Andy Murray's mum stokes sibling rivalry

The mother of Scottish tennis star Andy Murray has called him 'The Special One', and her other son Jamie is not impressed.

Judy Murray playing tennis.

Judy Murray playing tennis. Source: Press Association

Judy Murray has always insisted she loves her sons Andy and Jamie equally, and that Andy's repute as a grand slam tennis champion does not influence how she feels about either of them.

While Jamie Murray has a successful career as a tennis doubles player, his professional stature is well below that of his brother Andy Murray, who is currently ranked number 3 in the world and recently won his fourth Queen's Club tournament, defeating Kevin Anderson in straight sets.

But the internet has jumped on a Twitter comment she made after Andy's match about a photo of the tennis star with Chelsea Football Club manager José Mourinho, who is commonly referred to as 'The Special One'.
While it was a fairly innocuous comment, riffing on the nickname of the Chelsea coach, it got a reaction from Andy Murray's brother Jamie.
But Judy Murray managed to squash the situation (we think), appeasing her son with the addition of an adjective.
And then the other brother got involved.
It's not the first time sibling rivalry has reared its head between the brothers - Andy Murray has previously said competiting with his brother is what's made him so competive on court.

 


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