Will Murray bring it home?

Scotland’s narrow loss to England in the Euro 2000 play-off.

Colin Montgomerie blowing the 2006 US Open on the final hole of a gruelling weekend of golf.

Our nation’s rugby team’s heartbreaking and unjust exit to Australia in the 2015 World Cup.

What do all of these things have in common?

They all result in an acrimonious Scottish sporting failure.

And that’s why we Scots will treasure Andy Murray’s Wimbledon triumph until the day we die.

Even now as I write this, the corners of my mouth rise at the memory of watching that epic match.

Love him or hate him, he is arguably the greatest Scottish sportsman ever.

And next week his quest to lift his third Grand-Slam, and second Wimbledon title, begins.

Murray could hardly have asked for a better first Father’s Day as he won a record fifth final at the Queen’s club, the tournament that provides the annual prelude before the Grand-Slam festivities.

But a gut-wrenching defeat to his old foe Novak Djokovic in the recent French Open final was a stark reminder of the task Murray faces heading into every major tournament.

If he wants to be the best, he’ll likely have to beat the best.

This time, on his home turf, he needs to make sure he isn’t just hanging on to Djokovic’coattails – he is ripping them off.

The 29-year-old’s biggest strength is his return of serve – proven by his 42 per cent success rate in return points won throughout his career.

In fact, when his opponent is hitting their second serve, Murray wins the point more than 50 per cent of the time.

His opponent last Sunday, Milos Raonic, served well in the final and was even 3-0 up in the second set, so Murray’s ability to respond, return and stay strong is a huge positive to take from the match.

Murray recognises this and has said that he believes in 99 out of 100 opposing service games he will create opportunities to break and, regardless of his standing in the match, chances will come his way.

But this consistency on the field doesn’t mirror his situation off it as Murray adapts to fatherhood.

A change in routine at home has been put into action to allow him to see more of his baby daughter as well as conserving his energy levels with a different sleeping pattern.

And his split from coach Amelia Mauresmo has seen him reunite with Ivan Lendl; the sternfaced tutor who helped guide Murray to Wimbledon glory three years ago.

The meticulous Czech’s return has to be a contributing factor in Murray showing some of his best tennis last week at Queens.

But the next step is helping Murray turn that form into Grand Slam success.

Two finals have come and gone for Murray this year in Australia and France and in-front of a passionate home crowd he’ll be desperate not to allow a third to slip away.

Record breaker Murray won his fifth Queens title