Andy Murray holds hands up in honest admission about relationship with wife
Andy Murray holds hands up in honest admission about relationship with wife
Andy Murray has been married to Kim Sears since April 2015, and the Scottish tennis sensation has said how his wife of a decade was imperative to his success on and off the courts
Andy Murray has been married to Kim Sears since 2015
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Andy Murray has admitted that he is still trying to make up for missing out on large parts of his honeymoon when he chose to hone in on his tennis skills.
The Scottish sensation has been happily married to Kim Sears since April 2015, with the couple tying the knot in a stunning ceremony at Dunblane Cathedral. However, their honeymoon in Barcelona was marred by Murray's hectic training schedule – with the 38-year-old admitting that they only got to spend a couple nights with one another.
Speaking with GQ about the sacrifices his wife has made over the years, Murray explained: "When we got married, our honeymoon was in Barcelona, and I was doing a training block. Essentially, we got to spend a couple of nights with each other, but I was practising during the day, training and going to the gym and doing all my physio work.
"[A honeymoon] is very important for most couples. Maybe for her it was too, but she was willing to sacrifice that to allow me to chase my goals. She's super important to everything I achieved, so now I'm trying my best to make up for all that."
Asked if he has thought about organising another tip to Barcelona to make up for his actions, Murray replied: "That's actually a good point – I should probably take her somewhere. I'll do that, maybe in a couple years, when the kids are a little bit older."
Murray and Kim share three daughters and a son with one another, having welcomed Sophia in 2016, Edie the year after, Teddy in 2019 and Lola in 2021.
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Elsewhere in his interview, Murray also confessed that Kim had played a massive part of his tennis career – something which he didn't truly appreciate until his retirement last year.
He added: "She's been a huge support and a massive, massive part of my career. When you're playing, you don't always appreciate that. I think a lot of individual athletes – me included – would be selfish at times.
Andy Murray has said his wife has played a major part of his success
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"You think a lot about yourself and your own performance, and your mood is reflective of whether you;ve had a good match. Say, I won. I'm in a good mood. I lost, I'm in a bad mood.
"It's not really fair on the people around you. But even at the end, when I was struggling physically and was not winning many matches, and we had young children, Kim was always so supportive of me continuing to play because she knew I loved the sport and loved playing."
With a record of 739-262 in the singles game, Murray will go down as one of the greatest British players in the history of the sport – rightfully earning himself a place in the coveted Four Kings group alongside Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic as a result of his achievements.
Andy Murray will go down as a tennis great
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Murray lifted his first Grand Slam title in the form of the US Open in 2012 with a win over Djokovic, before doubling down with a Wimbledon crown the very next year, where he also beat the Serbian stalwart.
Murray's third and final Grand Slam also came at WImbledon three years later, defeating Milos Raonic in the final of the tournament to reign victorious.
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Elsewhere, Murray achieved world No. 1 status in the ATP rankings back in October 2011, and clinched Olympic gold in the singles of the London and Rio de Janeiro Games in 2012 and 2016 respectively. He also saw silver in the mixed doubles in the English capital alongside Laura Robson.
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