Andy Murray Height, Age, Biography
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Wife: Kim Sears
Hometown: Dunblane
Age: 37 Years
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.