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A
Abbie (dog), 89
Academia Sánchez-Casal, Barcelona, 104–5, 112–17, 121–2, 149–52, 154
Ace Group, 171–2
Adidas, 45, 222
Agassi, Andre, 130, 182, 222
All England Club, 156, 159, 180, 184, 226, 232, 257
altitude, 56
Alvarez, Pato, 149–51, 152
Andorra, 102
Argentina, 166, 189
‘Art of Being Yourself, The’ (McHugh), 215
artificial grass, 1, 57
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), 132, 141, 150, 154, 217
Auckland Open, 164
German Open, 184–5
Los Angeles Open, 176
Nottingham Open, 220
Pacific Coast Championships, 166–8
World Tour Masters, 156, 227, 256
Auckland, New Zealand, 164, 200
Auckland, James, 166
Auld, Maggie, 147–9, 155–6
Australia, 13, 62, 83, 122, 222
Australian Open, 203
2006, 163–5
2010, 191–3
2011, 192–3
2012, 200, 224
2013, 227, 237
2016, 181–2, 254, 255
B
backhand shots, 34
badminton, 3, 4, 10, 49
Baker, James ‘Jamie’, 38, 77, 132, 134
balloons, 35, 211, 212
balls, 1–2, 28, 30
pressureless, 36
sponge, 219
Baltacha, Elena, 37, 205, 206
Balyi, Istran, 76
Barcelona, Spain, 16–18, 102, 104–5, 112–17, 121–2, 149–52, 154
Barclay, Ian, 83–6, 87, 89
Bartoli, Marion, 233
basket drills, 114
Bates, Jeremy, 200
Battle of Bannockburn (1314), 260
Becker, Boris, 122, 194
Beckham, David, 197
Belgium, 76, 254
Billie the Ball Dog, 212
biomechanics, 54–5
bipartite patella, 125–32, 152
Bisham Abbey, Berkshire, 70–71, 83–8
Blackpool, Lancashire, 247, 249
blaes courts, 3–4
board games, 32, 47, 206
Borg, Björn, 7, 16
boxing, 186
Brazil, 251
breaks of serve, 164
Brett, Bob, 122
Bridge of Allan, Stirling, 174, 258
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 157, 159, 181, 203, 229, 238
British Junior Championships, 16, 97
Broadway, New York, 137
Brussels, Belgium, 254
Bryan, Robert and Michael, 173
C
Cahill, Darren, 222–3, 252
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 87, 88–92
Canada, 76, 175
car door, 40–41
carpet bowls, 44
Cash, Patrick ‘Pat’, 83
Cassidy, David, 12
Cavenham Confectionery, 23
Cayer, Louis, 175–8, 179, 218, 228, 255
Central District, Scotland, 30
junior tournament, 26
local tournament, 30
Centre Court, Wimbledon, 226, 230
Challenger Tour, 150–51, 172, 183, 219, 227
Champions’ Ball, 232–4
Chela, Juan Ignacio, 164
Chelsea F.C., 184
chiffon squares, 211
Chinese skip ropes, 212
Čilić, Marin, 153
clay courts, 16, 106, 107, 117, 194
Club de Campo, Barcelona, 16–18
coaching qualifications
first, 21–2
second, 39
third, 51–60
Coe, Sebastian, 214
Colombia, 221
competitiveness, 7–8, 46–7, 104, 114, 123, 190
and gender, 206, 209
computer games, 45, 78, 129, 136
Connolly, Billy, 192–3
Corretja, Àlex, 194
County Week, 23–4
courts
air halls, 14
artificial grass, 1, 57
blaes, 3–4
clay, 16, 106, 107, 117, 194
grass, 23, 102, 151, 153, 154, 156
hard, 104
indoor, 6, 10, 14, 16, 30, 41, 43–4, 58, 65
rubber, 14
small, 36
wooden, 14
Cowan, Tam, 143–5, 159
Craiglockhart, Edinburgh, 64
cricket, 10
Crieff, Stirling, 13
D
darts, 129
Davenport, Lindsay, 253
