Tennis star Andy Murray has revealed that he listens to his iPod to psyche himself up for matches.
After beating the six-foot ten-inch Croat Ivo Karlovic to defend his SAP Open title in San Jose yesterday, the Scottish player thanked Meatloaf for his inspiration, according to the Daily Record.
The 19-year-old won the winning match hours before his older brother Jamie won his first men's doubles trophy alongside Eric Butorac.
Admitting to owning Meatloaf iPod tracks, he said: "I have been listening to a bit of Meatloaf.
"A few of my friends find it a little bit sad but I like it - Bat Out Of Hell is a quality song."
The star added that the day was "the proudest" of his life after watching Jamie win.
Jamie and Andy Murray are the first brothers to have won singles and doubles titles in the same tournament since Emilio and Javier Sanchez in 1989 at Kitzbuhl, Austria.
Andy is a 2-1 favourite to be BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
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