Jamie Murray is once again gracing the prestigious SW19 courts as he takes on Wimbledon today with doubles partner Michael Venus for a clash against David Vega Hernández and Albano Olivetti.
The Scottish tennis player is in good company as his match follows on from brother Andy's victory against Ryan Peniston on Tuesday, potentially marking a winning streak for the Murray clan. One member of the family making her first appearance at the tournament will be Jamie's baby daughter, who he welcomed last year with wife Alejandra Gutierrez.
While the sportsman has kept quiet on the little one's name, he is delighted to be bringing her along for the ride this year. Talking to OK! this week, he shared, "My little girl will be making an appearance or two when I'm playing at Wimbledon, which is nice. She can't really watch properly because she won't know what's going on but I's nice to be able to do that."
She has been travelling a little bit with us this year, so, it's more fun when she can come along. It's different, but it's fun. When she was a baby it was much easier to take her places but now she has turned one, she's wriggling around and wants to move all the time. So it's not quite as easy!"
While the doting dad is welcoming the little one to the Wimbledon stands, he admits that not all the family will be making the journey. It's been 18 years since the family had their first shot at the tournament, with Andy making his debut in 2005 before Jamie followed in 2007 – with the latter assuring that their nearest and dearest have 'done their time'.
"The family do come but not as much as before. I think they've put in their time. A lot of friends do come and watch which is nice, I always like having familiar faces in the crowd and the support is always so nice at Wimbledon," explains the doubles ace.
The Wimbledon finals, which kicked off on Monday 3 July, has already welcomed a slew of famous faces to the tournament as tennis stars such as Novak Djokovic and Andy kicked things off.
Despite being brought up in central Scotland's Dunblane, Jamie now calls Wimbledon Village home – just a stones throw away from the famous courts he is gracing this week.
For someone constantly on the move, the player explains that he's thankful for being a walking distance from work for a couple of weeks.
"It's nice to be in your own bed, eat your own food and go to the places that your used to going. It's good to have a slice of normal life and be a five minute drive from the club," he adds.
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