Davis Cup, 38, 61, 73, 76, 174, 187–8, 197–9, 203, 206, 249
Del Potro, Juan Martín, 189
Delgado, Jamie, 219
Dick, Dorothy, 29, 31
Dick, Frank, 214
dink shots, 219
district sift, 9
Djokovic, Novak, 224, 227, 231
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 74
doubles, 11, 16, 23, 33, 102, 105, 166, 206
Jamie’s career, 92, 120–22, 134, 172–8, 179–82, 217–21, 227, 256, 258
Draper, Roger, 184
drills, 14, 31, 114, 174
drop shots, 7, 45
Dunblane, Stirling, 1–2, 3–9, 11–12, 15, 24–34, 35–49, 57, 59, 138
High School, 27, 41
Ladies’ team, 11
Primary School massacre (1996), 67–9, 256
Primary School Team, 39
Sports Club, 3
Tennis Club, 3–4, 9, 28–34, 35–41, 44
Toy Box/Torags, 25–6, 64
E
East Lothian, Scotland, 249
Eastbourne, East Sussex, 33, 198
Edinburgh, Scotland, 12, 26, 40, 63, 64, 96, 113
Edinburgh University, 15–16
Elstree Studios, Hertfordshire, 244
Enfants de la Terre, 69–72
English National Team, 22
Erskine, Eileen Shirley, 3–19, 258
babysitting of Andy and Jamie, 27, 39
coaching, 3, 28
community-mindedness, 25–6, 27
competitions, Judy’s, 10, 12, 18
Orange Bowl tournament (1999), 99
sushi, 185
teaching of Andy, 36
teaching/encouragement of Judy, 5, 7, 11, 52
Toy Box, management of, 25–6
warm personality, 8–9, 46
Wimbledon, love of, 4–5
Erskine, Robert Roy, 3–19, 258
competitions, Judy’s, 12, 19
competitiveness, 7–9, 46
football career, 8
optician, career as, 25
Scottish Sport Awards (2004), 143
strategy, love of, 7
teaching/encouragement of Judy, 5–9, 11, 21, 52
and topspin, 7, 258
Toy Box, ownership of, 25
US Open (2008), 189–91
Wimbledon, love of, 4
Evans, Thom, 241
Express, 194
F
Facebook, 203
Falkirk, Scotland, 30
fashion, 22, 204, 236
Fed Cup, 61, 182, 199–207, 213, 217, 227, 249, 255
Federer, Roger, 166, 190, 192, 224
Fibak, Wojtek, 17
fitness programmes, 11, 43, 116–7, 172, 250
Fleming, Colin, 38, 174, 219–20, 227
Florida, United States, 77–81, 98–101, 128, 222–3
foot-eye coordination, 35, 118
football, 8, 29, 43, 44, 48, 115, 118, 204, 251, 256
and gender, 209
salaries, 42, 183, 184
sponsorship, 110, 113
training, 70
forehand shots, 90, 130, 186–7
Formula One, 256
France, 140
Enfants de la Terre tournament, 69–72
French Open, 102–3
Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, 122–3, 131, 148, 151, 172
Tarbes tournament, 83, 91–2
Fred Perry, 183
Fuller, Simon, 236
G
Gasquet, Richard, 92
gender bias, 13–14, 52–4, 59, 66, 144, 157–60, 197, 199–216, 252–3
Germany, 86, 88, 128
German Open, 184–5
Gilbert, Brad, 182–7
Glasgow, Scotland, 10, 12, 22–4, 26, 40, 41, 75, 113, 126, 143, 254
Gleneagles, Perthshire, 245
go-karting, 251
gold post boxes, 258
golf, 42, 43, 92, 120, 189, 204, 222, 225, 245, 251
Goolagong, Evonne, 13
Gould, Doug, 76
grass courts, 23, 102, 151, 153, 154, 156
Great Britain National team, 61, 73
Davis Cup team, 73, 197–9, 254
Fed Cup team, 199–207
gold post boxes, 258
National Tennis Centre, Bisham Abbey, 70, 83–8
Olympic team, 214, 220, 226, 225–6, 254, 258
Under 12s team, 77–81
