Andy Murray is set to be honoured at Wimbledon with a statue that will be unveiled in 2027.
All England club chair Debbie Jevans revealed that Murray will be involved in the design of the sculpture, with plans for it to be ready in time for the championship’s 150th anniversary.
Murray ended the 77-year-wait for a British man to be crowned Wimbledon singles champion when he got the better of Novak Djokovic in the 2013 final.
He then won the title at SW19 for a second time in 2016, beating Milos Raonic in straight sets.
Tournament chief Jevans confirmed Murray will be honoured at the All England Club, with inspiration taken from the French Open’s recognition of Rafael Nadal’s achievements in Paris.
“We looked at Rafa Nadal having that sort of plaque unveiled to him at Roland Garros, which was all very special,” Jevans told the ainslie + ainslie Performance People podcast.
“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.
“And the ambition is that we would unveil that on the 150th anniversary of our first championships, which was 1877, so would be in 2027.
“It will be lovely and really special. So he’s got to rightly be very involved in that and him and his team will be.”
Murray retired from professional tour after last summer’s Olympics, when he made it to the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles with Dan Evans.
His Wimbledon farewell came alongside his brother Jamie, with a ceremony including the likes of Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek and Jack Draper then held on Centre Court.
