Aidan McHugh
| Full name | Aidan McHugh |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
| Residence | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Born | 9 July 2000 Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Toby Smith |
| Last updated on: 14 June 2021. | |
Aidan McHugh (born 9 July 2000) is a British tennis player.[1]
From Bearsden, he attended St Aloysius' College, Glasgow.[2] He became of client of fellow Scot Andy Murray’s 77 Sports Management firm,[3] where he is joined fellow tennis players Paul Jubb, Harriet Dart, Katie Swan and Jack Pinnington Jones.[4] His usual training facility is the Scotstoun Sports Campus in Glasgow and he is on the Lawn Tennis Association’s Pro Scholarship Programme. McHugh has been described as Murray’s protege.[5]
He reached the semi finals of the 2018 Australian Open – Boys' Singles where he defeated Ondrej Styler, Filip Jianu, Jaimée Floyd Angele, and Rinky Hijikata before he lost to Tseng Chun-hsin in three sets.[6][7]
During the COVID-19 pandemic he took part in the Battle Of The Brits Team Tennis at the National Tennis Centre in 27, 2020 in London, England, and helped Judy Murray to produce online exercise modules for players of all ages that also involved Andy Murray, Jamie Murray, and Colin Fleming amongst others.[8]
He received a wildcard on to the main draw of 2021 Nottingham Trophy – Men's Singles where he defeated world number 105 Mikhail Kukushkin in straight sets for his first win on the ATP Challenger Tour.
He received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships men’s doubles alongside Alastair Gray, and a wildcard into the qualifying for the men’s singles.[9]
Personal life
He is a fan of Celtic F.C..[10]
References
- ^ "Aidan McHugh | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Aidan Mchugh: My Green Blazer · St Aloysius' College Independent School Glasgow". www.staloysius.org.
- ^ "The heir to Andy Murray? Aidan McHugh out to be next great Scot in tennis". HeraldScotland.
- ^ "Andy Murray signs up British junior No 1 Jack Pinnington Jones to his management agency". Sky Sports.
- ^ "McHugh explains why tennis shutdown will be a huge challenge". The Independent. March 24, 2020.
- ^ Writer, Stuart Fraser, Tennis. "Aidan McHugh, Andy Murray's protégé, reaches last eight of Australian Open boys' singles" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "McHugh misses out despite Murray advice". BBC Sport. May 2, 2018.
- ^ "Judy Murray sees 'opportunity' for tennis". BBC Sport. June 11, 2020.
- ^ "Initial Wild Cards for The Championships 2021". www.wimbledon.com.
- ^ "The heir to Andy Murray? Aidan McHugh out to be next great Scot in tennis | Glasgow Times". www.glasgowtimes.co.uk.
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