Brothers Jamie and Andy Murray’s struggle inspire Scottish Member of the Parliament to undertake building ‘world-class’ tennis center

The two brothers have been pride of Scotland in tennis and their struggle to make it to the top has nothing but inspirational for Scottish players.

Brothers Jamie and Andy Murray’s struggle inspire Scottish Member of the Parliament to undertake building ‘world-class’ tennis center

Jamie Murray and Andy Murray (via IMAGO)

Scotland’s tennis heroes and brothers, Jamie Murray and Andy Murray, have just added another chapter to their golden legacy. The two have numerous accolades and have been at the top of the rankings: Jamie in doubles and Andy in singles. 

The two were born in Glasgow with Jamie being the elder brother. He was born on 13 February 1986 while Andy was born on 15 May 1987. The two grew up in Dulbane completing their schooling at the Dunblane Primary School.

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The two were stuck in the school during the horrific mass shooting incident at the school in 1996 but escaped unhurt. Post the separation of their parents, their mother, Judy Murray, coached both of her boys in tennis. Jamie turned Pro in 2004 while Andy followed shortly later in 2005.

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The two brothers were instrumental in Great Britain’s Davis Cup win in 2015, their first since 1936. Hailed as heroes in Scotland, the two have yet again brought in a big change for their countrymen who have picked up the tennis racket seeing them.

Having taken notes from the struggles of the Murray brothers, the LTA (Lawn Tennis Association), the highest tennis governing body of Great Britain, has opened the £4.5 Million [USD 5.6 Million] Oriam Indoor Tennis Center in Edinburgh.

Maree Todd, the Sports Minister of Scotland, praised the initiative and took pride in the legacy of the country in producing tennis champs. She did not forget to mention wheelchair tennis icon Gordon Reid who was recently honored with the OBE in King’s Birthday Honors. 

A wee country like ours produced a singles champion, a doubles champion and a wheelchair champion. For a wee country, that really is punching. We all know the challenges the Murrays faced when they had incredible talent to become the athletes they are and hopefully for those under-10 year olds, it's going to be an easier path.
Said Todd as per The National.

The Murray’s had advocated for good facilities in Scotland for a long time

Having faced immense struggles themselves, the Murray family knew what it meant to have good facilities available closer to home. Andy spent some time in Spain at the age of 15 to have better opportunities to develop his game.

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Jamie, Judy and Andy Murray (Credits: Olympics)

Back in 2021, an X (formerly Twitter) user had tagged the Murrays in the hope of some help. Seeing the state of public tennis courts, the 3-time Grand Slam singles title winner had called it ‘Shambles’ and tagged the official account of Tennis Scotland.

Judy has always been vocal on this subject as well. She has publicly criticized the Scottish authorities for not capitalizing on the immense tennis talent their country possesses. Jamie also mentioned in one of his interviews how he had to travel to England on weekends to practice on better courts.

Seeing a well-equipped center in their homeland will certainly be a joyous moment for the Murray family. While none of them have commented on this yet, fans can certainly expect a visit to the courts from one of them soon.

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