Under 14s team, 33, 66, 86, 91, 101–3
Under 16s team, 102
Green, Steve, 76
Grosset, Gloria, 60, 66
Gutierrez, Alejandra, see Murray, Alejandra
H
hair styling, 236–7
Hamburg, Germany, 184–6
hand-eye coordination, 35, 118, 120
hard courts, 104
Henman, Timothy ‘Tim’, 76, 106, 135, 137, 164
Hewitt, Leyton, 164, 167
Hibernian F.C., 8, 44
hill training, 13
I
indoor courts, 6, 10, 14, 16, 30, 41, 43–4, 58, 65
International Tennis Federation (ITF), 61, 122
and Fed Cup, 202
Futures circuit, 126, 149–50, 151, 172, 176
Inverclyde National Sports Centre, 9–10, 14
Irish national squad, 22
Israel, 174, 205–6, 227, 255
Ivanišević, Goran, 122
J
Janković, Jelena, 179–81
jet lag, 56, 80
John Menzies, 23
Junior Dunlop Maxply, 5–6
Junior Player of the Year, 142–6
K
Kensington, London, 10, 16, 17
Keothavong, Anne, 200, 205, 206, 232
Keys, Madison, 253
Klitschko, Wladimir, 186
Konta, Johanna, 203
L
Lampard, Frank, 184
Lapentti, Nicolás, 187
Largs, North Ayrshire, 10
Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), 51
Baron’s Court HQ, 105
Coach Education Programme, 102
Draper, Roger, 184
and Enfants de la Terre tournament (1996), 69–72
and Fed Cup, 207
and French Open, 102–3
and GB Under 14s team, 66
girl’s squad, 16
and Miss-Hits, 212
and Murray, Andy, 106–10, 184, 186
and Murray, Jamie, 88–93, 104, 106
National Tennis Centre, Bisham Abbey, 70, 83–8
and Olympic Games, 226
Performance Coach Award, 52–60
Petchey, Mark, 154
Under 10s, talent spotting of, 59, 61
and US Open Juniors (2004), 135, 137
and Wimbledon, 160
Leicester City F.C., 42
lemon iced doughnuts, 229
Lendl, Ivan, 222–4, 226–7, 233, 251–2
Lendl, Samantha, 223
‘Let’s Go Fly a Kite’, 247
Lightbody, Ellinore, 33, 66
lingerie, 26
Lloyd, Scott, 96
lob shots, 219
London, England
Baron’s Court, 105
Battersea Dogs Home, 225
Guildhall, 257
Hyde Park, 233
King’s Cross, 10, 17
Olympic Games (2012), 214, 220, 225–6
Queen’s Club, Kensington, 10, 16, 17
Southfields, 172
M
MacDonald, Alan, 73, 132, 136
Maclagan, Miles, 189, 194
Majorca, Spain, 102
Manchester United F.C., 48
Marks & Spencer, 143
Mary Poppins, 104, 247
Matthew, Catriona, 204
Mauresmo, Amélie, 251–3, 255
McDonald’s, 257
McHugh, Caroline, 214–5
McKellen, Ian, 161
media
and Andy, 137–8, 153, 156, 163–70, 194–5, 239, 256
and Jamie, 167–8
and Judy, 157–63, 168–70, 194–5, 214, 229, 235–40
Melbourne, Victoria, 200, 227, 237; see also Australian Open
Members enclosure, Wimbledon, 161
Miami, Florida, 78–81, 98–101, 128
Middleton, Laura, 210, 211, 232
Midland Bank primary school championship, 39
Miss-Hits, 207, 211–214, 217
mixed doubles, 179, 217
Monfils, Gaël, 72
Monte Carlo Masters, 174
Motherwell F.C., 144
Mouratoglou, Patrick, 122
Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, Paris, 122–3, 131, 148, 151
Moyá, Carlos, 103
‘Mull of Kintyre’, 243
Murray, Alejandra, 221
Murray, Andrew ‘Andy’
Academia Sánchez-Casal, studies at (2002–5), 112–17, 122, 149–52, 154
Ace Group, management by, 171–2
Adidas Challenge in Wrexham, 45
