Andy Murray is inspiring a new generation of Scottish tennis players - and 10-year-old Calum MacGeoch is one of them. A pupil at the Tennis Academy based at Merchiston School in Edinburgh, he has just won the men's title at Rothiemurchus and Aviemore Club.

The youngster defeated Dave Fidoe 6-3, 6-4 in the singles final and the pair teamed up to win the men's doubles. In the semis, Fidoe defeated world cup skier, Noel Baxter.

Calum has been playing the game for three years and already has his sights on becoming a professional. He says Andy Murray is his hero.

Calum, a former pupil of Deshar Primary School in Boat-of-Garten, has been at the Tennis Academy for a year.

He combines his schooling at Merchiston Castle School with an intensive on-court programme prepared by Tennis Scotland.

He is coached at the academy by South African Marcel du Coudray - who used to work with ATP Tour star Nikolay Davydenko - while Andy's mother, Judy Murray, also has a-hands on role in her position as talent and performance manager for Scotland.

Tennis runs in the MacGeoch family. Calum's older sister - Ailie - finished runner-up in the women's singles final. Losing out 1-6 2-6 to the experienced Amanda Shepherd.

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