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Matthew Cooper

Andy Murray slams 'strange' Wimbledon decision and responds to All England Club snub

Andy Murray has questioned a new Wimbledon poster, branding it "strange" after members of his own family said it was "appalling" that Murray himself had been left off it.

The poster in questioned depicted young prospects Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz ahead of some of tennis' greatest ever players. However, Murray was nowhere to be seen, despite being a two-time Wimbledon champion who notably became the first British male singles champion in 77 years when he won his first title in 2013.

Speaking ahead of this year's Wimbledon, he jokingly said the poster was a "disaster" before questioning the inclusions of Sinner and Alcaraz and the decision to put "so many men in front of the women". Murray said: "It's a disaster. I don't think the problem with the poster was me not being on it.

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