Andy Murray may be the star but brother Jamie calls the shots in GB's Davis Cup final dream team - Telegraph Andy Murray Andy Murray may be the star but brother Jamie calls the shots in GB's Davis Cup final dream team The experience of elder brother Jamie Murray will put him in charge when Great Britain take on Belgium in the doubles Dream team: Jamie Murray (left) calls the shots in the doubles Photo: GETTY IMAGES By Greg Rusedski 9:30PM GMT 27 Nov 2015 Saturday’s doubles match is a humongous deal. If Great Britain come through it, I can’t see Andy Murray losing to David Goffin in the clash of the No 1s on Sunday afternoon. He just will not let that decisive third point get away from him with such a massive prize on the line. • Davis Cup final 2015, doubles live Watch closely, and you might be surprised by the way the Murray brothers interact. Even though Andy is the bigger name and the proven champion, this is what Jamie does for a living. In any doubles team, there is always a dominant partner who calls the shots, and Jamie is the one who has taken charge all the way through this Davis Cup run.

It was most obvious during the quarter-final against France, when he was comfortably the best player on the court. Jamie (left) directed operations against France Dom Inglot, who was left out of the team here, has argued that Jamie’s volley is the best in the world, and I would not dispute that. He does have a unique ability that you do not see from many players, and that is the knack of opening his racket face at the last instant and striking an inside-out volley off both flanks. • Davis Cup final, day one: as it happened On the forehand side, he angles the ball away to his left, whereas the backhand one heads right. In effect, this means that he has three options where most net players would only have two: the easier shots down the middle and cross-court. Jamie and Andy make an awesome doubles act Opponents find it hard to adjust to Jamie’s awkward geometry, as they do not come up against it very often, and for that reason he looks to those little faded volleys as his go-to option. Also keep an eye on the chipped service return he plays, especially off the forehand wing, where he loops the ball over the man at the net and into the empty court.

That allows him to rush forward and set up the classic doubles wall: two at the net will always have the advantage over two on the baseline. Given the pivotal nature of this rubber, I would expect Belgium to change their stated pairing of Kimmer Coppejans and Steve Darcis, omitting Coppejans in favour of their best player, Goffin. They really cannot afford to lose this point. Interactive: Murray Tennis As for Great Britain, they have the world’s best doubles coach in Louis Cayer, and he will have had the Murrays out there practising their returns and their patterns of movement, getting ready for the specific challenge of playing on this clay court. Louis loves to take a rope on the court. He uses it to show the path of the ball, and to demonstrate that a diagonal move forward is the best way to cover all the angles. • Paul Hayward: If Andy Murray wins, GB wins Because the surface is slow, I do not believe it will be a classic doubles match in which everyone serves and volleys all the time. The trick will be to mix it up, to come forward some of the time as a surprise tactic.

Andy needs to aim for a high percentage on his first serve because the Belgians will be trying to attack his second. Jamie’s second serve is actually more penetrative. The Murray brothers practice on the clay The most important thing, though, is that they work so well together. Doubles is a funny game: I used to match up really well with Tim Henman because we were both naturally attacking players and I understood his game well. Whereas, when I played with Andy, we never clicked because we were coming from very different places. But the Murrays have been magnificent as a unit, and they should revel in this unique occasion. A chance to play for the Davis Cup trophy with your brother? What an amazing story. Edmund should be proud of what he has done In his first Davis Cup match, he has taken two sets off the world No 16, and there were so many positives about the way he played. Obviously he will be devastated that he could not convert his position, and will probably feel he has let the team down, but he should not have that attitude. Most people would not have backed him to take David Goffin to a fifth set in the first place.

Will Kyle get the call-up if the match goes to a fifth rubber? That will come down to how he is feeling physically. If he takes it easy on Saturday, and can regroup well enough to start Sunday’s match, then why not? Champions want to be out there at the pressure moments. Even if you do not win, they make you stronger. Of course it will come down to what Leon Smith feels, and there is also the option of James Ward’s greater experience. But Kyle has got the form coming in, and he showed his pedigree in the first two sets on Friday. I am sure he will be desperate to play. Andy Murray: What was happening to Jamie more important than my match | Sport | The Guardian Andy Murray: What was happening to Jamie more important than my match • Victorious Andy Murray concerned with heatstroke victim Jamie • 'I tried to make sure someone was around him the whole day' • Jamie fit enough to continue doubles at Australian Open Judy Murray watches her son Jamie during his doubles match with John Peers at the sun-drenched Australian Open.

Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images Kevin Mitchell at Melbourne Park Thursday 16 January 2014 17.00 EST First published on Thursday 16 January 2014 17.00 EST Close This article is 2 years old Andy Murray loves tennis. But he loves his elder brother, Jamie, a deal more. Rarely has he sounded as concerned as when revealing how he was briefly distracted from the task of beating the obscure but determined Frenchman Vincent Millot in the second round of the Australian Open, because his thoughts strayed towards Jamie, who had been cut down by heatstroke earlier in the day. Jamie was recuperating in his hotel room, not well enough to see Andy win the closing night-match on day four, but said he is fit enough to continue in the doubles tournament with John Peers. Less than half an hour after he and Peers had beaten the Australians Matt Reid and Luke Saville 7-6, 7-6 in an hour and 50 minutes, Murray needed urgent medical attention in the locker room.

As much as Murray wants to win the title after three losing finals here, he admits he lost focus against Millot before winning the final 23 points of the match for a 6-2, 6-2, 7-5 result to set up an eighth confrontation with the Spaniard Feliciano López on Saturday. "It's easy to say: 'Just get on with it, it's not that bad,' but, when it's someone in your family who is dealing with it, it's their health that is involved and you see that it's fairly serious, it's different," Murray said. "And it is easy to say he was only playing doubles and it's not as physically demanding as the singles. He's out there for two sets, he trains fairly hard – he could train a little harder sometimes – but these are very tough conditions. And seeing him like that – it wasn't so much he was cramping, but that he was scared. "He's never dealt with anything like that before and being on your own, it's difficult, so I tried to make sure someone was around him the whole day. "What was happening with Jamie is more important than my match.

It was a little distracting as well, and you need to try not use up any extra energy [during the match], no fist pumps. I don't want to say you're not chasing down every single ball but you're a bit more thoughtful about how you are playing the points, the games and playing the score a little bit. That's all you can do." It was Millot who was "poking the bear", as they say here, urging the crowd to support him in that inspired burst in the third set. "He was getting the crowd into it at 5-2. I know what it's like when I played on a court like this for the first time: you get so fired up that the best thing to do is just concentrate on what you're trying to do on the court. Whereas it might have distracted him a little bit, it refocused me a bit more and my intensity went up around that period and I turned it around." Murray knew little about Millot, ranked 276 in the world, but knows plenty about López.

The first time he beat him at the US Open, in 2011, he won 14 points in a row; when they met there the following year, he was dragged into a four-set dog fight. "Feliciano doesn't give you loads of rhythm but I guess just knowing his game, understanding the way he's going to play and the level he's going to bring to the court will make it a little easier for me to be more consistent. "I was in the ice bath with him after our first-round matches and talking to him about [his radical hair cut]. He got the all-clear from his girlfriend before he did it, no bets or New Year resolutions. For me his hair was something that made him Feliciano. He was Feliciano. He's a bit different now." López said he cut his hair on New Year's Day and, no, he was sure Andy's mother, Judy, one of his avowed admirers, probably would not be too upset. "What can I say? No, Judy is so fine. I might let the hair grow again, we'll see.

If I keep winning I will leave it like this." Having survived the heat from the skies, Murray and the rest of the field are preparing for heat off the rackets of those players who have survived the most searching physical and mental examination in a slam for a long while. "All the players are looking forward to [the cooler conditions] because the quality of the tennis will be better," he said. "A lot of people are saying: 'Oh, the slams should be the toughest test' – and, yes, you want to see the fittest players get through. "All the players are pretty fit now, but you want to see the best tennis and the best player win it so, hopefully, now the weather has gone you won't have to worry about that and you'll see [a higher standard]." Did Murray, one of the fittest players in the game, reckon he could be the last man standing at the end of the fortnight – particularly as he is coming back from back surgery? "I don't know. The first match [beating Go Soeda in straight sets] I played very well. The more you get tested, you raise your game. Today I didn't hit the ball that well.

I'm going to be a bit inconsistent just now but, if I can get myself into the second week, stranger things have happened." It is the second time in two weeks he has used that phrase; he must believe it. Andy's brother Jamie wins title Andy Murray's elder brother Jamie wins doubles title AUS OPEN Andy Murray's elder brother Jamie wins doubles title Reuters | Melbourne | January 30, 2016 Britain's Jamie Murray (L) and Brazil's Bruno Soares pose with the trophy as they celebrate after victory | AFP This is the first grand slam title for the Briton and his Brazilian partner Bruno Soares Andy you should be in bed. I don't know why you're here taking photos but we'll be there supporting you—Jamie Murray Britain's Jamie Murray gained an early claim to bragging rights over younger brother Andy when he combined with Brazil's Bruno Soares to win the Australian Open men's doubles title early on Sunday. Murray and Soares beat Canada's Daniel Nestor and Czech Radek Stepanek 2-6 6-4 7-5 in the final that followed Angelique Kerber beating Serena Williams for the women's' title.

