Andy Murray

2004 US Open boys' champion

I was based in Barcelona where I trained to become a professional.

I think practising in Spain helped me a lot because I got to play with senior players all the time.

You get used to how hard they're hitting the ball.

And it helped me to know where I should be hitting the ball when I'm playing matches.

That's one of the reasons why I think I can make it.

Also you have to be able to play well on clay to get anywhere in tennis.

The only problem is that there's no clay courts in the UK so I had to go to Spain.

The mental side to my game has improved by being in Spain as well.

On clay you can't afford to miss any balls so I think my mental toughness is getting much better.

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Meet Andy Murray

Early start

Winning ways

Busy schedule

Viva Espana

Did you know?

Andy's mum says that he was so temperamental when he was about 10 years-old that she had to take his rackets off him to punish him for misbehaving on court!

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