ATP Auckland Open (2006), 164
ATP Pacific Coast Championships (2006), 166–8
ATP World Tour Masters (2016), 156, 256
Auld, Maggie, sponsorship by, 147–9, 155–6
Australian Open (2006): 163–5; (2010): 191–3; (2011): 192–3; (2012): 224; (2013): 227; (2016): 181–2, 254
back operation, 251
bipartite patella, 125–32, 152
boxing, love of, 186
Cahill, coaching by, 222, 252
Challenger Tour, (2005), 150–51, 152
competitiveness, 46–7, 104, 114, 123, 190
Corretja, coaching by, 194
Davis Cup (2015), 249, 254
Dunblane Primary School massacre (1996), 68
early childhood, 1, 11, 24, 27, 35–6, 38–9, 43, 45–9
Enfants de la Terre tournament (1996), 69–72
football, love of, 43, 115, 118, 251
Fred Perry sponsorship, 183
German Open (2007), 184–5
Gilbert, coaching by, 182–7, 194
ITF Futures circuit (2003), 126, 149
Jamie, relations with, 36–7, 46–9, 72, 89, 93, 120, 136, 173, 220–21
Junior Player of the Year (2004), 142–6
Lendl, coaching by, 222–4, 226–7, 233, 251–2
Maclagan, coaching by, 194
Mauresmo, coaching by, 251–3, 255
and media, 137–8, 153, 156–62, 163–72, 194–5, 239, 253
Monte Carlo Masters (2006), 174
Nottingham Open (2006), 220
Olympic Games (2012): 214, 220, 225–6, 254; (2016): 254
Orange Bowl tournament (1999), 98–100, 181
Queen’s Club Championships (2005), 154–6, 183
school days, 52, 56, 64, 67, 69–72, 98–100
and Strictly Come Dancing, 239
style of play, 121
swimming, love of, 42–3
temper, 104, 114–15
tenacity, 173
training with Judy, 36–7, 57–8
Under 10s tournament in Dunblane, 38
Under 16s Championships in Andorra (2002), 102
US Open (2008): 188–90; (2012): 227; (2013): 194, 251
US Open Juniors (2004), 132, 134–9, 152, 162
Vallverdu, coaching by, 194, 222
Wimbledon Championships (2005): 156–63, 185; (2007): 180, 182, 184, 186–7; (2008): 183–4; (2012): 224; (2013): 194, 229–34, 235, 236; (2016): 256
wrist injury, 180, 184–8
WWF, love of, 47–9, 56, 186
Murray, James ‘Jamie’
Andy, relations with, 36–7, 46–9, 72, 89, 93, 120, 136, 167–8, 173, 220–21
ATP World Tour Masters (2016), 156, 256
Australian Open (2013): 227; (2016): 181–2, 254, 255
Bisham Abbey offer (1999), 83–8
Cambridge St Faith’s school, studies at (1998–9), 88–93, 104, 106, 112, 120
Cayer, coaching by, 175–8, 179, 218, 228–9, 255
confidence, 173, 176, 218, 228–9, 249–50
Davis Cup (2015), 249, 254
doubles, 92, 120–22, 134, 172–8, 179–81, 217–21, 227, 256, 258
Dunblane Primary School massacre (1996), 68
early childhood, 1, 11, 23–4, 27, 35–6, 38–9, 43, 46–9
easygoing personality, 46
Enfants de la Terre tournament (1996), 69–72
forehand, 90
golf, love of, 43, 92, 120
ITF Futures circuit, 151, 172, 176
Los Angeles Open (2006), 176
and media, 167–8
Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, trains at (2003–5), 122–3, 131, 148, 151, 172
Nottingham Open (2006), 220
Olympic Games (2012): 214, 220, 226, 254; (2016): 254
Orange Bowl tournament (1998), 77, 81, 98–9, 181
Peers, partnership with, 227–8, 251
Soares, partnership with, 251, 255, 258
school days, 52, 56, 64, 67, 69–72, 77, 81, 83–93, 106, 119–21
