Two Wimbledon titles, but no Scottish Cups . . .

It more than half a century since Roy Erskine hung up his boots.

A full-back, he played for Stirling Albion and Cowdenbeath but the player who performed in the 1950s is now a grandfather in his eighties. He shakes his head at the realisation that, since he retired, two of his grandsons have won Wimbledon titles and Hibs have not won another Scottish Cup.

The grandfather to Andy Murray, Wimbledon singles champion 2013, and Jamie, mixed doubles champion in 2007, would only say: "Wimbledon was something else." The trials of Hibs may have been felt but were left unspoken. He added with a smile: "You would think it would be logical, that a strong supporter like Andy would have the influence to see Hibs through."

At Hampden to make the draw for the William Hill Scottish Cup, with his daughter Judy, Erskine was at Hibs in an era when they were title winners but adds: "You also realise I wasn't playing. They had a fantastic side. If they'd had a good defence they would have taken everything. I'm quite sure."

Erskine did not play a leading role, his appearances restricted to cup matches, but adds: "It's always the result that I look for."

He is acute on the differences in the sport from his era. "Some of the pitches we used to play on - they were like playing in a field," he says. "I don't understand why Scottish players cannot pass a ball now. That's a big problem; passing the ball is the poorest part of their game."

His grandson, Andy, was invited to train with Rangers and was a promising striker with boys' team Gairdoch United. "You should have seen that boy when he was nine, 10, 11," he says. "He was fantastic. I was convinced that was what he was going to do. His control was so good."

Instead, the lost Scotland striker has found his niche as Britain's greatest tennis player.

Taken from the Herald