Wimbledon to honor Andy Murray with statue at All England Club
The All England Club is planning to build a statue of Andy Murray, and will make sure the man himself is 'very involved'.
Murray ended Britain's 77-year wait for a male Wimbledon singles champion by beating Novak Djokovic in the 2013 final, before winning a second title three years later. The club wants to honor him and the 'special' moments he provided. Murray retired from tennis last year, having also won the U.S. Open, the Davis Cup and two Olympic gold medals. He won 46 singles titles in all, and was the world No. 1 at the height of Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer's domination of men's tennis.
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Debbie Jevans, chair of the All England Club, said Tuesday that it's in discussions with Murray to have the statue in place by 2027, which will also be the 150th anniversary of the tournament. 'We are looking to have a statue of Andy Murray here (at Wimbledon) and we're working closely with him and his team,' Jevans told the Ainslie + Ainslie Performance People podcast.
'The ambition is that we would unveil that at the 150th anniversary of our first championship, which was 1877. He's got to rightly be very involved in that and he and his team will be.'
Jevans said that seeing Rafael Nadal being given a statue and plaque at Roland Garros was part of the All England Club's inspiration. There's also precedent at Wimbledon, with a statue erected for Fred Perry, the last British men's champion before Murray, at Wimbledon in 1984 to mark the 50th anniversary of his first singles title. There is also a bust of Virginia Wade, the last British women's winner, and recognition of other home champions Kitty Godfree, Dorothy Round, Angela Mortimer and Ann Jones.
From the moment Murray won his first Wimbledon title, there was discussion about building a statue to honor him. In 2019, then chief executive Richard Lewis said: 'I am sure something like (a statue) will be done.'
Three-time champion John McEnroe called for a statue for Murray at Wimbledon ahead of Murray's farewell to the event last year.
'Now he's retired, we're very much looking at how we can embrace him, for him to be a part of the club in the long term,' Jevans said Tuesday.
Wimbledon, where Murray will not be competing in the singles or doubles for the first time since 2004, begins on Monday, June 30.
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