Wimbledon to honour Andy Murray with new statue at All England Club

Daily Record

24-06-2025

Wimbledon plan to honour Sir Andy Murray with a statue at the All England Club, with the two-time champion set to be involved in the design.
Plans are afoot at Wimbledon to commemorate Dunblane tennis icon Andy Murray's glittering tennis career with a statue in his honour at the All England Club.
Sir Andy, the men's singles champion at SW19 in 2013 and 2016, retired from the sport last year and looks set to have a hand in the sculpture's creation.
The organisers at Wimbledon are aiming to unveil the statue in 2027 to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the championships.
Speaking on the ainslie + ainslie Performance People podcast, All England club chair Debbie Jevans revealed: "We're looking to have a statue of Andy Murray here and we're working closely with him and his team.
"The ambition is that we would unveil that at the 150th anniversary of our first Championship, which was 1877."
She emphasised Sir Andy's personal involvement in the project, adding that "He's got to rightly be very involved in that and him and his team will be."
Tennis legends including John McEnroe and Billie Jean King have previously voiced their support for Murray's recognition with a tribute at Wimbledon.
Marking the end of a 77-year hiatus for a Briton clinching the Wimbledon singles title, Andy finally hung up his racquet following the Paris Olympics last August.
Jevans reminisced about his final Wimbledon match, saying: "We had a great celebration for Andy when he played his last match at Wimbledon, which was on Centre Court."
"All the old players came and they greeted him and Sue Barker interviewed him."
Reflecting on Rafa Nadal's own accolade at Roland Garros, Jevans explained the unique considerations for Murray's tribute, adding: "We looked at Rafa Nadal having that sort of plaque unveiled to him at Roland Garros which was all very special. But we thought, what do we want for Andy?"
A bronze statue of Fred Perry, the last British men's champion before Murray, was put up at Wimbledon in 1984 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his first singles championship.
Last week, we told how the former Olympic champ could be in a spot of bother with his own gran – after he was named as brand ambassador for a shortbread firm, despite her own famous version of the biscuits.
Murray was announced as the first-ever brand ambassador for Walker's Shortbread.
But the Wimbledon champ's own gran, Shirley Erskine, has often hit the headlines herself with her legendary shortbread.
Her recipe has even featured in a special's Mother's Day recipe book created in support of Scottish charity Mary's Meals.
The sweet treat was also a big hit with fellow contestants, pro dancers and judges when Shirley's daughter – Andy's mum Judy Murray – took part in 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
Shirley even took along a tin when invited on to Mrs Brown's Saturday night chat show and made a tin which went all the way to Wimbledon in exchange for a £100 donation to the local Dunblane Centre.