in Zagreb, Croatia to World No. 5 Ivan Ljubicic but then won his first ATP title, the SAP Open in San Jose, California. He defeated former World No. 1 players Andy Roddick in the semifinals and Lleyton Hewitt in the final. He was defeated in the quarterfinals of his next tournament in Memphis, Tennessee by Robin Söderling. That was followed by a second round loss at the 2006 Indian Wells Masters and a first round loss at the 2006 Miami Masters.
In April, Murray teamed with Greg Rusedski to lose a Davis Cup doubles match against Serbia & Montenegro in Glasgow. Murray incurred a $2,500 fine for swearing at the umpire during this match. His words were over a line call, which were caught on microphone and televised live. Later he admitted swearing, saying "We got an absolute shocker and I told the umpire how bad he was".[40]
On European clay, Murray failed to advance past the second round in five consecutive tournaments, including three ATP Masters Series events and a first round loss to Gael Monfils at the French Open. Murray's muscle cramping problems contributed to his defeat in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters,[41] and he was hampered by a back problem in his defeat at the French Open. Murray attributed his fitness problems to the fact that he was still growing, saying, "I had an X-ray and it showed the bones aren't fully grown. That's why my back gets sore and that's why I get cramp. I've worked hard on getting it stronger. I'll be fitter next year."[42]
In the United Kingdom on grass, Murray was defeated in the first round of the Stella Artois Championships at Queen's Club by World No. 114 Janko Tipsarevic. He reached the quarterfinals in Nottingham where he lost to Italian Andreas Seppi. Murray seemed to break out of his slump by defeating World No. 5 Roddick in straight sets in the third round of Wimbledon before losing in straight sets to World No. 16 Marcos Baghdatis in the fourth round. Immediately after Wimbledon, Murray won a singles match but lost a doubles match as Great Britain lost a Davis Cup tie to Israel in Eastbourne, United Kingdom. Continuing on grass in the United States, Murray lost in the semifinals of the tournament in Newport, Rhode Island to Justin Gimelstob.
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Andy Murray
Andy Murray was born to Willie and Judy in Glasgow, Scotland.[1][11] His maternal grandfather Roy Erskine was a professional footballer who played reserve team matches for Hibernian and senior football for Stirling Albion;[12][13] Murray has a bipartite patella, where the kneecap remains as two separate bones instead of fusing together in early childhood.[14][Murray started the year ranked World No. 407 and ended the year at World No. 64. Of his nineteen singles tournaments, ten were either futures or challenger tournaments. His performances throughout the year drew praise from John McEnroe, who suggested that Murray would overtake Tim Henman as the top ranked British player in 2006. He said, "With Murray the sky's the limit".[29]
In March, Murray was asked to play doubles for Great Britain's Davis Cup team against Israel and became the youngest ever Briton to play in the Davis Cup.[30] Murray and David Sherwood defeated the Israeli doubles team, who were ranked World No. 8 and had reached the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2003, 6–4, 7–6(5), 2–6, 7–6(5).[30] This helped the British team to a 3–2 victory.
Murray turned professional in April[31] and played his first senior tournament when he was given a wild card to the Open SEAT clay court tournament in Barcelona. He lost in the first round to Jan Hernych. After this, he reached the semifinals of the French Open juniors tournament. The Barcelona tournament gave Murray his first ranking point from a senior tournament, and he was soon handed a second wild card, this time at the Stella Artois Championship at Queen's Club in London. He lost his third round match there, at least partly because of muscle cramping.[32] Murray was then awarded a wildcard for Wimbledon. He went into his first senior Grand Slam tournament ranked World No. 312 and caused a major upset by defeating fourteenth-seeded Radek Štěpánek in the second round in straight sets. He was the first Scottish man in the open era to reach the third round at Wimbledon[33] and was the only Briton remaining in the men's or ladies' singles championship. Murray's run ended when he was beaten by David Nalbandian in the third round after Murray won the first two sets
15] Murray attended Dublane Primary School, where he experienced the Dunblane Massacre of 1996.[16] Thomas Hamilton killed 17 people, mostly children who were in a younger age group than Murray, before turning one of his four guns on himself. Murray himself took cover in a classroom.[17] 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 says that he attended a youth group run by Hamilton, and that his mother gave him rides in her car.[18] Murray went on to attend Dunblane Andrew "Andy" Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a Scottish professional tennis player and currently the highest-ranked British player.[3][4] Murray achieved a top 10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on 16 April 2007. In 2008, Murray finished runner-up to Roger Federer at the 2008 US Open,[5] and he reached a career-high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2009.High School.[19][20]
In March, Murray was asked to play doubles for Great Britain's Davis Cup team against Israel and became the youngest ever Briton to play in the Davis Cup.[30] Murray and David Sherwood defeated the Israeli doubles team, who were ranked World No. 8 and had reached the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2003, 6–4, 7–6(5), 2–6, 7–6(5).[30] This helped the British team to a 3–2 victory.
Murray turned professional in April[31] and played his first senior tournament when he was given a wild card to the Open SEAT clay court tournament in Barcelona. He lost in the first round to Jan Hernych. After this, he reached the semifinals of the French Open juniors tournament. The Barcelona tournament gave Murray his first ranking point from a senior tournament, and he was soon handed a second wild card, this time at the Stella Artois Championship at Queen's Club in London. He lost his third round match there, at least partly because of muscle cramping.[32] Murray was then awarded a wildcard for Wimbledon. He went into his first senior Grand Slam tournament ranked World No. 312 and caused a major upset by defeating fourteenth-seeded Radek Štěpánek in the second round in straight sets. He was the first Scottish man in the open era to reach the third round at Wimbledon[33] and was the only Briton remaining in the men's or ladies' singles championship. Murray's run ended when he was beaten by David Nalbandian in the third round after Murray won the first two sets
15] Murray attended Dublane Primary School, where he experienced the Dunblane Massacre of 1996.[16] Thomas Hamilton killed 17 people, mostly children who were in a younger age group than Murray, before turning one of his four guns on himself. Murray himself took cover in a classroom.[17] 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 says that he attended a youth group run by Hamilton, and that his mother gave him rides in her car.[18] Murray went on to attend Dunblane Andrew "Andy" Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a Scottish professional tennis player and currently the highest-ranked British player.[3][4] Murray achieved a top 10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on 16 April 2007. In 2008, Murray finished runner-up to Roger Federer at the 2008 US Open,[5] and he reached a career-high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2009.High School.[19][20]
Andy Murray
Andrew "Andy" Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a Scottish professional tennis player and currently the highest-ranked British player.[3][4] Murray achieved a top 10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on 16 April 2007. In 2008, Murray finished runner-up to Roger Federer at the 2008 US Open,[5] and he reached a career-high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2009.
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