‘We Were Really Nervous’- Andy Murray Reminisces Meeting With Queen Elizabeth II at the Wimbledon Grounds

Andy Murray, the British tennis professional, is many tennis fans’ favorite. As he is part of the big four, he receives showers of love and adoration from all around the world. And the late Queen was one among his crowd of supporters.

One of Murray’s core memories is from the time when the Queen showed up to cheer for his Wimbledon match. Therefore, this week before representing Great Britain in the Davis Cup, he decided to pay tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II and share his experience.

Andy Murray about having the Queen in the stands

The former British no.1, while speaking to the press prior to his Davis Cup journey, addressed the Wimbledon of 2010. He said, “It was obviously really special. I got to play in front of her at Wimbledon.”

“I remember I played against Jarkko Nieminen and it was quite off because usually when you finish the match you and your opponent go your separate ways but we got sort of ushered into a room together and we were standing there chatting about what happened in the match and yeah we got a chance to meet her.”

Thereafter, he added, “She was really nice, and we were pretty nervous. She hadn’t come that often in recent years to the tennis and was lucky to do that.” Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth ll, said goodbye to the world on 8th September 2022 at the age of 96. Speaking of Davis Cup, Murray on Thursday alongside Joe Salisbury locked horns with Jack Sock and his partner Rajeev Ram.

They gave a tough fight and brought the score to a 1-1 initially. Though in the dramatically close second half, their loss of 5-7 6-4 7-5 secured a 2-1 win for America. Great Britain now needs to secure two ties in order to qualify for the finals of the Davis Cup in November.

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Further, before the former World no.1’s doubles match, Dan Evans fell 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, to Tommy Paul. And Cameron Norrie was the only one who banked a win under the nation’s name.

Murray in the American swing

The 2 times Wimbledon champion after suffering an opening round exit in Citi Open and the Canadian Master, advanced his reach on the hard courts of Cincinnati. He first took down the 3 times Grand Slam champion, Stan Wawrinka, and then fell prey to compatriot and eventual semifinalist, Cameron Norrie’s run.

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Thereafter, the 35-year-old gave a kick start to the US Open by thrashing his first round opponent in straight sets. However, a round later  2019 US Open semifinalists, Matteo Berrettini ,walked him out of the Grand Slam.