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Article: Judy a major factor in Murray success story

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July 4, 2009
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'SHOW me your medals' is a common enough cry from young sports stars who believe their coach is asking them to achieve something they themselves couldn't do.

Andy Murray didn't have to ask when it came to establishing the credentials of his first coach - mum Judy, who won 64 Scottish titles and 27 international caps.

On occasions when his mother was winning Scottish team titles with Dunfermline LTC, Andy and his older brother, Jamie, got themselves in on the action, too.

Pat Reid, director of Tennis Scotland and stalwart Dunfermline tennis club member, recalls: "Judy played in seven of our Scottish Cup-winning teams during the 1990s when it was common-place for Andy and Jamie to not only ...

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