Wimbledon 2012: Kim Sears, Andy Murray's pet-painting girlfriend Her love of dogs has never been a secret. Several months ago, she set up a twitter account under the name of Maggie May, the pet border terrier belonging to her and Murray. Displaying a pin-sharp wit, she once tweeted: "Kate Middleton's dog is stealing column inches. This has not gone unnoticed, and I'll step out without underwear tomorrow to compensate. Andy Murray failed to feature on the list but it's likely the tennis star is among her top priorities. After meeting Murray, 25, at the 2005 French Open when she was 17, she had been a loyal cheerleader at his matches all over the world and the pair currently share Murray's £5m house in Oxshott, Surrey. The pair immediately had tennis in common - Miss Sears's father Nigel is a tennis coach - but things turned sour in 2009 when the couple split and she returned to live with her parents. Rumours circulated that Murray's jet-setting life as a tennis star had put pressure on the relationship. With three A-levels in music, drama and art under her belt and a place at the University of Sussex in hand, Miss Sears was in a strong position to get on with her life without Murray. But Murray was known to be heavily reliant on a small group of supportive family and friends - of which she was one - to help him through the stresses and strains of an elite supporting career. He is said to have found it difficult without her and the couple reunited six months after their split. Back by Murray's side, Miss Sears is a good influence on the Scot, who can be unpredictable and moody on court and found it difficult to win over the British public after years of Henmania at Wimbledon. Today, Murray will certainly be hoping she can bring him a bit of good luck on the Centre Court.