Andy Murray has been honoured by the Queen’s Club Championship and now he is set for another one at Wimbledon.
In 2024 Murray brought an end to a legendary career in which he broke records and set new standards in British tennis.
He ended the 77-year wait for a British champion at the All-England Club and Andy Murray became the first player to win two Olympic singles gold medals.
Almost a year after his emotional tennis farewell, the former world number one is set to receive another special honour to acknowledge what he has done for British tennis.
Wimbledon plan to build a statue for two-time champion Andy Murray
Murray electrified crowds at Wimbledon many times throughout his illustrious career.
He contested many thrilling matches against the world’s best and defeated Novak Djokovic to win his first title at SW19 in 2013, before claiming his second in 2016.
Murray has left a lasting legacy in British tennis and the likes of the current British number one Jack Draper have been inspired by his heroics on court.
The likes of Draper and WTA’s British number one Emma Raducanu will see a statue of Murray at Wimbledon, after the Grand Slam’s chairwoman Debbie Jevans confirmed the plans for one to be built in 2027, the year of Wimbledon’s 150th anniversary.
“We are looking to have a statue of Andy Murray here and we are working closely with him and his team,” she told the Performance People podcast.
“The ambition is that we would unveil that at the 150th anniversary of our championships, so 150th is 2027. He has got to rightly be very involved with that and him and his team will be.”
Wimbledon to honour Andy Murray after French Open special tribute ceremony for Rafael Nadal
Murray is set to follow his rival Rafael Nadal who has been honoured by the French Open in two special ways.
The Spaniard, who has won the clay court Grand Slam 14 times, was granted with his own statue which was unveiled in 2021.
During a special tribute ceremony in May, Nadal was honoured with his own plaque on court Philippe Chatrier. Now Wimbledon have followed in their footsteps by choosing to have a statue built in Murray’s honour.
“We looked at Rafa Nadal having that sort of plaque unveiled to him at Roland Garros which was all very special. We thought, what do we want for Andy?,” Wimbledon chairwoman Jevans said.
“We had a great celebration for Andy when he played his last match, which was on Centre Court. And then when he came, when all the old players came and they greeted him and Sue Barker interviewed him.
“So we did a similar thing for him here last year but we are looking to have a statue of Andy Murray here and we’re working closely with him and his team.”
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