MURRAYSWORLD: About

On the 25th of June 2005, British tennis player Andy Murray made his Centre Court debut at Wimbledon. He unfortunately lost to David Nalbandian in a heartbreaking 5 set match after suffering severe cramp.

It was after this match that Mark Sanger, viewing the match on TV at home, instantly became a fan of the brave Scot. He then, as you would expect, whacked out 'Andy Murray' on Google but he was surprised to discover a lack of a dedicated website for the young Scot.

Mark Sanger, a university student at the time and with some experience with web development, decided it was almost his duty to create a dedicated Andy Murray website with an online community.

Although the exact creation or publication date of MurraysWorld is unknown, we do know that the domain (murraysworld.com) was purchased on the 4th July 2005 and therefore we use this as our official birthday.

Days after its launch, MurraysWorld.com had already begun to receive traffic from around the world and weeks later the website had turned into the very friendly community that is now renowned for its non-fanboy-like objectiveness about everything Andy Murray.

Later that year in November, Mark Sanger was invited to a meeting with Octagon (Murray's management at the time). Octagon showed great interest in turning MurraysWorld into the official website and wanted Mark to lead a team in running the website. However, an agreement on this potential move was not made because soon after the talks, Andy Murray ended his contract with Octagon for a smaller agency called AceGroup.

MurraysWorld prides itself on its journalistic principles and dedication to the fans of Andy Murray. There have been, and will continue to be, times when we report stories that take a more negative approach to Murray's career, and may even offend him. However, it is at times like this that our purpose - to provide for the fans and not for the player - shines through.