Andy Murray’s daughter ’embarrassed’ by Wimbledon star as he reunites with Novak Djokovic

Andy Murray has been called many things over the years, some of them printable. But as far as seven-year-old daughter Sophia is concerned, the fuss that continues to surround her dad is because he is “No 39 in tennis or something”.

Others might describe him as a former world No 1, three-time Grand Slam champion including twice here at Wimbledon, double Olympic gold medallist and Davis Cup winner. Thousands of those fans will once again embrace him at SW19 on Tuesday with millions more watching on television back home.

But on Friday afternoon, Murray could not even get a hug from his little girl. Sophia, seven, is the eldest of his four children and has long teased the Scot with his very public persona, showing off in front of her friends by calling him “Andy Murray” instead of “Daddy”.

Finally, though, Murray felt the need to confront her about publicly distancing herself. “My eldest daughter is aware now of what I do but I don’t think she really sees it as a good thing,” Murray said. “I think she gets more embarrassed by it to be honest. “We went to pick her up from school on Friday and she will never properly acknowledge me at the school gates or around the other kids at school. I asked her that night, ‘Why wouldn’t you give me a hug at school today?’