Maternal devotion dictates that when Judy Murray watches matches of her son Andy as he battles it out to become Britain’s first male Grand Slam champion since Fred Perry, emotions regularly take over and she becomes one of the noisiest shouting, screaming, gesticulating supporters.
In Australia gay rights protesters are upping the demands for Melbourne Park’s third show court to no longer be named Margaret Court Arena after the outspoken comments by the 24-time Grand Slam singles champion, attacking same-sex marriages.
The commitment of the leading players to Davis Cup in 2012 took another blow when Andy Murray, declared himself unavailable for Britain’s return to the Euro/Africa Zone Group One tie
It will require a pair of do-or-die performances from the Williams sisters if the ageing pair of former champions want to be included for one last hurrah on the Olympic team headed for London 2012.