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| Andy Murray gives Dunblane something to shout about | Andy Murray gives Dunblane something to shout about |
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| Dunblane erupted on Sunday as its local hero, Andy Murray, beat Novak Djokovic to win the Wimbledon title. | Dunblane erupted on Sunday as its local hero, Andy Murray, beat Novak Djokovic to win the Wimbledon title. |
| The Dunblane Hotel was packed with supporters from the town and further afield who had come to cheer him on. The Flower of Scotland and chants of "Let's go, Andy, let's go" and "Here we, here we, here we fucking go", along with the sound of bagpipes played by Harry Richards, 15, could be heard throughout the match. | |
| The tiny pub was a sea of sweaty supporters waving saltire flags, and banners reading Come on Andy", screaming with joy every time he won a game. | |
| As Murray picked up the Wimbledon singles trophy – the first British man to do so in 77 years – fans ran out into the street, with some even jumping into the river Allan in their boxer shorts in celebration. | As Murray picked up the Wimbledon singles trophy – the first British man to do so in 77 years – fans ran out into the street, with some even jumping into the river Allan in their boxer shorts in celebration. |
| Harry, from Dunblane, who played the pipes throughout the match and led a procession into the street afterwards, said: "I just wanted to add to the atmosphere for Andy and try to help him win it. None of my friends were there with me – just the whole of Dunblane. | Harry, from Dunblane, who played the pipes throughout the match and led a procession into the street afterwards, said: "I just wanted to add to the atmosphere for Andy and try to help him win it. None of my friends were there with me – just the whole of Dunblane. |
| "It's just brilliant. I was piping last year when he was in the final and although he didn't win I was still so proud of him. But this is just amazing. Everyone's ecstatic." | "It's just brilliant. I was piping last year when he was in the final and although he didn't win I was still so proud of him. But this is just amazing. Everyone's ecstatic." |
| Murray's grandparents Roy and Shirley Erskine watched the match at their Dunblane home. Roy said: "We watched it on our own television set just the two of us. | |
| "We were actually OK watching it, we weren't as nervous as we have been in the past because he was playing well. | |
| "He played a super game – it was quite amazing. We're thrilled to bits, absolutely thrilled to bits. | |
| "There's been such a good buzz about the place. The support has been tremendous in the town. The Dunblane Centre, the Sports Club, the Dunblane Hotel – all jumping up and down. It has done the town a world of good. | |
| "He called us afterwards from Wimbledon, his gran spoke to him quickly on the phone. There was such a noise going on down on the tennis courts, she couldn't really hear him. But he called, and we were able to tell him well done. | |
| " We're very proud of him, and we're very pleased for him. And for Judith too." | |
| Shirley added: "There were some big hugs after he won. | |
| "I missed the final because I broke my leg and I said to him that maybe I have been a jinx in the past and he said, 'No gran'. | |
| "I told him the support was phenomenal and everyone was so pleased." | |
| Carol Ann Morris, 45, a friend of Murray's dad, William, was delighted for the 26-year-old. She said: "I've known Andy since he was a wee boy and my son went to school with his brother, Jamie. | |
| "It's absolutely brilliant. I'm ecstatic. I just couldn't believe it. It's just so good for Andy – he's worked so hard and he didn't make it easy for himself before. | "It's absolutely brilliant. I'm ecstatic. I just couldn't believe it. It's just so good for Andy – he's worked so hard and he didn't make it easy for himself before. |
| "We watched the match in our back garden with strawberries and Pimm's but came into the town afterwards just to soak up the atmosphere." | "We watched the match in our back garden with strawberries and Pimm's but came into the town afterwards just to soak up the atmosphere." |
| Neil Graham, 41, from Larbert, watching the match in the pub with friends, said the atmosphere was even better than the World Cup. He said: "We're just ecstatic. The atmosphere was out of this world, it was unbelievable. | |
| "We were in Paris when Scotland beat France in the World Cup – this was better than that. This is the biggest sporting achievement ever, by a Scotsman." | "We were in Paris when Scotland beat France in the World Cup – this was better than that. This is the biggest sporting achievement ever, by a Scotsman." |
| Referring to the incident in 1996, in which Thomas Hamilton, 43, shot dead 16 children and one adult before shooting himself at Dunblane primary school – where Murray was a pupil – Graham added: "Andy's exorcised a ghost in Dunblane. | Referring to the incident in 1996, in which Thomas Hamilton, 43, shot dead 16 children and one adult before shooting himself at Dunblane primary school – where Murray was a pupil – Graham added: "Andy's exorcised a ghost in Dunblane. |
| "The people here now have something positive to think of and be proud of. He wanted to do that and he has." | "The people here now have something positive to think of and be proud of. He wanted to do that and he has." |