Andy Murray, who turned up for the trophy presentation, will meet five-times champion Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final later on Sunday. "Andy you should be in bed. I don't know why you're here taking photos but we'll be there supporting you," a tearful Murray said in a courtside interview. It was the first grand slam title for the Briton and his Brazilian partner, in their first major tournament together. The Murrays are also the first brothers to make the men's singles and doubles finals at the same grand slam in the Open era. Murray actually held a championship point while serving at 5-4 in the deciding set but blew the opportunity, though the Canadian and Czech pairing were unable to consolidate. Soares then gave them a 40-0 advantage in the 12th game and held on to clinch the title two points later. "We had them on the ropes for a bit in the second set but they came through and that's why they're grand slam champions," Nestor said. And so it came to pass.

Both have won grand slam titles; Andy’s victory at Flushing Meadows was preceded in 2007 by his brother’s win in the mixed doubles final at Wimbledon , where he partnered Jelena Jankovic. But a decade before, this intense rivalry pushed the younger brother to prodigious levels at an early age. Andy found the only avenue open to him as a 5-year-old competitor was to play in under-14 league matches. Accustomed to being outmuscled and outplayed by his talented elder brother, Andy did not take a step back against his older rivals. Advertisement The rivalry between the brothers spanned sports. There was no escape from the joint outpouring of their will to win. No game was just pure fun. A chat to Jamie about golf was once interrupted by Andy. Jamie was, perhaps still is, a three-handicap golfer. This latter observation brought the jibe from his brother that, “I must be a two-handicap golfer because I always beat you.” This mischievous exchange occurred in 2007 when Andy might have been forgiven for being more concerned about his imminent entry into the world top 10 for the first time.

It was followed by another bout of verbal sparring. When asked about how young his brother was when he first tried to kick his ass, Jamie replies succinctly, “About four.” Andy added: “You have to ask our mum and dad what we were like when we used to play together when we were younger. It’s still like that today.” Like what? It remains unanswered in a blur of banter. But the exchange articulates the reality that Jamie was the brother who provided the serve to return, the ball to be chased, the opponent to be overcome, the battle to be contested. And ultimately won. The first time that Andy beat Jamie remains the subject of one of those family arguments that can be resolved as easily as knitting a jumper out of fog. But it happened. The satisfaction it gave the younger brother cannot be underestimated, but it infused him with a more profound and productive quality: confidence. The world was now opening up to the Dunblane youngster, but what was the next step, the next marginal gain? It was to be a substantial leap rather than a hesitant skip. Murray knew in his early teenage years that he had to play regularly against better opponents.

He was talking to Rafael Nadal, a contemporary at the top youth tournaments, when the Spaniard told the Scot he had been hitting with Carlos Moya, then one of the world’s best players. Murray had not so much outgrown Jamie but moved away from him in a physical sense. The older brother was working with the LTA in England, but Andy opted for Barcelona. He could play full-time there, he could play against those contemporaries who wanted to break on to the ATP tour and in the benign weather of Catalonia he could play all day and most of the night. Advertisement It was about winning, of course. His audition was a trademark Murray moment. He played Emilio Sanchez, co-founder of the Sanchez–Casal academy in Barcelona. Sanchez, brother of Arantxa, a former world No.1 in women’s tennis, was a three-time grand slam winner in doubles. He was 35. Murray was 13. The Scot beat him 6–3, 6–1. “From the first moment when we played together I realized how difficult it would be to play against this kid when he was grown up, because he had these tools,” says Sanchez.

“When you were forcing him to the side of the court he always seemed to have an answer for it. The best way for me to tell how good a player is, is to play with them. Then you see that they are able to come out with solutions.” Murray’s day at the academy was rigorous. It involved tennis training from 9 a.m. to noon, fitness from noon to 1 p.m., lunch from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., school 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., more tennis from 4.30 p.m. to 6 p.m., then more school from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.. The Scot was a rising star. He had the technique, he had the shots. He won the U.S. Open juniors in 2004, defeating Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine in straight sets. As always, Jamie was not far away. The junior grand slam came just two days after the brothers had been beaten in the semifinals of the doubles tournament. Advertisement “This is my favorite tournament and I would love to come back and win here as a senior.

