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Fleeting nature of tennis greatness makes legacy building tough | Tumaini Carayol

For many of the leading tennis players of this generation, maintaining their legacy has become a clear priority but the Murray family and Roger Federer are taking different pathsJamie Murray was in the middle of a meet-and-greet with Glaswegian school children this week when an STV journalist asked him if tennis in his country deserves better. Such questions seem to come up with increasing frequency as he and his brother Andy navigate the final years of their careers with no promising young players waiting in the wings. In Scotland, despite the money their success has generated, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) provides only £1m of grants from their £64.5m revenue. Murray sighed: “If you think about the Scottish players that...

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Roger Federer turns back time at 36 but Andy Murray faces hard questions | Kevin Mitchell

The Swiss has regained his position as world No 1, while Murray is heading out of the top 50 and should consider restoring his partnership with his brother, JamieLike Roger Federer’s exquisite backhand down the line, all things must pass – and nobody is more aware of the tyranny of time than the Swiss.Still resting from the rigours of clay (the odds on his ever trying again for the French Open are paper-thin), Federer is 37 in August and continues to astound with his longevity. Federer returned to world No 1 this week without lifting a racket after Dominic Thiem stopped Rafael Nadal’s record run of 50 sets in a row in Madrid last week – then the Austrian bowed...

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