Murray Mania boosts Scots economy to the tune of £400million

By Rory Reynolds

MURRAY mania has boosted the British economy through tennis by a staggering £400million this year.

The 22-year-old Scot’s meteoric rise to the top of world tennis, appearance at the Wimbledon semi-finals and becoming the world no.2 has led to the sport’s boom, according to a study by Barclays and the University of Liverpool.

The study also found that Andy’s success had led to increased spending in every aspect of the sport, including equipment, advertising and sponsorship.

And Murray has helped to boost demand for year-round television coverage of tennis, from the Australian Open in January to the upcoming Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in November.

Andy has added a huge chunk to the £1.27billion tennis economy, with the sport ranking in the top-five sports.

Murray mania takes hold of Andy Murray ‘s home town of Dunblane

By CARA SULIEMAN, in Dunblane

ANDY MURRAY’S home town of Dunblane is gearing up for a weekend of Murray mania – convinced their local hero can make it through to Sunday’s Wimbledon final.

With Andy Murray scheduled to play in the semi final today (fri) a huge wave of excitement and expectation has washed over the Stirlingshire town.

Everywhere posters and good luck messages have been stuck up in window or walls while people on  street corners are full of talk about nothing else.