My long-term aim is to make the world’s top 10,” said Andy in the wake of a junior major. He was to achieve both goals within a decade. But there is always another step, and other gain to make. Sanchez said: “When he was very young and came to the academy he always talked about being No.1 and now he is getting close to the target. He was born to do it.” And his brother was born not only to play doubles tennis at the top level, but to help his brother take on the world. Andy and Jamie Murray win to put GB on verge of Davis Cup victory - BBC Sport BBC Sport Andy and Jamie Murray win to put GB on verge of Davis Cup victory By Piers Newbery BBC Sport at Flanders Expo, Ghent 28 Nov 2015 Media playback is not supported on this device Andy Murray and Jamie Murray seal vital Davis Cup final doubles win Davis Cup final: Belgium v Great Britain final day Venue: Flanders Expo, Ghent Date: Sunday, 29 November Start time: 12:00 GMT BBC coverage: Watch on BBC One, the BBC Sport website, Connected TVs, tablets, mobiles and app and listen on Radio 5 live.

Full details. Great Britain are one win from a first Davis Cup title in 79 years following Andy and Jamie Murray's doubles victory against Belgium. The Scottish brothers beat Steve Darcis and David Goffin 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2 to put the visitors 2-1 up in Ghent. Britain require one win from Sunday's reverse singles matches to secure their first Davis Cup victory since 1936. Andy Murray will play Goffin, with Kyle Edmund scheduled to face Ruben Bemelmans in the final match. Captains can change their nominations up until one hour before the 12:00 GMT start on Sunday, and Britain's Leon Smith could bring in James Ward for Edmund if it comes down to a fifth rubber. What they said Andy Murray: "I will prepare like any other match for tomorrow. Goffin is a world-class player and with the crowd behind him it will be a difficult match. We have two chances to try and win it tomorrow and if you had offered us that at the start we would have taken it." Jamie Murray: "There was so much noise, it was mental.

We were shouting to each other at times but it's brilliant, and it's what you expect with so many passionate fans here for the final." Leon Smith: "There was a lot of stress and tension. Picking Goffin didn't surprise us and we knew it would be a dogfight but our boys played better throughout and produced an excellent performance yet again." Belgian captain Johan van Herck: "It's a difficult day tomorrow. But as a team we have to believe, we have to stand up, we have to fight." Murray family carry GB to the brink Andy Murray held serve throughout the tense encounter Andy Murray punched the air while his brother exhaled in relief after the brothers won a tense encounter, and made it nine points in a row for the Murray family in this year's Davis Cup. Van Herck had sprung something of a surprise by bringing in Goffin, a player with little doubles experience, and leaving out Davis Cup regular Bemelmans. "We decided this morning after the warm-up," said the captain. "My first plan was always to play David and Steve, but I wanted to see how David got out of his [singles] match.

"It was not for us the best tactic to go and play at the net and play real doubles, because I think the British were better. So we wanted to play from the back and make them play a lot of points. "For sure, during the first three sets, we showed why it was the right tactic to do." Andy the dominant Murray this time Goffin and Murray exchanged words after a contested line call After two tight opening sets were shared it appeared as though the Belgian captain might have pulled off a masterstroke with his selection when a flashing Darcis return put the hosts a break up in the third. The majority of the very loud 13,000 spectators shook the Flanders Expo to its foundations, but their joy was short-lived. Jamie, the elder brother by a year at 29, had excelled in previous rounds against France and Australia but he struggled for the first hour and a half on Saturday. His serve was especially vulnerable, but he pounced at the net to level at 2-2 and the contest shifted decisively in Britain's favour.

More from the Davis Cup Britain competed in the first ever Davis Cup in 1900 and has played every year since, spending decades in the doldrums before reaching the final in 2015. So what is the story of Britain in the Davis Cup? Well, wonder no more. Here's our iWonder guide. There were five breaks in six games but the rock-solid presence on court was Andy Murray, who held throughout and served out the third set emphatically. By now the weak link was Darcis, who was unable to hold serve in the third and fourth sets and double-faulted in giving up the key break early in the fourth. Jamie Murray then survived a gripping service game of seven break points and, after Darcis was broken once again, it left the elder brother to serve out what could prove the decisive win of the weekend. "I rushed a few shots that normally I wouldn't have done," said Jamie Murray. "Maybe that was the whole situation of the tie. "Also I haven't played for five, six months on clay - it is different.

