'I’m not working there': Andy Murray shares what will force him to go and watch Wimbledon this year

Former world number one Andy Murray has shared why he has no interest of going to watch Wimbledon this year. The second Grand Slam of the year will begin on June 30 in London. Murray had a fabulous record while playing at Wimbledon, where he lifted the title two times.

In 2013, he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final in straight sets with a score of 6–4, 7–5, 6–4. Three years later, in 2016, Murray lifted his second Wimbledon title. He defeated Canada’s Milos Raonic in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 7-6, 7-6. Due to his achievements on the court, the chair of the All England Club, Debbie Jevans, announced in a recent interview that a statue will be built in his honour.

"We are looking to have a statue of Andy Murray here (at Wimbledon) and we're working closely with him and his team," said Jevans while talking to Ainslie + Ainslie Performance People podcast, published on Tuesday, June 24. "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."

That, however, was not enough to convince Murray to attend Wimbledon this year. The 38-year-old has spoken to The Guardian, stating that he has no intention of attending Wimbledon this year as a fan. However, Murray also said that he would have to go if his kids wanted to watch the competition from the stands.

“I don’t have any plans to go,” he said. “I’m not working there. I don’t go to watch tennis as a fan. But if one of my kids wanted to go along and watch, I obviously would take them. Or if a British player made the final I would go. I went to the Djokovic v Alcaraz final a couple of years ago, just because I had a feeling it was going to be a great match. But I won’t be there otherwise.”