Andy Murray to be given the ultimate Wimbledon honour that only one other person has

Andy Murray will be honoured at Wimbledon with his very own statue

Andy Murray will get a statue at Wimbledon to commemorate his legacy as the first British player to win the men's singles title since Fred Perry. He achieved glory at the world's most prestigious tournament in 2013 before repeating the feat three years later. It saw him become the first British champion in 77 years, with Perry the last player to do it way back in 1936. Murray also won Olympic gold at the All England Club in 2012, cementing his legacy as Britain's greatest talent in the modern era. He will be honoured with his very own statue, which is set to be revealed to the public in 2027 when Wimbledon celebrates its 150th anniversary. At the moment, Perry is the only player to have a full-body statue at SW19. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT

Fred Perry is currently the only player to have a full-body statue at Wimbledon

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Debbie Jevans, chairwoman of the All England Club, revealed the news during an appearance on the ainslie + ainslie Performance People podcast. She said: "We looked at Rafa Nadal having that sort of plaque unveiled to him at Roland Garros which was all very special. We thought, what do we want for Andy? "We had a great celebration for Andy when he played his last match, which was on Centre Court. And then when he came, when all the old players came and they greeted him and Sue Barker interviewed him. "So we did a similar thing for him here last year but we are looking to have a statue of Andy Murray here and we're working closely with him and his team. "The ambition is that we would unveil that on the 150th anniversary of our first championships, which was 1877, so would be in 2027. It will be lovely and really special, so he's got to rightly be very involved in that and him and his team will be."

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