But we made the adjustments and we finished the match really strong, I think." Planning under way for final day Fans show their support for Darcis and Goffin with giant cardboard cut-outs of the players Edmund and Ward were out on court practising soon after the end of the doubles, but the watching handful of remaining British fans will hope they are not required. Andy Murray has won both previous matches against Goffin and conceded just one game in Paris earlier this month. "Tomorrow I have nothing to lose," said the Belgian rather unconvincingly. Should Goffin pull off a huge upset and force a fifth rubber, it could be any combination of the remaining team members that take to court for the biggest match of their lives. "You could argue it will not decide the tie, but it's a good position to be in, winning the doubles," said GB captain Smith. Analysis, former Davis Cup player and coach John Lloyd The clay court helped the Belgians. They loved it. They had enough time. Jamie Murray, at times, struggled because the surface is not quick enough for his serve. But they worked as a team. Andy backed up his brother on big points and Jamie was amazing at the net. It was fabulous performance.

And it will not have done David Goffin any good for the match to have lost that match. "They did very, very well today. But I would rather be having two shots tomorrow rather than one. "We go away and make sure that Andy and whoever goes out for the second singles is absolutely ready." Match summary Even Andy Murray needs a little help from the family now and again| Jacob Steinberg | Sport | The Guardian Sportblog Even Andy Murray needs a little help from the family now and again Jamie Murray will never eclipse his grand-slam winning sibling but found his form at the right time in the Davis Cup final against Belgium Andy Murray (right) gives some advice to his older brother Jamie during the Davis Cup final between Great Britain and Belgium in Ghent. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA Saturday 28 November 2015 14.31 EST Last modified on Monday 4 April 2016 07.41 EDT Share on Messenger Close When your little brother is the owner of two grand slams and an Olympic gold, living in his shadow is inevitable. Fighting it would be pointless. Yet there has never been any bitterness from Jamie Murray towards Andy.

Theirs is a reassuringly normal sibling rivalry and Jamie is not the kind of person who would ever allow his ego to get the better of him, even though his commendable career has so often been obscured by Murray junior’s many achievements. Davis Cup final: Andy and Jamie Murray win to put GB on verge in Belgium Read more Supported by their mother, Judy, in the makeshift stands at the Flanders Expo, where it can feel as though a builder in a forklift truck might appear on court at any moment, they are a remarkable tennis family and it was fitting that it was the inimitable doubles combination of the Murray brothers who edged Great Britain a step closer to making history with their absorbing 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over Belgium’s Steve Darcis and David Goffin in the third rubber of the Davis Cup final. The trophy will be Britain’s for the first time since 1936 if Andy wins the fourth singles rubber against Goffinon Sunday afternoon. The rest of Leon Smith’s team would be trying it on if any of them attempted to downplay Andy’s role in their success.

The world No2 fired them past France in the quarters and Australia in the semis, before making sure that Britain finished the first day of the final on level terms, overcoming a hostile home crowd and Ruben Bemelmans in the second rubber after Goffin fought back from two sets down against Kyle Edmund on Friday afternoon. If only there was a way to clone him. For all his brilliance even Andy cannot win a team event on his own and this was one of those rare occasions – in his professional life at least – when he needed some help from his big brother. While it looked like they were heading for a tense family meeting when Jamie was floundering during sets one and two, he was inspired by the end and his vital contribution was encapsulated by the composed way he served it out in the fourth set. Andy is accustomed to playing on the big stage, but the fear for Britain was that such a delicate situation would stifle Jamie’s confidence, that the pressure would be too much for him to handle. The elder brother by 15 months, his circuitous journey to world No7 in the doubles rankings has been far from smooth.

Jamie almost quit the game after dropping out of the top 100 in the doubles rankings two years ago and although his form has been outstanding this year, he recently split with John Peers after their disappointments in the finals of Wimbledon and the US Open. He is yet to win a grand slam since that heady ride to mixed doubles glory with Jelena Jankovic at Wimbledon in 2007 and Jamie found it tough going against Darcis and Goffin at first. He felt exposed by the glare of the spotlight, blinking nervously, serving weakly, volleying erratically. Andy was as light and sharp as ever, but Jamie is a heavier unit and he was moving with all the grace of a League Two centre-back. ‘There was so much noise’ says Jamie Murray after Davis Cup doubles win Read more Belgium chucked a curveball Britain’s way by replacing Kimmer Coppejans with Goffin before the start of play and the world No16 was superb, delighting the home fans with some stinging groundstrokes and wondrous lobbing. Darcis and Goffin unsettled Jamie with their deep court positioning.

