Andy Murray has admitted he's got some concerns about his Wimbledon statue, with the Brit poised for the honour at some point in the future.
The 38-year-old won two titles at the All England Club during his playing days. The first was achieved in 2013, when he defeated Novak Djokovic, with the tennis legend then proceeding to beat Milos Raonic three years later.
The plans to give Murray a statue were announced by Debbie Jevans, chair of the All England Club.
Speaking on the Ainslie + Ainslie Performance People podcast, she said: "We are looking to have a statue of Andy Murray here [at Wimbledon] and we're working closely with him and his team.
Andy Murray has admitted he's got some concerns about his Wimbledon statue, with the Brit poised for the honour at some point in the future
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"The ambition is that we would unveil that at the 150th anniversary of our first championship, which was 1877. He's got to rightly be very involved in that and he and his team will be."
Murray has, however, some concerns.
Back in 2011, while playing at an ATP tournament in Shanghai, Murray was snapped next to a terracotta warrior that barely resembled himself.
There have been other bad statues over the years, with Cristiano Ronaldo's bust at Madeira airport particularly mocked when it was first unveiled in 2018.
Murray, speaking to the Guardian, admitted he was worried - but has every faith that Wimbledon chiefs will be able to do him justice.
“When we played in Shanghai, they did these terracotta, warrior-type things, and they weren’t great," he stated.
“But based on how Wimbledon goes about things, and their attention to detail, I would expect that it would be very good. So I trust that they’ll do a good job.”
Fred Perry is the only other male British tennis player to have a statue at Wimbledon.
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Andy Murray poses with a statue in Shanghai back in 2011
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He won Wimbledon three times in a row in the 1930s, establishing himself as an icon at the All England Club in the process.
When it comes to female champions, they're far more represented.
Kitty Godfree, Dorothy Round, Angela Mortimer, Ann Jones and Virginia Wade have all been immortalised outside Centre Court.
Murray added: “It’ll be nice to take the kids there and show them.
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“I obviously spend a decent amount of time there during the year, and always see the Fred Perry statue.
"So it will be strange to see one of me there too, but I’m sure with time I’ll be really proud.”
Jevans, meanwhile, admitted that they were keen to honour Murray in a similar way to how the French Open paid tribute to Rafael Nadal last month.
Nadal had a plaque unveiled at Roland-Garros, where he won 14 Grand Slams during his own career.
Andy Murray will follow in the footsteps of Fred Perry when he gets his Wimbledon statue
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Jevans explained: “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.”
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