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‘Some people will never be satisfied unless I win a Slam with Amélie’

Andy Murray is quick to defend his coach, but rather harder on himself – and Lance Armstrong

David Walsh Published: 1 March 2015

Standing Tall: Murray is feeling good about things on and off the court  Murray is feeling good about things on and off the court (Clive Brunskill)

ANDY is relaxed; everything going well. And running late. Three of us are due to sit down with him at one o’clock at the Queen’s Club in west Kensington, London. Won’t get started until 1.45pm, says his man. But Andy’s looking forward to it. This is Andy Murray, Britain’s greatest sportsman.

When you go to interview a champion there is no rush, right? Not true. I’ve come to see Murray but later in the day there’s a rendezvous with the England rugby player George Kruis in Bagshot, Surrey. That was scheduled for 7pm but has been brought forward to 5pm.

Sometime after 2pm we’re taken to a small room. Murray looks cool and exudes warmth. Sorry about things running late, he says. You can tell he’s up for making the effort because when the interview begins, he fleshes out his thoughts and offers insight. And his body language tells us

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