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7/23/09 9:37 PM | Johan Lindahl
Andy Murray is flying off to his flat in Miami at the end of the week for a period of hardcourt training prior with his team to resuming his ATP season in Montreal next month.
But the world No. 3 whose adventures since losing a Wimbledon semi-final to Andy Roddick have included rushing his dog to the vet after it ate garden stones and playing a domestic match for his homeland - the north of Scotland - will have only one goal in mind.
Murray player profile" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #000">Murray, who stands around 1,000 ranking points behind Rafael Nadal, will try and start making up the gap with the Spaniard reportedly ready to return in Canada after nearly two months off his his continuing knee problems.
It was in Miami last December that team Murray player profile" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #000">Murray did the bulk of the off-season physical work which landed the 22-year-old four titles so far this season and rise from fourth to third on the computer tables.
Murray player profile" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #000">Murray has plenty on his plate to defend in the run-up to the US Open, which he continually insists is his favorite Grand Slam and where he played Roger Federer in the 2008 final. The Scot reached the semi-finals in the masters event in Canada a year ago and won Cincinnati.
His role this week for Scotland in Eastbourne in what the Brits call County Week, came as a surprise at the small-time event where players from different parts of the island compete.
With the north of Scotland short a man, Jamie Murray player profile" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #000">Murray was able to get his Surrey-based little brother on the phone and convince him to come on down.
Andy did, but ended up losing his match at the doubles-only event - players also buy their own lunches from the canteen - in front of a sparse but typical crowd of 200 at an event without chair umpires, line judges or ballkids.
"I'd heard that the team was struggling with injuries," Murray player profile" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #000">Murray told British media. "I spoke to the captain and said I could help them out if they needed me. I pretty much all these guys from junior days.
"But I don't get to see them too often these days, a lot of them are coaches now and when Jamie said they needed us, I wasn't doing anything so it was an easy decision to come and play."
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Glad to see this item here, good 4 Andy! But according to Guardian 23/07/09 "...in tandem with Owen Hadden he won all three matches." His team were still beaten 5-4, perhaps that's what you meant to say?
deuce , 7/24/09 2:36 PM
I like the Scot in Andy Murray.
Shame he had to sell his soul a bit and get processed in the "British" media sausage machine....
noleisthebest , 7/24/09 7:39 PM
nolleisthebest: completely agree with you about Andy M being sanitised...but actually I feel they'll never take the Scot out of him, maybe just soften the edges a bit?
deuce , 7/24/09 9:55 PM
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I think it's nice to see Andy participating in amateur tournaments.
faem , 7/23/09 11:23 PM