Just found this interview with James from the Scotsman a couple of weeks ago a few days before he represented Scotland in the Aberdeen Cup, beating England's James Chaudry. Link: http://sport.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1736442006
Excerpt:
James said "I could not believe it when Judy Murray, the former Scotland national coach, rang up to ask if I'd be interested in playing at the Aberdeen Cup on the same bill as Andy and Greg.
"I've set my heart on going to a tennis academy - just as Andy did - and I may never have a better platform on which to try to catch the attention of the relevant coaches with the matches being shown on live television," he went on.
"For the moment I tend to rely most on a serve-volley attacking type of game but I've noticed how much Andy Murray benefited from going to the Sanchez Academy in Spain.
"He has become increasingly calculating through playing on the slower clay court surface to the point where you see him moving opponents around then hitting the winning shot.
"These are the type of skills I am keen to develop either in Europe or America where another Edinburgh teenager, Graeme Dyce, is currently practising.
"It is an inspiration for me to see all these Scots coming through the ranks and I hope to follow in their footsteps soon."
An all-round sportsman, James has recently made the decision to give up rugby having aspired to Edinburgh age-group standard as a stand-off.
"I love rugby so much but since I consider myself to be a better tennis player I have decided to concentrate on the racket sport. That will be justified even more if I can gain a place at a tennis camp and being part of the same event as Andy Murray and Greg Rusedski will hopefully inspire me to get a few more titles in 2007.
"It is not just for the invite to the Aberdeen Cup I'm grateful to Judy Murray for but also for the way she has been lobbying to try to make entries for Scots to the major tournaments down south more accessible."
There is so very little info available on him. Thanks for the article. Makes a really good read.
Good to see that he likes serve volley.
It seems like another of our young guns who is moving abroad. The other Scottish hope at the AC, Caitlin Steel, is now based in Florence, where people like Volandri train.