tennis story, Andy Murray spoiled for his farewell concert at Wimbledon this year. Now retired, the Scot has had a very pleasant surprise a few hours ago. Indeed, the British champion saw a mural dedicated to him in Dunblane, his home town.
This 6 meter canvas was created at the Town Tennis Club and comes from an initiative by Tennis Channel, in collaboration with the creative production group “Sift”. In this picture, we see Andrew Murray with his fist, pointing as in the old days. The words “Sir Andy. Hero. A legend.”
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I didn’t know this project was in the pipeline. Many thanks to the artists who made this all happen.
Andy Murray on his official X account.
The mural celebrates the illustrious career of Murray, who won 46 titles on the ATP tour, including 3 Grand Slam crowns, 14 Masters 1000s, 1 Davis Cup, 1 Masters and 2 gold medals the singles at the Olympic Games, all ranked world number 1 in the same generation as his three main rivals, Djokovic, Rafael Nadal etc Roger Federer.
On his X account, the protagonist accepted this nice surprise: “I didn’t know this project was planned. Many thanks to the TV stations and artists who made this happen, although some people who live in the area might not be happy to see my ugly face in the corner of the building,” wrote it with a little humor, which is celebrated on social networks.
As a reminder, Andrew Murray played the last match of his career in doubles at the Paris Olympic Games a few weeks ago. Related to Dan Evanshe reached the quarter-finals before logically losing to the pair of Taylor Fritz / Tommy Paul at the beginning of August.
2024-08-23 17:29:13
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