Andy Murray began 2005 as world number 407 but soon started to set the tennis world alight with some impressive performances, despite being the tender age of 17.

He became involved with the Davis Cup team that year, and remains an integral part of the British preparations to this day. While still being involved in the tournaments for younger players, including reaching the semi-finals of the boys’ French Open, he made his first steps into what would become a long and illustrious court career.

The teenager was given a wildcard for Queen’s, and got to the third round there. His performances earned him a wildcard to a Wimbledon debut which became highly anticipated and reaching the third round earned him the title of being the first Scot in Open era to reach that stage. Ultimately it was too soon but it took 2002 runner-up David Nalbandian straight sets to defeat Murray who was now ranked 312 in the world.

More tournaments followed, including a US Open debut which also saw a rise in the ranking to 64. The year ended with the Aberdeen Cup which was won by Team Scotland thanks to Andy’s efforts, alongside his brother Jamie, against an English team which included Greg Rusedski.

In early 2006 the Davis Cup came around again and this time Murray would team up with Greg Rusedski at a home ground tie against Serbia in Glasgow’s Braehead Arena.

That year also saw Murray compete on the full Open circuit for the first time, but exited in the first and second round on many of those occasions. There was a similar story in the Masters with the exception of Toronto, where he reached the semi-final, and at Cincinnati where he defeated the mighty Roger Federer. Despite losing to Andy Roddick in that tournament he got his revenge by defeating the top ten rank in San Jose.

A somewhat uneventful 2007 was followed up with defeats in the Australian and French Opens before making his first Wimbledon quarter-final and US Open final in 2008. Tournament wins in Doha, Marseille and St Petersburg helped Murray finish the year ranked fourth in the world.

While 2009 brought Murray’s career title wins to 11, illness kept him out of Dubai and a Davis Cup match in Glasgow. The disappointment of missing out on another home match was more than made up for on his return to Queen’s where he became the first Brit to win the tournament since 1938.

He also entered the Wimbledon record books by playing in the first match under the newly installed retractable roof at Centre Court before losing in the semi-final to Andy Roddick.

A year later, despite overcoming Nadal and Cilic, Murray lost out to world number one Roger Federer in the Australian Open final. The pressure and the fatigue of the engrossing match showed as Murray poured his heart out openly in the post-match interview.

Nadal won the Wimbledon semi-final of 2010 and in the US Open third round against Stanislas Wawrinka there were doubts over his performance and whether injury had caused the early exit from the tournament.

Novak Djokovic proved too much for Murray in the 2011 final of the Australian Open and another rivalry began to entice tennis fans across the world. He defeated Tsonga for his second Queen’s title then won the Japan Open singles and doubles with brother, Jamie.

That year also saw another Davis Cup win for the man who was vastly known for reserved interviews with the press, but his true determination was about to be brought to the forefront again.

A rendition of Loch Lomond in front of the Glasgow crowd reduced the winner to tears which had not been seen since his 2010 runner-up speech in Australia.

Wimbledon came around again in 2012 and he reached the final for the first time, also becoming the first British man to reach that stage since Bunny Austin in 1938. He took the first set against Federer with a roaring home crowd behind him but sadly it was not meant to be as the Swiss star took the next three sets to claim victory.

It would not be long before Murray’s time eventually came, with the world of expectation on his shoulders he coolly and calmly delivered the promise he showed from when he was a boy.

The 2012 Wimbledon loss spurred Murray on to his next tournament, which out with normal calendar circumstances happened to be the Olympics being held in London with the tennis once again at Wimbledon.

Only losing one set, he again met Federer in the final but this time defeated him in straight sets to win gold for Team GB. His second medal came alongside Laura Robson in the mixed doubles, hours after his singles win, where they were defeated by Belrusian duo Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi.

With confidence back on his side he headed to the US Open and ploughed on to the final where he defeated Novak Djokovic in five sets to become the first British man to win a Grand Slam final since Fred Perry in 1936. Djokovic then won the 2013 Australian Open final against Murray, his third appearance there, but then came Wimbledon again.

The signs were there with both Federer and Nadal in surprise early exits from the tournament but again Murray struggled, especially when coming back from two sets down against left-handed Fernando Verdasco. After getting through the semi-final Djokovic provided the opposition for the third straight Grand Slam final.

Despite the Serbian being considered the favourite Murray won in straight sets to become the first British man to win Wimbledon since 1936, and the first Scot to win a singles tournament at the London club since Harold Mahony in 1896.

His successes saw him given the freedom of the city of Stirling, with the award given in the aptly named Murray Hall of Dunblane High School, where he grew up and studied while pursuing the tennis career.

After all the highs, 2014 proved a difficult year for Murray on the court. He split with coach Ivan Lendl, who helped him on the way to Grand Slam glory, and appointed Amelie Mauresmo instead. He was defeated in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, Miami Masters and Davis Cup as well as Wimbledon where he was put out by Grigor Dimitrov and dropped to tenth in the world. It was also revealed he had surgery and it had taken several months for him to return to full training.

While he had experience the highs of his professional life, his personal life would welcome some highs with his engagement to Kim Sears announced in November.

The couple married in April at Dunblane Cathedral with hundreds of people lining the streets to get a glimpse of the Olympian and his partner of ten years. Afterwards the reception was held at the Cromlix hotel, now owned by Murray after a £1.5m purchase.

Meanwhile on the court, having conquered the grass court previously, 2015 also gave Murray his first titles on clay. He defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber in the final of the BMW Open in Munich and beat Nadal in the Madrid Open only the week later, showing a return to form. Despite this he could not get past Roger Federer in the Wimbledon semi-finals, although showed signs of improvement from the previous year’s performance.

In August it was announced that Andy and Kim were expecting their first baby.

A few months later Murray’s mind was back to being focussed on the court with the Davis Cup final being held in Belgium, following a hugely successful semi-final against Australia in Glasgow’s Emirates Arena.

His victory over Ruben Bemelmans set them on the way before a doubles victory with brother Jamie put it down to his next singles match on the final day of play.

David Goffin was defeated for Great Britain to secure their first Davis Cup since 1936 and cap off an arguably successful year for the 28-year-old.

And now the boy from Dunblane has become a father himself. He did not have to pull out of the Australian Open, after claiming he could, following the child's birth on Sunday.

Having met through tennis circles, the child of Andy and Kim could well be set to have his/her own bright future in tennis. And if anybody is worried about pressure being heaped on the newborn, they only have to look at the transition her father has made from childhood to the success story he is today.