‘Appalling at every level’: Andy Murray’s family fumes at Wimbledon artwork

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During media interaction at Queen’s in London, Jamie called the artwork disrespectful. “I mean he was part of the big four for 10 years, maybe more. Obviously he was No 1 in the world and then he smashed up his hip, and since then it’s been tough going for him,” he was quoted as saying The Telegraph. “But he won the singles twice in an incredible era of tennis and made another final. I thought it was a bit of a slight, especially with everything that he brought to the tournament for so long. The whole country was falling in behind his journey to try to become the champion – but there you go.”
Murray’s uncle Niall Erskine also did not mince words when hitting out at the All-England Club on Twitter. “Appalling at every level, all about the men in the forefront and your own British hory maker nowhere to be seen. You should be ashamed of yourselves,” he said.

Appalling at every level, all about the men in the forefront and your own British hory maker nowhere to be seen. You should be ashamed of yourselves
— Niall Erskine (@NiallE) June 20, 2023
Despite being one of the greatest players of the 21st century, Murray’s lack of Grand Slam silverware has eliminated him from the GOAT (Greatest of All-Time) debate that has been the single-biggest narrative in men’s tennis. The race to see which player between Federer, Nadal and Djokovic – who won a 23rd title at Roland Garros this month – won most Majors overshadowed Murray, whose total of three titles never lived up.

But fans, for long, have suggested that this generation had a ‘Big Four’, not a ‘Big Three’. Murray may have only won three Grand Slams but reached 11 finals. He also ended 2016 as the year-end World No. 1 and has 14 Masters 1000 titles to his name. His two Wimbledon titles, in 2013 and 2016, ended a nearly eight-decade-long drought for a British player to lift the singles title at the All-England Club, and makes him one of only 12 men to have won the English singles Major multiple times in the Open Era.