strategy, 130
and Strictly Come Dancing, 239
style of play, 121
swimming, love of, 42–3
Tarbes tournament (2000), 91–2
Teen Tennis (1999), 83–4
Under 10s tournament in Dunblane, 38
US Open (2008): 189; (2016): 256
US Open Juniors (2003): 121; (2004): 132, 134, 136
Wimbledon Championships (2007): 179–81, 187, 217; (2013): 229
WWF, love of, 47–9, 56
Murray, Kim, 166, 223, 225, 233, 236, 254, 255
Murray, Sophia, 255
Murray, William, 23, 25, 39, 43, 44, 52, 73, 105–7
N
Nadal, Antonio ‘Toni’, 177
Nadal, Rafael, 92, 102–3, 177, 189–90
Năstase, Ilie, 149
National Health Service (NHS), 127
national sift, 9
National Tennis Centre, Bisham Abbey, 70, 83–8
National Tennis Centre, Stirling University, 96
National Tennis Strategy, 139
national training weekends, 13–14
Navratilova, Martina, 253
New York, United States, 137; see also US Open
New Zealand, 164, 200
Next Generation Club, Edinburgh, 96–8
Noah, Yannick, 69
North of Scotland ladies’ team, 23
Nottingham Open, 220
Novotná, Jana, 100
nutrition, 118, 195
O
Octagon, 112
Olympic Games, 61, 140, 199
2012 London, 214, 220, 225–6, 254
2016 Rio de Janeiro, 254
Orange Bowl
1998, 77–81, 181
1999, 98–100, 181
Osmond, Donald ‘Donny’, 12
P
Pacific Coast Championships, 166–8
Pankhurst, Anne, 66
Paris, France, 121–2, 131, 148, 151, 172
patella tendonitis, 125
Pavey, Joanne ‘Jo’, 204
Peers, John, 227–8, 251
Performance Coach Award, 52–60
Performance Development Programme, 75
Perry, Fred, 234
Petchey, Mark, 154, 166, 182
Physical Education (PE), 15–16, 28, 33, 210
physiotherapy, 125, 131, 139, 172, 195, 250
piñata, 31
Piscacek, Tomas, 99–100
players’ boxes, 190, 230–31, 238
PlayStation, 129, 136
Poland, 17, 62
pressureless balls, 36
Preston, Eleanor, 169
Professional Tennis Coach’s Award, 51
psychology, 54, 76, 132, 177, 195, 201, 228
public relations (PR), 169
Q
Queen’s Club, Kensington, 10, 16, 17
Championships, 154–6, 183
R
R. S. McColl, 23
rackets
kid’s, 5–6, 35–6
stringing of, 56, 71, 112, 139, 195
Radwańska, Agnieszka ‘Aga’, 253
Ramsay, Alix, 169
Reid, Gordon, 76
restringing, 56, 71, 112, 139, 195
Robert I, King of Scots, 260
Robinsons, 112
Robson, Laura, 203, 205, 206
Roddick, Andrew ‘Andy’, 165
Roehampton University, 241
Roland Garros, Paris, 102–3, 153
role models, 35, 200, 205, 213
Ross, Karen, 76
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), 111, 148
Royal Box, Wimbledon, 160
Royal Shakespeare Company, 160
rubber courts, 14
Rusedski, Greg, 162, 197
Rushby, Tom, 132
Ryder Cup, 245
S
Safin, Marat, 130
San José, California, 166–8, 181
Sánchez, Emilio, 104–5, 114–15, 149
school halls, 30
Scottish National Coach/Squad, 10, 13–14, 22, 60–66, 72–81, 106, 135, 142, 213, 214
French Open (2000), 102–4
National Tennis Centre, Stirling, 96
Orange Bowl tournament 1998: 77–81; 1999: 98–101
Scottish National Development Schools programme, 75, 77
Tarbes tournament (2000), 91
Under 12s team, 75, 77–81, 91–2, 98–101
Under 14s team, 33, 66, 86, 88, 91, 101–3
