murray family and friends

derekz 1. WILLIE MURRAY: The tennis star's father is a Scottish newsagent. Murray often credits him as his inspiration - despite the fact his parents separated when he was nine. 2. MATT LITTLE: The 'strength and conditioning coach' is responsible for Murray's fitness training, injury prevention and stretching routines. Before matches, Mr Little helps the sportsman warm up, and afterwards he helps with massage and recovery work. To improve his flexibility, Murray uses an intensive form of yoga known as Bikram, which is practised in a heated room. In his cardiovascular programme, he has to run 20 100m sprints in just 20mins. Andy Murray In action: Murray during his match with Nadal 3. ANDY IRELAND: Murray's physiotherapist is nicknamed 'Needles' due to his love of acupuncture. On his suggestion, the player takes an ice bath after every match to help rapidly realign his muscles. 4. JEZ GREEN: The 35-year-old fitness trainer is in charge of Murray's rigorous fitness and nutrition programme. He is thought to be responsible for the vast improvement in his charge's upper body strength - and his 9lb of muscle gain - since November. Mr Green's tough regime includes 'lashings of chin-ups' with a 20kg weight strapped to Murray's chest. His diet regime has seen the old chip dinners banned and replaced with sushi (up to 45 pieces in a single sitting); protein bars; and the occasional steak with plenty of greens and water. British-born Mr Green, who is based in Florida, is determined to get Murray's serve above 140mph. 5. MILES MACLAGAN: Murray's current travelling coach gives tactical advice, arranges practices and fires him up. The 33-year-old is a former British Davis Cup player who is described as 'mellow' - the perfect counterfoil to Murray's aggression. He is credited with bolstering the player's new-found focus and determination. Mr Maclagan said of his first training sessions with the 21-year-old: 'He worked so hard there - three and a half weeks of hard physical work, day in, day out. There was no moaning, no excuses, no injuries. I thought: "Geez, this guy's tough."' His top tennis tip? 'Watch the ball. You can't hit it properly if you don't know where it is.' 6. PATRICIO APEY: The agent negotiates all Murray's contracts and sponsorship - which to date include £1million-plus deals with RBS, David Lloyd Leisure, Highland Spring mineral water and the Fred Perry sports clothing company. Mr Apey is the son of a tennis coach, and his agency also represents the footballers Hernan Crespo and Juan Sebastian Veron. He believes his client could earn about £80million in the course of his career. 7. KIM SEARS: The 20-year-old first met Murray in 2005 and their friendship quickly blossomed into romance. Miss Sears, the daughter of the head of women's tennis in Britain, took a gap year after finishing school to accompany Murray on the tennis circuit. She is now studying English at Brighton University. The young beauty has proved to be a stabilising influence on the tempestuous sportsman - she famously encouraged him to cut his shaggy hair and won the approval of his mother. Occasionally the couple play tennis together but Murray ungallantly claims not to enjoy the games because his girlfriend 'isn't that good'. 8. JUDY MURRAY: The ultimate 'tennis mum', she accompanies her son everywhere on tour, giving him maximum vocal support. A former tennis coach for the Scottish national team, she trained her son until he was 13. But Murray once said: 'I'd much rather have my mum as just my mum.' The 48-year-old agreed, saying: 'Parents are just as important as coaches, if not more so.' 9. and 10. KAREN and KEITH ERSKINE: Murray's uncle and aunt. 11. ROY ERSKINE: Murray's maternal grandfather is a regular fixture at matches. In his youth, he was a star footballer for Hibernian - showing that athleticism definitely runs in the family. 12. JAN FRYAR: A close friend of Murray's grandmother. 13. ROB STEWART: The website manager has played a crucial role in transforming Murray into a money-making machine and national hero. He is responsible for a glossy website about the player (AndyMurray.com) which includes a blog, interviews, photos, videos and merchandise. 14. STUART HIGGINS: The former editor of The Sun is now a PR spin doctor. He was brought in to try to help soften Murray's image, which had been tainted by public temper tantrums and his infamous comment during the football World Cup that he wanted 'anyone but England' to win. 15. RICHARD BRANSON: The billionaire entrepreneur joined the family group to cheer the young player on.