A statue in the grounds of Wimbledon could be on the cards for Sir Andy Murray after he retires as the tennis player weighs up playing singles at…
Andy Murray could have a statue erected at SW19 in his honour once he retires following his two Wimbledon triumphsA STATUE in the grounds of Wimbledon could be on the cards for Andy Murray after he retires as the three-time Grand Slam champion weighs up playing singles at the competition for the final time.
“As we reflect on the shape of these grounds and we think about the potential development over the road, we’ve got time to think about where any kind of physical celebration of Andy’s career might be.“And, in any event, we’d want to work with Andy on that and he understandably is not ready to have those conversations just yet. We will make sure we get this right because this is for all time.”Murray was the first British man to win Wimbledon in 77 years when he defeated Novak Djokovic in 2013.
“He’s absolutely changed the way people look at British tennis. He’s one of the greatest competitors that I’ve ever seen play tennis. Scottish mother and daughter Christine Small, 63, from Peterhead, and Lorna Kennedy, 40, from Dundee, have been queuing to see Murray since 9am on Sunday.“He’s done so well and he’s just been so good for the sport.“I don’t actually care if he just walks out and plays two games and says ‘I’m done’, I’ve been able to cheer him one last time on Centre Court and that would be enough,” she said.“We’re Scottish, so we get him,” she said.
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