A plan to install a statue of Dunblane great Sir Andy Murray at Wimbledon has been revealed.
The All England Club’s chair, Debbie Jevans, shared the news to Georgie Ainslie on her Ainslie + Ainslie Performance Podcast.
On Wednesday’s episode, Debbie said: “We are looking to have a statue of Andy. We’re working close with him and his team.
“The ambition is that we would unveil it on the 150th anniversary of our first championships, which (will take place) in 2027.”
In 2013, Dunblane native Murray became the first British man in 77 years to win the Gentlemen’s Singles Trophy on Centre Court.
He followed this up in 2016 with a second success on the famous W17 grass.
Dunblane legend Andy Murray’s success ‘so special’
Debbie told ex-Sky Sports host Georgie, who presents the podcast with Olympic-winning husband Ben, that Murray deserves the acclaim.
She said: “When he won, it was just so special. So special for him, so special for us as a club.
“Now he’s retired, we’re very much looking to how we can embrace him, for him to be a part of the club in the long term.”
Debbie, a former junior Wimbledon champion, became the All England Club’s chairperson in 2023.
She said: “He’s one of those players, that, when you watched him, everything in you was just hoping, aching for him to end up with that victory at the end. Especially in that match.
“I was here for both the Olympics match and also for his final in 2013.
“As a group of people, when you think of the whole of Centre Court, just absolutely gunning for one outcome. It was absolutely special.”
Andy’s mum Judy will help Montrose Tennis Club celebrate its centenary year with an event in the Angus town.
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