US Open Juniors (2003): 121; (2004): 132–9
Scotstoun, Glasgow, 75
Scottish Institute of Sport, 127, 133, 139–42
Scottish National Development Schools programme, 75, 77
Scottish schools boys championship, 27–8, 41
Scottish Sport Awards, 143, 214
Sears, Kim, see Murray, Kim
Serbia, 103, 179, 231
Set4Sport, 212
She Rallies, 216
‘She’s a Lady’ (Jones), 246
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 167, 176, 181
shots
backhand, 34
dinks, 219
drop, 7, 45
forehand, 90, 130, 186–7
lobs, 219
slice, 7, 130, 186
topspin, 7, 186, 258
Simionescu, Mariana, 16–17
slice shots, 7, 130, 186
Smith, Leon, 73, 76, 214
and Davis Cup, 73, 76, 197–9
and Fed Cup, 197, 199, 202, 205, 214
Murray, Andy, coaching of, 126, 129, 131, 136
and Next Generation academy, 97
snooker, 129, 130
Soares, Bruno, 181, 251, 255
social media, 203, 206, 242
South America, 149–51
Spain, 16–18, 105–8, 109–10, 112–17, 121–2, 126, 149–52, 154
Sparkle Room, 256
sponge balls, 219
SportScotland, 61, 76, 112, 139–42
sports science, 54
squash, 29
Stakhovsky, Sergiy, 134
Stephenson, Pamela, 133–4
Stirling, Scotland, 25, 64, 74, 75, 96
Stirling University, 26, 41, 43–4, 60
strategy, 7, 31, 62, 105, 130, 252
strength and conditioning, 43
Strictly Come Dancing, 13, 232, 238–47, 249
Sunday Mail, 143
sushi, 185
swimming, 43
swingball, 29, 35, 37, 44
T
table tennis, 29, 32, 44
talent ID day, 9
talent spotting, 59, 61, 83, 207–8
Tarbes tournament, 83, 91–2
tax, 171, 172
Teen Tennis, 83–4
teeth, 237–8
Tennis Australia, 165, 209
Tennis on the Road, 213, 217, 249
Tennis Scotland, 61, 63, 98, 114
Thompson, Daley, 214
Tipsarević, Janko, 103
topspin, 7, 186, 258
Toy Box/Torags, Dunblane, 25–6, 64
Twitter, 203
U
Under 10s tournaments, 37–9, 45, 75
Under 11s tournaments, 67, 69
Under 12s tournaments, 75, 77–81, 91–2, 98–100
Under 14s tournaments, 33, 66, 83, 86, 88, 91–2, 101–3
United States, 15–16, 140
Orange Bowl tournament, 77–81, 98–100, 181
Pacific Coast Championships, 166–8
universities, 119, 120–1
US Open, 188–90, 194, 227, 240, 251, 256
US Open Juniors, 132–9, 152, 161
University of Wales, 133
V
Vallverdu, Danny, 194, 222
Van Haken, Ivo, 76
‘Varsity Drag’, 247
video analysis, 133–4, 139, 198, 207
W
Wales National Team, 22, 66
washing line, 4, 49
water balloons, 38
Watson, Heather, 203, 205
weather conditions, 56
wild card places, 154, 174, 183, 220
Williams, Andy and David, 12
Williams, Richard, 158
Williams, Serena, 122, 159, 168
Williams, Venus, 159, 168
Wimbledon, 4–5, 7, 102, 103, 106, 154
1971, 13
1997, 83, 86
1998, 100
2005, 156–63, 183
2006, 220
2007, 179–81, 184, 186–7, 217
2008, 183–4
2012, 224
2013, 194, 229–34, 235, 236
2016, 256
Winning Ugly (Gilbert), 182
witching hour, 47
Women in Sport, 215, 217
women, bias against, see gender bias
Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation, 215
Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), 199–207
wooden courts, 14
Woolworths, 5, 23, 25
World Student Games, 22
World Wrestling Federation (WWF), 47–9, 56, 186