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Media Information – For Immediate Release


23rd November 2006


MURRAY BROTHERS JOIN FORCES IN DEFENCE OF ABERDEEN CUP


Jamie Murray, Britain’s top ranked doubles player, will be hoping to catch the eye of Great Britain Davis Cup captain John Lloyd this weekend when he pairs up with his brother Andy, the British no.1, at the 2006 Aberdeen Cup. Jamie features in a five-strong Scotland side to play Greg Rusedski’s England team in the second annual clash against the auld enemy - beginning on Saturday evening.


The 21-year-old will play three times over the course of the weekend, starting with a singles match against England’s James Auckland on Saturday before teaming up with Andy in the men’s doubles and Elena Baltacha in the mixed doubles on Sunday evening.


The men’s doubles is likely to attract close scrutiny. The Murray brothers have been tipped as a potential Davis Cup pairing and Jamie is relishing the chance to team up with his younger brother after some promising outings on the ATP Tour this year.


“Last year’s Aberdeen Cup was the first time we’d played alongside each other in quite a while and we’ve since gone on to play together three or four times on the ATP Tour,” he said.


“It’s been good fun and we’ve played pretty well as a team. We managed to get to the final in Bangkok and the quarters in Tokyo. We lost the final in Bangkok on a final set tie-break and had some good wins to get that far so we were pleased with how we performed,” he added.


Andy and Jamie will face England skipper Greg Rusedski and James Auckland, Britain’s no.2 ranked doubles player, in the men’s doubles on Sunday evening.


“It’s a great chance for us. We’re up against a strong pairing in Greg and James so it’s a great opportunity to show what we can do.”


Jamie finished the year at a career-high world no.77 in the ATP doubles rankings and has decided to focus his efforts on this form of the game.


“My aim is to be one of the top doubles players in the world.  I want to be playing at the very highest level for years to come.  Doubles is definitely where I see myself making a career in the sport.”


Jamie and Andy are now Britain’s top ranked players in doubles and singles respectively. Their busy playing schedules have kept them apart for much of the 2006 season.


“I watch Andy on TV if I’m at home but, like him, I travel a lot so don’t get the chance to see him play that much. I spend very little time with him in fact.  I saw him a bit over the grass court season and when we played together in Tokyo and Bangkok, but that’s pretty much it.”


Jamie has been impressed by his brother’s extraordinary progress in 2006 though doesn’t believe that his game has changed markedly since he first burst onto the world stage last year. 


“His game style is pretty similar but he’s improved his first serve, it’s now bigger and more consistent so he’s getting more free points there. He’s still just as determined and fights unbelievably hard. 


“He’s had a great year – to finish in the world top 20 isn’t bad for a 19-year-old.”


Andy will be sporting a brand new, much publicised, haircut in Aberdeen this weekend after visitors to his website were asked to vote on their preferred style. A total of more than 13,000 votes were cast.


“He’s having it cut in London today,” said Jamie. “I’m excited, probably more excited than him actually!  I’m not sure what he’s planning to get done but I’m looking forward to seeing it.”


Jamie will be hoping to play a central role in Scotland’s defence of the Aberdeen Cup after last year’s 4.5 pt to 2.5 pt victory and is looking forward to a return to the Granite City.


“It’s good to be back. We had a great time last year and the event was a big success.  I’m really looking forward to it.”


The Aberdeen Cup takes place at the AECC Press and Journal Arena on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th November.


Tickets are still available for purchase from the SECxtra Box Office on 0870 272 6600 or via the ticket office website: www.secxtra.com. Tickets may also be purchased from the Aberdeen Box Office on 01224 641122.


The Aberdeen Cup is sponsored by Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeen Asset Management and FirstGroup plc.


For more information, visit www.aberdeencup.com.


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yeh i know a buit unfair but im pissed of, belarus probably have more top players than england

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yesyesbadboy wrote:

yeh i know a buit unfair but im pissed of, belarus probably have more top players than england

not for long they wont... *prays* and who besides max mirnyi?

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davidB wrote:

yesyesbadboy wrote:

yeh i know a buit unfair but im pissed of, belarus probably have more top players than england

not for long they wont... *prays* and who besides max mirnyi?


