Talk among the BBC pundits on the day of the men’s final turned towards Andy Murray earlier today as the Great Britain star brings his Wimbledon career down.
During the first week of the tournament, Murray announced that he wouldn’t be playing in singles due to a back problem – but would tackle the doubles with brother Jamie.
After a first-round defeat in the men’s doubles, an emotional tribute was paid to a man who has done so much for British tennis and won Wimbledon twice.
The BBC showed their emotional moments again ahead of today’s final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic.
The pundits had their say and Andrew Castle has now called on Murray’s home nation to act on the legacy of a serial trophy winner.
Andrew Castle makes claim about Andy Murray
The tennis commentator and former professional player has had a lot to say about Murray and the legacy he’s leaving.
He already feels that certain people are too late to the party in terms of doing more to capitalise on his success as a player.
Speaking on Murray’s career, Castle believes Scotland should have done more to ensure the legacy of the player isn’t forgotten.
He said live on BBC: “Andy, Del Potro, lest so and Stan Wawrinka had to make themselves part of the show in this golden era of tennis.
“Andy has demonstrated what it takes to get to the top, sacrifice, total determination and absolute attention to detail and that will change the culture of UK tennis – in fact it already has and with a bit of luck that will continue. Both he and Jamie, particularly mum and dad, they’ve done an unbelievable job, these kids from Dunblane, who used to pile into the back of a transit van to play the tournaments in England, often overlooked by central command and LTA.
“They just continued to do their thing with the support of their community and they’ve achieved all of this. It must not be squandered. I mean we’re already late, there should be a national tennis centre in Scotland, there should be something up there to capitalise on what Andy Murray has inspired people to do.”
Andy Murray legacy will live on long after his retirement
This will undoubtedly be the last year on the tour for Murray with injuries now plaguing his body and impacting his quality of life.
One match must leave Murray in agony as he contends with a metal hip and issues with his back and both ankles.
Murray’s legacy should live on though and a statue at Wimbledon is surely a must given that he became the first male singles winner for 77 years at the All-England Club.
Castle is right to mention the possibility of a national tennis centre and in Scotland, Murray is considered a sporting icon.
Murray has given so much to tennis and now it’s time that the relevant work is put in place to ensure that the player next in line can be discovered in the future.
The Olympics will likely be Murray’s last event in competitive tennis and it will be an extremely sad day when it does call it quits.
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