Two Merseyside kit-designing brothers have announced their delight after signing a sponsorship deal with tennis star Andy Murray - and are adamant he can win another Grand Slam.
Murray, who has won Wimbledon twice, is currently on his comeback from injury, and has been wearing kit designed by Wirral brothers Tom and Phil Beahon.
The siblings are both former sportsmen, with Tom having played football for Tranmere Rovers, but both gave up their professions "to try and be very good at something rather than mediocre", and came up with their premium brand Castore.
Tom, 28 and Phil, 25, believe they have found a gap in the market with a range of high-quality and "specialist features", and say the deal to sign the former world number one is "ground-breaking".
That's because Murray is not only wearing their kit, but is also a shareholder - and will be an adviser for the business, working jointly on a brand new range.
In recent times, Murray, 32, has suffered with injuries, and most recently went out of the Australian Open at the first round back in January.
But Tom and Phil are adamant he can "absolutely" win a Grand Slam before calling time on his career.
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Tom said: "I would never write off somebody with his drive, determination and sheer competitive instincts.
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"He’s one of the best players to have played the sport. It can definitely still happen."
Speaking about the process of signing the sponsorship deal with Murray, Tom said: "It was the perfect timing in our growth as a business.
“We were pro-actively looking for a partnership that would really make a statement, and [Murray] was actually injured at the time.
"He had come to the end of his previous kit partnership and was looking for something different, and we interacted through a mutual contact.
“When we met him, we got on incredibly well. We clicked straight away, and since then, it’s been brilliant for us."
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Tom said Murray liked the fact Castore was a partnership of brothers, and it reminded him of his relationship with his own brother Jamie, with whom he has teamed up with for doubles tournaments in the past.
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Tom said: "They have been on a journey together in tennis.
"Andy liked the fact we are an ambitious British business.
"I think he really bought into our vision and inspiration to create a British global sports wear brand, and our sheer desire to keep getting better.
"He’s a huge name and it perfectly fits the brand - it felt very natural."
He added: "There are moments through a journey you can look back on and say 'that what a big step that really helped take us to the next level'. This was one of those."
Founded in 2015, Castore sells mainly online, and last year sales were £4.5m across 37 countries.
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The brothers say the brand is growing rapidly, and already employing 23 people, has ambitious plans for growth.
They believe they offer something makes like Nike and Adidas don't - specialist features to help "optimise athletic performance in all conditions", with high-quality products.
Although sales are mostly online, they stock their products in Harrods and Lane Crawford stores in Asia.
Tom said: "We both have a big passion for sport, and after our careers, doing something related to it was an obvious choice."