Andy Murray

2004 US Open boys' champion

I've been playing tennis since I was three.

My mum Judy is the current Scottish National Tennis Coach and a former professional player.

She took me round to the local courts and I just started playing.

I'm not sure if I took to it straight away.

I can't really remember but my mum said I wasn't very good.

12-year-old Andy at the Club Med Cup

But hopefully starting so early is beginning to pay off now.

I wasn't forced to play tennis - I was given the choice.

When I was nine or ten I wasn't really enjoying playing tennis and I wanted to stop playing.

I took a break for a couple of months but then I wanted to start playing again.

I quit football when I was 12 to start taking tennis more seriously.

It was an easy choice - tennis had already been a huge part of my life for nine years!

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Meet Andy

Early start

Winning ways

Busy schedule

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Andy Murray facts

Born: 15.05.1987, Dunblane, Scotland Height: 6ft 1in Weight: 10st 10 Career highlights: 2004 - Wins junior US Open; 2003 - Canadian Open junior singles champion; Winner, ITA $10,000 Futures Tournament (Glasgow).

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