Next one up is Vladimir Voltchkov ranked 744, so I can only assume badboy wasn't being serious!

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well yeh but you get the picture- the talent in england at the moment is not the best far off it but hopefully some youth will take andy murray as inspiration and mayeb 10 years we will have big players-


But apart from henman(cant include rusedski) who else was a well respected player in the last 20 years, and when i mena well respected i mean not on the futures tour/chllengers tour 



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we do have talented brits playing tennis, and i think in the 5 years we will have established top 100 players. but its up 2 the players and the right coaches(which the LTa are doing) to match their credentials.

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certainly we have several very talented juniors on the junior circuit now, and many have rankings on their respective tours as well...

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yesyesbadboy wrote:


But apart from henman(cant include rusedski) who else was a well respected player in the last 20 years, and when i mena well respected i mean not on the futures tour/chllengers tour 




Why "apart from Henman"? Apart from Federer (can't include Wawrinka) Switzerland don't have any well respected players. I feel sorry for those poor swiss fans.



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RedCabbage wrote:


yesyesbadboy wrote:


But apart from henman(cant include rusedski) who else was a well respected player in the last 20 years, and when i mena well respected i mean not on the futures tour/chllengers tour 




Why "apart from Henman"? Apart from Federer (can't include Wawrinka) Switzerland don't have any well respected players. I feel sorry for those poor swiss fans.



WHAT ARE YOU ON WAWRINKA IS QUALITY, AND WOULD BEAT HENMAN ANY DAY

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You completely dismissed a british player in Rusedski so I felt I was within my rights to dismiss Wawrinka. Fair's fair.

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agian i have to say WHAT ARE YOU ON, if you read my post you would see that i dismissed greg as an englishman, not a birt i was talking about english players- wawrinka is swiss loool sort it out NEWBIE lol

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Rusedski IS English


Look into your heritage or family tree and you'll find foreign blood in you too!



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yesyesbadboy wrote:

agian i have to say WHAT ARE YOU ON, if you read my post you would see that i dismissed greg as an englishman, not a birt i was talking about english players- wawrinka is swiss loool sort it out NEWBIE lol


Chill out man, no need to get so het up

Did you mean that you're not including Greg because he was Canadian before 1995 ?

Tim and Greg have been the only outstanding English players in the last 10-15 years but we have had some other good ones who have played on the ATP tour.

Martin Lee reached a high of 94 in 2002 and made an ATP singles final, he played in all 4 slams and beat players of the quality of James Blake [twice] and Sjeng Schalken. Could have gone a lot higher if it hadn't have been for knee injuries which kept him out of action for nearly 3 years after that. Jeremy Bates retired in 94 or 95 and I think he made the top 50 and he definately won an ATP event.

Also Danny Sapsford reached the doubles top 100, he peaked at world no 83 in 1998 and retired in 1999. Made Wimbledon rd3 aswell one year before losing to Sampras.
Chris Wilkinson also made the doubles top 100, peaking at 86 in 1998. He retired in 2000 and came close to making the singles top 100, just didn't quite get there.

Neil Broad is one of our best ever doubles players. He made the doubles top 10 and also the singles top 100. Retired in 2000.

The future does look bright though. Boggo will surely break top 100 next year and Bloomfield and Goodall have made impressive strides. Maybe Jonny Marray will get into the top 200 aswell, on fast surfaces he's better than a lot of top 100 guys.

Lots of promising juniors coming through aswell.


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yesyesbadboy wrote:

agian i have to say WHAT ARE YOU ON, if you read my post you would see that i dismissed greg as an englishman, not a birt i was talking about english players- wawrinka is swiss loool sort it out NEWBIE lol


Startling! And before I engage in frighteningly highbrow repartie with as demonstrably sophisticated a rhetorician as yourself I feel I should point out that you didn't say why you dismissed Greg. However....I did pick up on it but (far too subtley I'm afraid...I didn't expected my digital sparring partner to have the intellect of your average gonad) begged to differ.


LoL a$$h@t LOOOOLLL!!11!! (If you prefer)


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Rusedski IS English


Look into your heritage or family tree and you'll find foreign blood in you too!




Thank you.

I love it when people have that attitude towards immigrants.

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