Andy Murray to be given incredible honour at Wimbledon that's only been achieved once before

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The date that the honour will be unveiled has been announced
THAT'S ACE Andy Murray to be given incredible honour at Wimbledon that's only been achieved once before
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WIMBLEDON has commissioned a statue of two-time singles champion Sir Andy Murray that will be unveiled in 2027.
For the first time, the All England Club has confirmed that a sculpture is in the works of legendary Murray, 38, who retired last year from playing.
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Sir Andy Murray will be honoured at Wimbledon
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He will have a statue erected at the iconic tennis venue
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Fred Perry is the only player to have had the same honour
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The Scotsman won the title in 2013 – he beat rival Novak Djokovic in the Centre Court final – and it ended a 77-year wait for a homegrown male winner.
Three years later, the Dunblane star repeated the incredible feat, this time beating Canadian Milos Raonic for a second Championship.
To honour his illustrious achievements, a statue will be a permanent part of the SW19 grounds and is set to go public in 2027, which is the 150th anniversary of the first Championships
Current chair Debbie Jevans revealed the information on the ainslie + ainslie Performance People podcast, which is hosted by former Sky Sports news presenter Georgie Ainslie.
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Jevans said: 'We are looking to have a statue of Andy Murray here and we're working closely with him and his team.
'And the ambition is that we would unveil that on the 150th anniversary of our first Championships, which was 1877, so would be in 2027.
'It will be (lovely). He's rightly got to be very involved in that and him and his team will be.'
Fred Perry was a three-time singles champion before the Second World War and was the last British man to lift the famous trophy before Murray.
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There is a ¾ life-sized statue of the Stockport-born player – he died in February 1995 aged 85 – which is situated outside the Debenture Holders' Entrance.
There are also five head-and-shoulder busts of British ladies conquerors Kitty Godfree, Dorothy Round, Angela Mortimer, Ann Jones and Virginia Wade.
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Murray, who had career-saving hip surgery in January 2019, quit the sport last summer after he lost in the doubles competition of the Paris Olympics.
His final match at Wimbledon was a year ago when he lost in the first round of the men's doubles tournament alongside elder brother Jamie Murray.
Tears flowed as Murray spoke to Sue Barker on court about his career and memories of the Championships as his former rivals came out to pay their respects.
Jevans said: 'You always wanted and you always hoped for a British winner. Of course, you do. We are all patriotic.
'Andy had won the 2012 Olympics before here and had that experience on Centre Court.
'And we were hoping that maybe that could help him with winning the Wimbledon title (in 2013).
'When he won it was so special. So special for him, so special for us, as a club.
'Now he has retired we are very much looking to how we can embrace him to be part of the club in the long term.
'We had a great celebration for Andy when he played his last match, which was on Centre Court.
'All the old players came and they greeted him and Sue Barker interviewed him.'