'I'll be really proud': Wimbledon to unveil Andy Murray statue in honour of former double champion

Sir Andy Murray says he is proud that Wimbledon will unveil a statue in his honour at the 2027 Championships and has faith that the All England Club will come up with a likeness of him that won't leave fans laughing or scratching their heads.

- Sean Ingle

The last time a statue of Murray was revealed, at an ATP tournament in Shanghai in 2011, the former British No 1 was photographed next to a terracotta warrior that looked more like one of America's founding fathers or the former Chelsea manager José Mourinho.

However, Murray told the Guardian he had no doubts that Wimbledon would get it right. "When we played in Shanghai, they did these terracotta warrior-type things, and they weren't great," he said. "But based on how Wimbledon goes about things, and their attention to detail, I would expect that it would be very good."

Only Fred Perry, who won Wimbledon three times in the 1930s, has a full-length statue in the club grounds. There are five busts of British female champions displayed outside Centre Court, including Kitty Godfree, Dorothy Round, Angela Mortimer, Ann Jones and Virginia Wade.