HE NORMALLY leaves the coaching to stony-faced Ivan Lendl.

But Scots tennis star Andy Murray was all smiles yesterday as he helped his mother Judy deliver a training session to community players at the Hydro in Glasgow.

Fresh from a gruelling Davis Cup semi-final loss in the city at the weekend in which he played three matches against Argentina, the world number two was back on court to share some top tips as part of his Andy Murray Live charity event.

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Murray, from Dunblane, laughed and joked with around 20 participants – who ranged in age from 12 to 84 – admitting his legs were “pretty sore” after a packed summer that saw him win both Wimbledon and the Olympic gold medal in Rio.

In the evening Murray played two exhibition matches at the sold-out event, which also featured his brother Jamie, the current US and Australian Open doubles champion, former Wimbledon semi-finalist Grigor Dimitrov and former British number one Tim Henman. Proceeds went to two charities, Unicef and Glasgow-based Young People’s Futures.

Judy Murray said the event allowed her son to give something back to grassroots sport.

She added: “Andy has a really busy schedule all year round but he loves coming home to Scotland. He also loves getting the opportunity to share his skills with others – he’s a pretty good coach, actually.

“Sessions like this also show that you don’t need expensive equipment to learn tennis skills. Some sponge balls and a few hoops is all you need to practise the fundamentals.”

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Ms Murray’s grassroots initiative, Tennis on the Road, has introduced thousands of adults and children across Scotland to the game.

Among those taking part in the training session were players from Queens Park Community Tennis Club, which aims to make the game accessible to all by offering free and reasonably-priced tennis tuition and competition.

Council-run Glasgow Life has seen a massive rise in demand for tennis at its park courts - which are free - and indoor tennis centres. In the last 12 months more than 70,000 people have used the facilities, an increase of 135 per cent over the last three years.

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Queens Park player Barrie Greenan said: “Andy is an inspiration to everyone who plays tennis in Scotland. And he’s also a really lovely guy, as he showed today. Having the chance to hit with him was amazing.”