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Article: The cut-price The cut-price ; BACKROOM BOYS: From left, Miles Maclagan, Patricio Apey, Jez Green, Andy Ireland, doubles player Ross Hutchins and Matt Little have tuned Murray to threaten Nadal's supremacy.
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- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 7, 2008
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Byline: Malcolm Folley
AT THE heart of Andy Murray's rapid rise to No 4 in the world and the brink of Grand Slam glory has been his willingness to meet the payroll of an entourage that would not shame Madonna.
But while his old coach, Brad Gilbert, enjoyed a salary of ?750,000 a year, paid for by the Lawn Tennis Association, the four men they call Team Murray have been assembled for about a third of that sum. And while Murray sheltered yesterday from the tropical storm that delayed his US Open semi-final with Rafael Nadal, those shaping his welfare and well-being continued to work tirelessly in the shadows.
In the 10 months since they began a ...