Photograph of the Month - June 2008

Past display archive
1 June - 30 June 2008

Room 39

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Andy Murray, by Karl J. Kaul, 7 November 2006 - NPG x131760 - © Karl J. Kaul

Andy Murray
by Karl J. Kaul
7 November 2006
NPG x131760

British tennis player. Born in Glasgow and brought up in Dunblane, Scotland, Murray and his brother Jamie began playing tennis aged three. At fifteen, Murray moved to Barcelona to train at the Sanchez Academy and in 2004 won the boys' title at the US Open. Murray made his Davis Cup debut in 2005, becoming the youngest male tennis player to represent Great Britain. That year he reached the third round at Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon and was named BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year. In 2006 Murray reached the fourth round at Wimbledon and in 2007 rose to number eight seed. Murray competes at the Wimbledon Championships (23 June-6 July 2008).

Photographed at David Lloyd Heath and Fitness club, North London for the Guardian Weekend magazine. Canadian-born to Estonian parents, Kaul learnt lighting techniques working in the Vancouver film industry, before establishing himself as a prominent London-based commercial photographer.

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