Andy Murray

Some Lesser Known Facts About Andy Murray

• Does Andy Murray smoke: No

• Does Andy Murray drink alcohol: Yes

• Andy Murray and his brother Jamie Murray were present at school when, the infamous 1996 Dunblane School massacre took place.

• At the age of 12 he won the junior tournament, “Orange Bowl.” He defeated Tomas Piskacek of Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-1.

• When he was 15, he declined an offer to train with “Ranger Football Club” to concentrate on his tennis career.

• He was born with a defective kneecap also called bipartite “Patella.” The defect was not diagnosed until he was 16.

• Murray is the youngest British player ever to have played in the Davis cup at the age of 17.

• Murray was awarded the “BBC young sports personality of the year award” in 2004 thus becoming the only non-English recipient of the award.

• Murray’s Exceptional performance in 2005, catapulted him from 407th rank to world No. 64 and looking at his performance he was awarded the “2005 Scotland Sports personality of the year.”

• Murray ended the year 2008 with the ranking of #4 in the world and qualified for the “Masters Cup” for the first time. He lost to Davydenko 5-7, 2-6 in the semi-finals.

• At 2009 edition of Wimbledon, Murray was a part of history. He beat Stanislas Wawrinka in five sets after 3 hours and 56 minutes in a quarter final match played entirely under a retractable roof.

• Murray’s victory over Marcos Baghdatis in 2012 edition of Wimbledon is a record for playing up to late in the evening. The match got over at 23:02 BST.

• Murray won the Gold in 2012 London Summer Olympics by defeating Federer in the finals and therefore becoming the first British male to win a tennis gold in singles since 1908.

• Acknowledging his service to tennis he was awarded “Freedom of Sterling” an honorary doctorate by the University of Sterling.