‘Federer, Nadal, Murray Lovechild’: How Andrew Garfield Addresses Resemblance with Andy Murray
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Sir Andy Murray of Great Britain is one of the most popular figures in men’s tennis. With 3 Grand Slam titles and 2 Olympic Gold Medals, Scotland hails Murray as one of its best. Of course, with the level of success that Andy has had, there also come talks of movies based on his life. An example from the tennis fraternity would be ‘King Richard’, based on the lives of Venus and Serena Williams’ father, Richard Williams.
And who would be better to play a British icon like Murray, than Andrew Garfield, the widely celebrated British actor? Moreover, Garfield’s acting prowess is not the only thing going for him in terms of a potential movie on Andy Murray.
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Many consider Andrew Garfield to resemble Andy Murray
Andy Murray and Andrew Garfield have often been said to resemble each other. In fact, both Murray and Garfield are aware of these comparisons.
During an appearance at the Jonathan Ross show, Garfield was once again asked if he hears about the Andy Murray resemblance a lot. “Yeah,” Garfield replied. “My friends will be very happy you said that because they’re always trying to convince me that I look like (Andy Murray)”.
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However, Garfield revealed that the comparisons don’t end at Murray alone. “But I also get (compared to) (Roger) Federer and I get (Rafael) Nadal. I get like a Federer, Nadal, Murray lovechild, which would be AMAZING in tennis!” Garfield joked.
Even Murray himself has joined in on the fun at times. He once tweeted about people praising him for his performance in ‘Spider-Man’. Garfield is famous for having played the role of the famous wall-crawler in two movies.
3 or 4 times a year I get flooded with messages saying I’m good in spiderman.. I’m assuming it’s on sky movies tonight😤
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) May 30, 2015
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Murray played Rafael Nadal this week
The Mubadala World Tennis Championship ended this weekend in Abu Dhabi. 5-time winner Rafael Nadal made his comeback after a long injury and met Murray, who has won the tournament twice.
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12 years apart, still hits the same 🥲@Andy_Murray @RafaelNadal #MWTC #MakeWayForTheBest pic.twitter.com/4EaehpA0vY
— Mubadala World Tennis Championship (@MubadalaWTC) December 17, 2021
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The game went the way of Murray as the Brit got the better of longtime rival Nadal in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5. Now, both Murray and Nadal are looking ahead at the 2022 season, with renewed fervor and hope for more titles and victories.
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