The mother of former British tennis star
Andy Murray, Judy Murray, has expressed frustration after seeing a lack of Scottish talent following in her son's footsteps. The 37-year-old was often regarded as the greatest
British player in the history of men’s tennis in the singles category in the
Open era.
Murray’s career finally ended on Thursday as he and
his partner Dan Evans lost in the quarterfinal of the Paris Olympics as they
lost to the American pair of Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz in straight sets with
a score of 6-2, 6-4. His mother, Judy, was recently quoted in a report where
she expressed frustration after seeing a lack of Scottish talent following in her son's footsteps.\
“What he has done has changed the face of British tennis,”
she said. “I suppose, if I had a wish, I wish we had more in Scotland to show
for it. I think people get sick of hearing that we’ll never have another Andy
or Jamie Murray. But they’ve built this enormous fan base in Scotland and all
over the world, so why shouldn’t we?” Murray has struggled with fitness concerns throughout his career.
It was because of this that he announced retirement just after the Australian
Open in 2018.
However, he returned to the court soon after and managed to play
at the highest level for a long period of time. Earlier this year, Murray suffered
an ankle injury, forcing him to miss two months of action. During that time, he announced that he would retire after playing Wimbledon at home and the Summer Olympics in Paris. His dream of playing at Wimbledon in the singles category was shattered when he suffered an injury during the Queen’s ATP Championship, which forced him to undergo surgery as well. He ended up playing in the doubles
category at Wimbledon and in the Paris Olympics.
