He’s the UK’s golden boy when it comes to tennis after a real fight for the Wimbledon title last year, getting gold at the Olympics and winning the US Open, but after a recent injury, this year isn’t going quite as well for Andy Murray. Still, hopefully he’ll be back on top form for this year’s Wimbledon tournament!
If you have a Reader’s Digest magazine subscription, you’ll have just received the June issue featuring the tennis player on the cover.
His grandmother recalls last year after his big win at the US Open when he met hundreds of fans back in his home town.
“He came here for breakfast just before his homecoming walkabout,” Shirley says. “We gave him a special gift from our local silversmith—a miniature version of the post box that was painted gold in his honour. We had it engraved: ‘You’re awesome. We’re so proud of you.’ He was really quite overcome.
“I said to him: ‘How do you feel about today?' He said: ‘Do you think there’ll be a lot of people?’ I laughed: ‘I think you might be quite surprised, Andy.’ Of course, there were thousands.”
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Posted by Amy Power.