Andy Murray was unsurprisingly given a very warm welcome when taking to the Wimbledon court for his doubles clash.
The Scot lined out alongside his brother Jamie at SW19, in one of his final appearances on the famous grass.
The two-time champion is expected to retire from tennis later this year, with his career having been heavily impacted by injuries in recent times.
Such injuries forced Murray to withdraw from the singles event, with tennis fans left devastated by that decision.
The three-time Grand Slam winner did, however, manage to recover in time to play with Jamie in the men’s doubles.
Judy Murray reacts to Andy and Jamie Murray at Wimbledon
But it certainly wasn’t the dream beginning for the Scottish pair, who lost 7-6(8-6), 6-4 to Australians John Peers and Rinky Hijikata.
Andy was, however, deservedly given a heartwarming tribute on centre court, ending with Murray saluting onlookers from the walkway bridge at Wimbledon.
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A photo has now emerged of the Scot waving to fans from the bridge, with Murray’s mother Judy reacting with the words ‘Love this’.
Jamie Murray and Novak Djokovic pay tribute to Andy Murray
It was an emotional evening for the entire Murray family at Wimbledon, with the duo certainly giving their all on the court.
But Australian duo Peers and Hijikata played the role of the villains in London, battling through to the second round.
Andy can, however, be forgiven for coming up short alongside his brother, given both the emotions at play and indeed his injury issue.
But Jamie has wasted no time in pondering the loss in order to pay tribute to his younger brother, writing on X: ‘Some Boy. Some Career. Proud.’
Fellow Wimbledon icon Novak Djokovic was also in attendance, with the Serbian hugging the 37-year-old courtside, much to the delight of tennis fans.
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