Britain won a tight first set without convincing and it was not a surprise when Jamie was broken in the second set. The Murrays had doubles experience on their side, not to mention an unflinching fraternal bond. This was the 56th time they have played together (their win-loss record is 32-24) and they had already beaten Australia and France together, while Darcis and Goffin had never partnered each other in the Davis Cup. The Belgian pairing was last seen in a Challenger match in Miami two years ago and their record now stands at 3-5. Darcis, broken four times in the final two sets, was the weak link for Belgium and with Andy untouchable on serve Jamie finally got his act together after he was broken at the start of the third set. His net game clicked and his anxiety disappeared. He cracked volleys away and after trailing 2-1 in the third set, Britain won three straight games to lead 4-2 thanks to a couple of magnificent touches from Jamie.

When he saved seven break points to hold in the unforgettable fourth game at the start of the fourth set, it was clear that the stubbornness gene belongs to both of the boys from Dunblane. Andy Murray breaks his silence on Dunblane school massacre | London Evening Standard Andy Murray breaks his silence on Dunblane school massacre Monday 24 June 2013 11:21 BST Andy Murray has spoken publicly for the first time about narrowly escaping the Dunblane massacre, and said he hoped his success has helped the town to recover from the tragedy. The Scot has previously only ever mentioned the horrific shootings in his autobiography in 2008. But in a BBC documentary last night, the 26-year-old broke down in tears as he recalled the terrifying killing spree 17 years ago. He said the incident had affected him deeply, but hoped his triumphs on the tennis court had had a positive influence on the town. “At the time, you have no idea how tough something like that is, as you start to get older you realise,” he said.

“It’s something I’ve never really spoken about since I went on tour, since I began getting asked a lot about it by the press, because it’s something that was obviously for all of my family, and the town. “The thing that is nice now, the whole town, they recovered from it so well. “It wasn’t until a few years ago that I started to research it and look into it a lot because I didn’t really want to know. “It is just nice that I’ve been able to do something the town is proud of.” Murray, and elder brother Jamie were pupils at Dunblane Primary School where Thomas Hamilton killed 16 children and one teacher on March 13, 1996, opening fire on a class of five and six-year-olds in the gymnasium with four handguns. Murray had been walking to the gym when the shootings had begun. In the programme, called “Andy Murray: The Man Behind the Racquet”, his mother Judy said the family knew the 43-year-old unemployed former shopkeeper, and had even given him lifts in their car. Recalling the shooting, she said: “Andy’s class were on their way to the gym, his class were the next ones in the gym.

His class was stopped when somebody went up, when they heard the noise and discovered what had happened. “I was one of hundreds of mums that were queuing up at the school gates waiting to find out what had happened, not knowing if your children were alive or not.” She added she still found it difficult visiting the school and purposely avoided the gym where the shootings took place. “I actually don’t go near that part of the building. When I go up to school now, if I’m doing something, I’ll do it in the playground or I do it in the new gym.” Jamie Murray added: “It’s nice that, after all the negative publicity the town got after what happened so many years ago, that it’s able to be shown in a positive light now. I guess that’s a testament to the success that Andy’s had.” More about: Facts about Jamie Murray - The Meaning Of The Name The Meaning Of The Name Toggle navigation Age: 30 Height: 6 ft 2 in (190 cm) For privacy reasons, we cannot provide the meaning of this celebrity's name! Instead, please find the Numerology Interpretation for that name. The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 2.

Interpretation: Learn more with our free Numerology Tool Jamie Murray was born on 13 February. Which stars are celebrating their birthday today? Check our and find out celebrities born on your birthday. Biography Jamie Robert Murray (born 13 February 1986) is a British tennis player who specialises in doubles and is Britain's no. 2 and Scotland's no. 1 doubles player. He is the elder brother of Andy Murray. He won the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title in 2007 with Jelena Janković. Murray had an early career partnership with Eric Butorac, winning three titles in 2007. Having split with Butorac at the end of 2007, Murray subsequently played with a large number of players: his seven subsequent ATP finals came with six different partners. In 2013, he began a new partnership with John Peers, winning four ATP tournaments as of 10 June 2014. Two of his titles have also come when playing with his brother Andy.

