Article: 'Andy Murray is still an inspiration to me'

BARELY audible, but definitely discernible above the buzz of a police helicopter and the din of a busy Saturday afternoon, was the faint pop of yellow balls being knocked back and forth.

Every one of the council-run courts at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park was in use and there was no doubting as to why they were filled to capacity. His Wimbledon dreams for 2009 may have been shattered, but Andy Murray is proving a huge inspiration for sports-loving youngsters across Scotland.

Jatinder Pal Singh and his younger brother Maninder's faces break into broad grins as they chant their hero's name in unison.

"We want to be like him," said nine-year-old Jatinder.

His sibling, younger by a year, nodded ...

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