The core of Andy Murray’s genius is there is nothing fake on court or off it | Kevin Mitchell

It is a towering achievement that the world No1 is essentially no different to the tennis player the game first became aware of over a decade ago

Pick up any dictionary and check the definition of honesty. There will be references to integrity, loyalty, candour, right-mindedness, authenticity. All of these describe the Andy Murray I have come to know and, without wishing to confer sainthood on the poor man, the best tennis player these islands have had – and the freshly crowned No1 in the world – would still seem to be incapable of telling a lie.

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Perhaps the key to his success in the toughest era of his sport has been his almost maddening attention to detail

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