Jamie Murray was a successful doubles player, winning two Grand Slam titles and reaching world number one.
But he never hit the heights of his brother, Andy Murray, in singles.
Despite being a top junior prospect, Jamie Murray failed to deliver on that potential.
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During a video posted on ‘The Set‘ YouTube channel, Andy Murray shared what went wrong for his older brother in singles.
Andy Murray says Jamie Murray developed the ‘yips’ on his forehand at the age of 12 after training in England
The Murray brothers were testing 100 years of tennis rackets and quickly discovered that Jamie Murray’s forehand speed remained consistent regardless of the equipment used.
“My forehand was a catastrophe of a shot,” said Jamie Murray.
Andy Murray then explained how and why his brother’s forehand broke down.
“When he was like 12, he went from being one of the best players in Europe, he was in the top three behind Rafael Nadal and Richard Gasquet,” he said.
“And he moved to a training base in England, and within six months they tried to change his forehand, and he never found it again.
“He basically got the yips on his forehand from 12 years old and never recovered it.
“So that’s why, regardless of the equipment, he can’t swing the racket properly.
“It’s amazing that he ended up doing what he did in tennis, but his singles career was done, because he couldn’t hit a forehand, couldn’t generate any power.”
Jamie Murray’s forehand wasn’t nearly as exposed in doubles as it was in singles, allowing him to flourish in the discipline.
He won two Grand Slams in doubles and five in mixed doubles, and also played a major role in Great Britain’s Davis Cup win in 2015.
Jamie Murray’s record in doubles Grand Slam finals (2-3)
| Grand Slam final | Partner | Opponents | Result | Score |
| 2015 Wimbledon | John Peers | Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau | LOSS | 6-7, 4-6, 4-6 |
| 2015 US Open | John Peers | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | LOSS | 4-6, 4-6 |
| 2016 Australian Open | Bruno Soares | Daniel Nestor/Radek Stepanek | WIN | 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 |
| 2016 US Open | Bruno Soares | Pablo Carreno Busta/Guillermo Garcia Lopez | WIN | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2021 US OPen | Bruno Soares | Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury | LOSS | 6-3, 2-6, 2-6 |
Jamie Murray’s record in mixed doubles Grand Slam finals (5-3)
| Grand Slam final | Partner | Opponents | Result | Score |
| 2007 Wimbledon | Jelena Jankovic | Alicia Molik/Jonas Bjorkman | WIN | 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 |
| 2008 US Open | Liezel Huber | Cara Black/Leander Paes | LOSS | 6-7, 4-6 |
| 2017 Wimbledon | Martina Hingis | Heather Watson/Henri Kontinen | WIN | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2017 US Open | Martina Hingis | Chan Hao-ching/Michael Venus | WIN | 6-1, 4-6, [10-8] |
| 2018 Wimbledon | Victoria Azarenka | Nicole Melichar/Alexander Peya | LOSS | 6-7, 3-6 |
| 2018 US Open | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | Alicja Rosoloska/Nikola Mektic | WIN | 2-6, 6-3, [11-9] |
| 2019 US Open | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | Chan Hao-ching/Michael Venus | WIN | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2020 Australian Open | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | Barbora Krejcikova/Nikola Mektic | LOSS | 7-5, 4-6, [1-10] |
When he retired earlier this year, he did so as one of the greatest British players of his generation.
Andy Murray blamed the LTA for ruining Jamie Murray’s singles career in 2005
Back in 2005, as he was making his breakthrough, Andy Murray blamed the LTA for his brother’s struggles.
“My brother is very talented,” he said, according to ‘The Telegraph‘.
“He was number two in the world when he was around the age of 13, and then he went down to an LTA school in Cambridge, and they ruined him for a few years. It was their fault.
“But I really want him to come back and do well because he is a good guy and he works very hard.
“He wants to be a tennis player, and I think he has shown he has the talent.”
Jamie Murray had the talent to become the best doubles player in the world, but the singles dream never materialised.
