Murray inspires a tennis revival::Scotland on Sunday

Scotland on Sunday - Murray inspires a tennis revival~~~



Andy Murray's sore hamstring has forced an end to his climb up the ATP ladder for now, but this story demonstrates just how far he has come in the past six months. And it is also a look at how important one young superstar is for a country with few sports and even fewer stars. (It is interesting to note that the online version of the newspaper has four subsections under Sport: Football, Rugby, Racing and Other Sport, which is where tennis falls--sounds like Andy has his work cut out for him.)



And although I know Murray to be a great admirer of Tim Henman, he is undeniably a different personality type, with a flair for the dramatic that appeals to youngsters looking for a bit of the rebel to model themselves after.



The word I don't get in the headline is "revival." Was Scottish tennis once a vibrant sport, not relegated to the "Other Sport" dustbin? Did it suffer a long, slow decline or a sharp one? Or is that perhaps the wrong word for what Murray is inspiring? I think "craze" might be the appropriate term.