10 things you didn’t know about Andy Murray

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Andy Murray is currently the world’s top ranked male tennis player

#5 Could have been a footballer

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The Brit could easily have taken up football

The 30-year-old could have had an alternate career as a footballer. He confessed that he turned down an offer from Scottish club Glasgow Rangers to train with them at the age of 14 in order to concentrate on his tennis career.

Murray has stated how he knew he could be a tennis great if he dedicated himself to the sport and hence chose to abandon pursuing a career in football.

He is a supporter of Hibernian, primarily due to the fact that his grandfather played for them.


#6 Owner of a five-star hotel

Apart from his great performances on the court, Murray has shown good business acumen as well. He bought a Victorian mansion called Cromlix House in 2013 for £1.8 million, and transformed it into a 15-room five-star hotel.

The Scot probably liked what he saw when he visited the property in 2010, when he was the best man at his brother Jamie's wedding, which took place at the same mansion.