The section "Biography" of this page contains content from the copyrighted Wikipedia article " Jamie Murray "; that content is used under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) . You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL. Andy Murray says of brother Jamie: 'Jealousy? It's never been a part of us' - Telegraph Andy Murray Andy Murray says of brother Jamie: 'Jealousy? It's never been a part of us' Exclusive interview: World No 2 tells Simon Briggs of his pride in brother's achievements ahead of ATP World Tour Finals and Davis Cup climax Andy Murray has a massive few weeks coming up Photo: EPA Follow Andy Murray offered his brother Jamie a few tips this week on how to cut through the traffic to the O2 Arena, only to find that they were redundant. “He said he usually just jumps on the tube,” Andy mused on Thursday night, in a remark which reveals the gap in public profile between the two brothers. • ATP Tour finals contenders ranked and rated How much longer, though, will the elder Murray be able to travel anonymously from his Wimbledon home on public transport?

Jamie is not only part of the British Davis Cup team that will face Belgium in the final a fortnight hence; he is also participating in the ATP World Tour Finals from Sunday onwards – hence their unexpectedly brief debate about the best rat-runs through south-east London. Andy and Jamie Murray have enjoyed Davis Cup doubles success this year His brother, understandably, is hugely proud. “I know what the O2 is all about but to have Jamie there as well is pretty cool,” Andy told the Daily Telegraph on Thursday night, in an exclusive pre-tournament interview at the launch of his HEAD Radical racquet. “I don’t even know if it’s ever happened before, where you have siblings playing in the singles and doubles. I don’t know if the McEnroes did it or maybe Javier and Emilio Sanchez. But it hasn't happened very often and it won’t happen again for a long time, in this country anyway.” • Who should be Britain's second Davis Cup singles player? While qualification for the year-ending tournament is always a significant achievement, we have come to expect nothing less from Andy after eight straight years among the game’s elite.

It is a more striking achievement for Jamie – a man who, for a while, seemed to have peaked with the Wimbledon mixed doubles title of 2007. Britain take on Belgium in the Davis Cup final in two weeks time The elder brother by 15 months, Jamie reached his low point at the Australian Open in 2013, where he played poorly, lacked a regular doubles partner, and – in his own words – “didn’t know if I could be bothered with it any more”. In 2015, by contrast, he climbed to a career high of No. 7 in the world, reaching the finals of both Wimbledon and the US Open with his (soon to be ex-) partner John Peers. And what about the perennial suggestion, levelled in a couple of interviews over the past two months, that Jamie might be jealous of Andy’s wealth (their respective tour winnings stand at $1.75m and $40m) and global fame? Far from it. Jamie emphasised only this week that “There is not a single bone in my body that is jealous of Andy,” and his brother concurred on Thursday.

“I remember the first question I got asked after Jamie won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon was ‘Are you jealous that Jamie won Wimbledon?’ and it made me feel angry that someone would think that was how you would view your sibling’s success. Like when Jamie won, I was bawling my eyes out. I was so proud of him, and we both support each other through everything, whether we win or lose, but I don’t think either of us have ever begrudged the other one’s success. I find it strange that people even ask questions like that. “I think Jamie probably deals with attention much better than me,” Andy added. “I don’t particularly enjoy it, but he quite likes doing commentary and he’s good in front of the cameras. Also he seems in a really good place just now with his game. Every time I’ve been on the court with him before he would get down on himself a bit. But now I think his confidence has grown a lot this year and he seems really good.” Jamie Murray insists he's not jealous of his brother's success Andy has no hesitation in nominating Great Britain’s Davis Cup run as the highlight of his 2015 – and in particular the two doubles matches that he and Jamie won together .

These were both gripping contests which found the Murrays taking on heavyweight opponents: first France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Nicolas Mahut on the grass of Queen’s; and then the Australian pairing of Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Groth in front of a raucously partisan crowd at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena. The pattern was the same both times. Having started out on different wavelengths, the siblings tuned into each others’ games more and more as the matches went on. And it would be hard to pick a more charming sporting image from the whole of 2015 than the moment - after the Australians had been beaten in five gruelling sets - when Andy and Jamie turned to each other and dissolved into helpless laughter . Andy says Britain's Davis Cup run has been the highlight of his year “It was obviously an unbelievable match,” says Andy now. “We took a deep breath when we sat down, and I think we both realised not only how big a match it was but also how cool a moment that was, to be able to do that in front of that crowd, in that high-pressure environment. “At the same time, I don’t think people appreciate the stress that playing with your brother adds to the match.

