Wimbledon caused a stir after releasing the latest in a series of illustrations promoting the upcoming Championships. The poster depicted stars old and new with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner front and centre.
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were also pictured along with retired stars like Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe while the Williams sisters were hidden at the back. It caused controversy with Murray’s fans and family questioning his absence from the poster.
Doubles star Jamie Murray commented on Instagram asking where Andy was and at Queen’s on Wednesday, he admitted that his brother should have been included. “I thought so,” he said when asked if he thought it was disrespectful to the two-time champion.
“I mean he was part of the big four for 10 years, maybe more. Obviously, he was No 1 in the world and then he smashed up his hip, and since then it’s been a bit tough going for him. But he won the singles twice in an incredible era of tennis and made another final.
“I thought it was a bit of a slight, especially with everything that he brought to the tournament for so long. You know, the whole country like falling behind his kind of journey to try to become the champion, but there you go.”
It comes after Andy and Jamie’s uncle Niall Erskine – the brother of Judy Murray – hit out at the tournament with a brutal statement. He tweeted: “Appalling at every level, all about the men in the forefront and your own British history maker nowhere to be seen. You should be ashamed of yourselves.”
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