Andy Murray to miss family funeral for Davis Cup tie against Argentina
Andy Murray will miss his grandfather's funeral on Friday to play in Great Britain's Davis Cup semi-final against Argentina.
Andy Murray will miss his grandfather's funeral on Friday to play in Great Britain's Davis Cup semi-final against Argentina.
Gordon Murray, father of Andy and Jamie's father Willie, died last week.
Andy attended the draw for the Davis Cup at Glasgow's Emirates Arena on Thursday but missed a press conference, reportedly so he could attend a family gathering, but Jamie was present.
The older Murray brother will only play in the doubles tie on Saturday and will therefore be able to go to the funeral.
At the same time, Andy will be playing in the standout match against Juan Martin Del Potro, who he defeated in the Olympic final a month ago.
While Andy missed part of Thursday's build-up, Jamie joined his mother Judy to pass on tips to schoolchildren picking up a tennis racket for the first time.
Judy's Tennis On The Road programme introduces children to tennis in parts of the country where courts and coaches are rarely found.
The initiative sees children play with balloons and bean bags - as Andy and Jamie did as youngsters - to develop their skills before they starting playing tennis.
Jamie joined his mother for some demonstrations and quickly remembered many of the games from his childhood.
Judy said: "I actually think he will be a really good coach if he decides to go into that when he stops playing.
"He has good people skills and is good at explaining things and has a nice way with him, so if he wanted to go down that route he'd actually be pretty good at it.
"Some of the things we did today he'll remember playing in the house.
"There were no indoor courts when they were young, so we were always playing things in the house with balloons, bean bags and ping-pong balls, but it shows that you can develop the skills for any sport by playing actively at home."
After the Davis Cup tie, both Andy and Jamie are due to take part in a live tennis exhibition in Glasgow next week in front of a sold-out crowd.
Judy said: "They don't get home very often, they are both based in London now, so when they are here it's important to try and make the most of that.
"It's a wonderful thing to watch them play in Scotland in front of a great crowd."