Murrays have final say as Andy hints at more
ANDY and Jamie Murray were victorious in possibly their final match together in Scotland but England walked away with the inaugural Schroders Battle of the Brits Trophy.
Organised by Jamie Murray, the Scotland versus England clash proved a hit in Aberdeen, with around 20,000 fans attending the P& J Live arena across two days.
England had the higher- ranked players but the Murray brothers were the star attraction and it was fitting that they should have the final say, defeating Neal Skupski and Dan Evans 6- 3, 6- 4 to complete an 8- 4 win for England.
Andy said on the BBC: “I certainly hope it’s not the case but we need to treat these moments like we might not get the opportunity again because we’re getting on a bit and you never know what’s round the corner. It was amazing. The whole two days, very proud of Jamie for the event that he put on and also all of the players. There’s obviously a huge team behind the scenes helping put on the event but all the players, it meant a lot to both of us that everyone turned up and competed well and went after it and created a great event for everyone who came along to watch.”
The 35- year- old will head to Australia buoyed by his performances, especially victory over rising star Jack Draper on Wednesday. He was unable to repeat that against English No. 1 Dan Evans but it was another close battle, with the world No. 27 winning 6- 4, 3- 6
( 10- 8). Victory was secured for England in the first match of the final session, when Paul Jubb defeated Aidan McHugh 6- 2, 6- 2.
England had pulled ahead in the opening match yesterday when Skupski and Jubb defeated Jamie Murray and Jonny O’Mara 6- 4,
5- 7 ( 10- 6).