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[Caz]

Sure Caz ! I 'll see him in Bercy in a 2 weeks ....

I  so love that  quote  , look ! 

ANDY MURRAY: I don’t read, so…

JAMIE MURRAY:  Yeah, he doesn’t, yeah, and it shows.

Wow! Thank you MR!  Lucky you! I love the quote too!

[isabel]

New member here...I did meet Andy for the first time at the US Open this year - managed to get an autograph and almost died of a heart attack watching his match with Haase live. In person, Andy is quite good looking- beautiful skin which makes his green eyes the more noticeable and a really slim physique. He was quite chatty when signing autographs and exchanged a funny quip with one fan who when trying to get an autograph said, "Andy, you are my wife's favorite player." To which Andy responded, "So, then naturally I am not your favorite." It was quite cheeky and got the whole crowd of fans laughing. Watching him play live is really an experience, especially in a match as topsy turvy as the Haase one.  His monologues to himself are quite tortured; I don't know if TV cameras pick them all up, but if you sit close enough to the court, you can hear them really well. Listening for them was pretty much the highlight of the match for me especially as his play that day was so pressure inducing. All in all it was a fabulous experience...

[Aileen]

I was being tongue-in-cheek here - well, sort of ...

New member here...I did meet Andy for the first time at the US Open this year - managed to get an autograph and almost died of a heart attack watching his match with Haase live. In person, Andy is quite good looking- beautiful skin which makes his green eyes the more noticeable and a really slim physique. He was quite chatty when signing autographs and exchanged a funny quip with one fan who when trying to get an autograph said, "Andy, you are my wife's favorite player." To which Andy responded, "So, then naturally I am not your favorite." It was quite cheeky and got the whole crowd of fans laughing. Watching him play live is really an experience, especially in a match as topsy turvy as the Haase one.  His monologues to himself are quite tortured; I don't know if TV cameras pick them all up, but if you sit close enough to the court, you can hear them really well. Listening for them was pretty much the highlight of the match for me especially as his play that day was so pressure inducing. All in all it was a fabulous experience...

to MW Isabel and thanks for that lovely post.

Oh we do indeed hear Andy's monologues loud and clear on TV, and just for good measure the cameras show close-ups of his face.   Experience in lip-reading is not required!
I'm going to have to stop reading this thread because I'm positively by now and yes, MR, you are a French b**** but we love you for all the wonderful pics of Andy that you post.

[isabel]

Thanks for the welcome Aileen...it feels good not to be a lurker anymore! Regarding Andy's colorful language on court, my enduring memories of the Australian Open are always really slow- mo replays of Andy's curses on court. Somehow, I always think that coverage of the AO always replays his cursing more than at the other slams. The replays seem to be interminable and then to heighten the hilarity, the commentators always trip over themselves to apologize for Andy. I, for one, do not mind the salty language...it's all part of his charm, especially when he berates himself in the 3rd person. 

[blueberryhill]

Well, I'm green, green, green!!!

[Caz]

Awww........Hope you'll be up and running again soon!

[hollyhanson]

I've always wanted to meet Andy Murray, but reading everyone's stories makes me want to meet him even more! Especially after he was in my dream last night!  I really have enjoyed hearing everyone's stories and enjoy reading the forum!  Thanks to everyone who contributes

[toady]

Met him at Braehead in September at the DC.  I had tickets for the 3 days but passed my day 3 ticket on  to my daughter's partner, but went along to venue with them and my grandson. Grandson is 3 and a huge Murray fan, got into tennis watching this past Wimbledon and rushes round the house with his toy racquet pretending to be 'Andy!' He went in to watch the practice (we decided a full game would be too much for him, especially with the noise), and came out thrilled he had seen 'Andy' close up. Anyhow while the last 2 matches were being played, he and I went for a picnic outside along by the river where I stumbled across the media tent.  Daughter sent a text when Murray's match ground to an end (he wasn't playing very well that day), so I wandered along with grandson just in time to see Andy disappear into media centre for interviews. We sat outside and when he came out, were about the only people there. I asked if he would mind me taking a picture with my grandson, who was literally stunned into silence. He was great and talked to us, and I have a wonderful pic of the two of them and both are smiling. Was tremendously impressed that he was so kind when he was shattered, and would have been quite justified in telling us to go away, but copies of the pic now adorn the mantelpieces of all the relatives, and grandson still smiles when he tells people about how 'I met Andy'. Am of the opinion now he is shy, rather than the stroppy Andy the press portray.  It takes a lot to impress this cynical woman, but he managed it!

Daughter bumped into him when he was leaving venue, and he signed a couple of things for her.  She said he was very patient as she was all fingers and thumbs. Have to say all the team were very accommodating, and as we were at the front we were trapped by the kiddies and were handing kids over the seats to the front so they got their chance ; but Leon Smith wouldn't sign anything!