Murray wants ATP event in Scotland
By Mark Sanger on February 13, 2010, 09:44 PM
Andy Murray has revealed that he wants to stage an ATP Tour event in Scotland once he's at the latter stages of his career.I've spoken to a few people about it. I think if you're going to do it you make sure you do it well. If I was to do something like that I would want to make sure I'm really involved in it.
You need to make sure you've got the time and the right people behind it. It is something that would definitely interest me [especially] when I am a bit older, when I am playing maybe fewer tournaments than I am now and maybe not doing as much training.
I think all the players would love to put on a tournament. They obviously know what the players need. The players just like to be near restaurants, have enough practice courts and have the hotel close to the courts, and that's it.
I think sometimes it's easy for tournaments to try and overcomplicate things, to try to outdo the other ones and make it a little bit more fancy, but players are pretty simple.
In 1997, Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski helped secure Britain an ATP Tour event that was first hosted in Battersea Park and then the Docklands. After a three-year run, it ended amid complaints from players about its unsuitability.
Excellent 
When it happens, I'll be there spectating or maybe even volunteering. 
When it happens, I'll be there spectating or maybe even volunteering. You'll be there in 'slacks' and I'll be sooking my werthers originals..... how depressing. That's a bit extreme, I know....
I'm not sure what to make of this, tbh. Why would he be thinking about this right now?
February 13, 2010, 09:54 PM
By Elly
By Elly
Nothing wrong with planning ahead a few years, I do it as well.
February 13, 2010, 09:57 PM
By Mark
By Mark
Nothing wrong with planning ahead a few years, I do it as well.
Trust me... you'll stop.
February 13, 2010, 09:58 PM
By Elly
By Elly
I'm a cynical old tart, tonight. I'm away to research a happy tune to end the night on..... 
February 13, 2010, 10:08 PM
By Elly
By Elly
Excellent When it happens, I'll be there spectating or maybe even volunteering.
I can remember that Andy mentioned this a few years ago.
When it happens, I'll be there spectating or maybe even volunteering. I can remember that Andy mentioned this a few years ago.
Ball Boy!!
He's gonna have to make like Djokovic and buy the rights to another one...
February 14, 2010, 12:10 AM
By Shooting Star
By Shooting Star
A worthy idea, but -
"The players just like to be near restaurants, have enough practice courts and have the hotel close to the courts, and that's it".
As the only suitable venue in Scotland for the moment would seem to be Glasgow's Braehead Arena (seating capacity 2,700), it would appear from its current website that it wouldn't fulfil the above requirements. Good advertised hotels and restaurants are 3-4 miles away ... and practice courts?
But we're looking several years down the line and maybe by then his Mum's plans for a tennis centre near Stirling will have come to fruition, although would there be easily accessible eateries and accommodation to go with it?
So, meantime, let Andy enjoy his youthfully enthusiastic dreams.
"The players just like to be near restaurants, have enough practice courts and have the hotel close to the courts, and that's it".
As the only suitable venue in Scotland for the moment would seem to be Glasgow's Braehead Arena (seating capacity 2,700), it would appear from its current website that it wouldn't fulfil the above requirements. Good advertised hotels and restaurants are 3-4 miles away ... and practice courts?
But we're looking several years down the line and maybe by then his Mum's plans for a tennis centre near Stirling will have come to fruition, although would there be easily accessible eateries and accommodation to go with it?
So, meantime, let Andy enjoy his youthfully enthusiastic dreams.
February 14, 2010, 01:06 AM
By Aileen
By Aileen
Andy's understanding of the game would make him ideal as a potential tennis pundit.
Though Andrew Castle may need to be on stand-by with the tweezers to make Andy's voice actually change tone once in a while.
Though Andrew Castle may need to be on stand-by with the tweezers to make Andy's voice actually change tone once in a while.
February 14, 2010, 01:08 AM
By Sir Panda
By Sir Panda
February 14, 2010, 01:09 AM
By Aileen
By Aileen
Ball Boy!!
This isn't going to happen until I'm in my twenties and that's probably too old to be a ball boy.
February 14, 2010, 09:22 AM
By Allan
By Allan
I can remember that Andy mentioned this a few years ago.
By Allan