Andy Murray breaks silence on Wimbledon snub and explains problem with ‘strange’ poster

Andy Murray has addressed the uproar over a promotional Wimbledon poster that failed to include him. His uncle and brother had previously criticised the decision to snub the two-time champion.

Andy Murray has broken his silence after being snubbed from one of Wimbledon’s promotional posters. The Brit’s brother and uncle both spoke out when the two-time champion wasn’t included in an illustration showing past, present and future champions. Murray himself said that he saw a different issue with the poster but still “didn’t really care”.

Wimbledon sparked backlash last week after releasing the latest in a series of promotional illustrations for this year’s Championships. The painting showed Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in the foreground with the likes of the Big Three, Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, and the Williams sisters behind them.

But many voiced their disappointment that Murray wasn’t included given that he has won the title twice and was the first home champion in 77 years. However, the man himself wasn’t as bothered as his uncle Niall Erskine, who told Wimbledon: “You should be ashamed of yourselves.”

Speaking at the Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic where he lost an exhibition match to Holger Rune, Murray joked: “It was a disaster, wasn’t it?” After laughing it off, the former world No 1 then went on to raise a separate concern with the poster but wasn’t fussed about his lack of inclusion.