The familiarity is great because you understand each other well and I know how he moves on the court and his strengths and his weaknesses and what shots he is going to play. But the psychological side is also tricky because if you see your brother struggling, that makes you feel bad. You really want to try and help him. Playing with your brother makes things even more stressful, says Andy “It could work both ways. The results we’ve had this year have been great because we’ve managed to win the matches. But if you lose those matches, the down is probably bigger than if you lose with just another player. I do think both of us have handled that pretty well this year, and I think we’ve played well together. Especially as Groth and Hewitt before that tie played a bunch of tournaments together during the year. Me and Jamie didn’t get a chance to do that, we didn’t get to practise with each other loads.” The Belgians should beware, however, for over the past four days Andy and Jamie have actually been able to put together perhaps the most sustained spell of doubles training they have ever done. “We can make a lot of improvements when we’re on the court at the same time,” said Andy.

“We learn together very quickly.” Murray hammered Davis Cup final opponent David Goffin in Paris last week Even better news – particularly for the organisers of the World Tour Finals - is that Andy came out of those four days of clay-court preparation with no twinges in his troublesome back. Forced to swap between surfaces because of the fixture congestion over the next fortnight, he will today head to the hard courts of the O2 for the first time in preparation for his opening match on Monday. The draw for the World Tour Finals was held on Thursday night at City Hall, and carried out Boris Johnson, who was guilty of drawing England’s rugby team in the World Cup “Group of Death”. Happily, Johnson was unable to wreak such chaos last night, and Andy Murray landed in the same group as Stan Wawrinka and the two Spaniards, Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer. When you consider that he has avoided Roger Federer – a man he has not beaten since his back surgery in 2013 – this was an encouraging start to what could be one of the most emotional fortnights of his career.

You can see the video of the Tennis Radical Launch Event at the Pro:Direct LDN19 store in London on Facebook or on YouTube Andy Murray criticised for his smelly feet & messy nature | GiveMeSport Andy Murray criticised for his smelly feet & messy nature Published 24/7 There's nothing like a bit of an embarrassment from your mum, and even though he's a two-time Grand Slam champion - Andy Murray has learnt that he's not too far away from the firing line. The 27-year-old is used to hearing his mother, Judy, who is a big figure in British tennis, talking about him in various interviews, but she may have crossed the line this time. Smelly feet Exercising in hot countries, especially for a Scottish-born man, is always a sweaty venture and a certain musk is associated with it. What Andy didn't need was his mother blurting to the press about his smelly feet, messy nature whilst lauding his brother Jamie. "Andy has got the smelliest feet and he's very untidy, and Jamie is tidy," Judy said in an interview on Radio 4. "They are so different from each other in so many ways." Related articles - Is Murray the same as Steven Gerrard?

Embarrassing mum This isn't, however, the first time that Murray has been left cringing by comments from his mother. The 54-year-old is almost always in attendance of his big Grand Slam games, but off-court she can be a hindrance rather than help. In 2011, she sent flirty tweets to fellow hitter Feliciano Lopez - calling him 'Deliciano' and admiring his muscular physique on-court. It prompted her son to hit back: “I think it’s about time she stopped that nonsense. It’s making me throw up. It’s disgusting." The latest comments may lead to Murray being alienated by his fellow pros. Practicing in Miami is only likely to extenuate the smelly feet problem ahead of the hard-court season and following US Open in August. The world No.10 will hope there's an advantage to be found though, maybe the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will fear going to the net in case of catching the whiffy scent. Angry team?

You'd figure that girlfriend Kim Sears has had time to try and deal with with the issue, but less impressed will be coach Amelie Mauresmo and other members of Murray's entourage. The Frenchwoman is extending her spell with the British no.1 despite a tough time at Wimbledon, perhaps the first way to move forward would be a foot spa. At least with Judy's latest revelations, Andy can reflect on his competitive rivalry on Jamie fondly. The elder brother may be tidier, but the 28-year-old hasn't managed the same levels of on-court success. Sibling rivalry Jamie never established himself as a singles player - his best world ranking was 834 - and instead forged a career in the doubles. He actually managed a Grand Slam triumph before his brother; at Wimbledon's mixed doubles - with Jelena Jankovic - in 2007. Since then, though, Andy has become a global star of the sport with singles majors at the 2012 US Open and Wimbledon last year - the first British man to achieve that feat in over 70 years. Do YOU want to write for GiveMeSport? Get started today by signing-up and submitting an article HERE: Topics:

Question: What is the first name of Andy Murray’s elder brother?
Answer: JAMIE