Andy Murray

Britain's highest ranked men's singles player will carry a massive weight of expectation into the 2008 US Open Tennis championships. Whilst the injury prone Andy Murray doesn't have a good grand slam record in his favour, he is clearly developing into an excellent hard court player and could easily upset the top seeds at the US Open.

Player Biography

Andy Murray grew up in Dunblane Scotland, playing his tennis at the Next Generation club in Edinburgh. At the age of 14 Murray moved to Barcelona to train at the Sanchez-Casal academy on clay courts. Despite his languid off-court personality, Murray showed himself to be an immensely talented player, winning the boys singles at the 2004 US Open Tennis championships.

Career

After a couple of season's spent cutting his teeth with the English Davis Cup team, Andy Murray entered the ATP fray in 2005. His first year in the big league saw the young player relying on wild-cards to access the world's top tennis tournaments where he put in a series of solid performances, once again showing an aptitude for hard courts.

Grand Slam Record

Whilst Andy Murray has not yet walked away from a grand slam event with a trophy, his performances in the big events have been improving steadily following a somewhat disappointing debut featuring first round exits from both the Australian and French Opens.

Despite struggling with injury the young Scot has performed well at both the US Open and Wimbledon, with his 4^th round exit from Wimbledon in 2007 arguably his best performance to date. His form at the US Open has also been encouraging, where he reached the 4^th round in 2006 followed by a 3^rd round finish in 2007.

Andy Murray has also been making his presence felt on the tour, where he has won two consecutive SAP titles in San Jose, as well as taking the St. Petersburg Open. Repeated injuries have been Murray's greatest obstacle to date, and it remains to be seen what he can accomplish at the highest level given a clean bill of health.

Playing Style

Andy Murray is strong grass and hard court player. His strength is a powerful two handed backhand that can instantly turn defence into attack. Murray is frequently criticised for his lack of fitness which has seen him concede several high profile games in the final sets due to fatigue.