Over the years, Andy Murray has become a legendary tennis player for his fans and in the sports industry. It is not only because of his on-court skills but also because of the way people see him as a person off the court. His views on women’s equality in sports and the way he portrays himself in front of his fans make him a likable personality over the internet as well.

However, fans have now found something else to gush over. Just recently, the former World No. 1’s mother shared a fact about him that made all his fans go gaga. Equal parts adorable and heartwarming, netizens on Twitter have been swooning ever since!

Andy Murray’s mother shares a throwback that makes his fans gush

Tennis superstar Andy Murray has long been known for his incredible skill and determination on the court. However, recently, his softer side was revealed when his mother, Judy Murray, shared a heartwarming story about her son’s love for golden retrievers.

Recently, a video of Murray went viral in which he can be seen petting and playing with a golden retriever puppy. This incident happened during the Mubadala Citi DC Open. In the video, Andy can be seen petting the dog. He even says in the video, “Very sweet dog. I would love to take him.”

With the video catching people’s attention, his mother shared a childhood photo of him with a golden retriever puppy. She captioned the young Murray’s throwback picture, saying, “Andy had a golden retriever puppy called ABBY when he was 11 so he can totally identify with this gorgeous little fluff ball that he met.”

Andy’s newly revealed side made him even more loveable than he already is to his fans, and they bombarded the post with love through comments.

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Andy Murray fans respond as mom opens up about his love for golden retrievers

After the post went viral, Andy’s fans started commenting on the same post.

One of his fans wrote that dogs know kind people, hinting at the Briton’s reputation for gentlemanliness.

Another Twitter user found the childhood photo of Andy with his pet dog Abby to be a cute one!

A Twitter user also wrote that the picture was very adorable and others joined in with lots of love emojis.

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