Murray emerging from the shadows

12 April 2012

Jamie Murray is hoping his remarkable Wimbledon triumph will help him finally emerge from the shadow of his famous younger brother.

The 21-year-old left-hander from Dunblane was virtually ignored as Andy Murray surged up the rankings to eighth in the world but he beat him to a Wimbledon title thanks to yesterday's mixed doubles success, partnering "adopted Brit" Jelena Jankovic to victory over fifth seeds Jonas Bjorkman and Alicia Molik.

Reaction to his shock triumph has been positive but comparisons are still being made with the 20-year-old British number one and he admitted: "The questions have been about half and half so far. I can't really do much more."

He added: "I saw Andy as I was walking off the court and he was pretty pumped up. He said he was so proud of what I've done."

Jamie went into Wimbledon with a career-high world ranking of 33 in doubles and looks set to continue his climb under Canadian doubles specialist coach Louis Cayer.

He has won four ATP tour titles with American partner Eric Butorac already this year and the pair reached the third round at Wimbledon before their defeat by French Open runners-up Lukas Dlouhy and Pavel Vizner enabled him to concentrate on the mixed event.

With Jankovic producing some punishing groundstrokes and the 6ft 3in Murray living up to his nickname of "Stretch" by putting away winners at the net, the Scottish-Serbian pair proved to be a lethal combination.

"She's a good player," added Murray. "It's a bonus that she's very attractive. I guess you want to get a girl who can serve well, which she obviously does.

"She's so steady throughout the whole tournament. She hardly missed any shots, only off maybe the guy's returns.

"She never misses a volley. The guy keeps playing to her and she keeps putting it back. I certainly didn't expect that at all. She told me how scared she was whenever the guy hit the ball at her but she kept putting it back in the court."

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