Andrew "Andy" Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a Scottish professional tennis player. He is ranked world No. 2[3], the highest-ranked British player since Fred Perry.[4] Murray achieved a top 10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on 16 April 2007. In 2008, Murray finished runner-up to Roger Federer at the US Open.[5]
In 2005, Murray won the BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year Award and the sport section of the Top Scot awards.[6] Murray is most proficient on a fast surface (such as hard courts),[7] although he has worked hard since 2008 on improving his clay court game.[8] Murray works with a team of fitness experts,[9] along with Miles Maclagan acting as his his main coach.[9] He was previously coached by American Brad Gilbert, who used to coach former World No. 1 players Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick.
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