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.
"Yeah, in part it is having so many men in front of the women. But what was what was slightly strange is the players that are obviously on the poster are ones that have obviously had incredible careers and have been unbelievably successful at Wimbledon. Some of the greatest players of all time.
"For me, Alcaraz and Sinner are unbelievable players. It just seems strange that those others were all sort of behind them. When you look at it, so you know that does look a bit strange. But I really don't care that much about really."
Murray's uncle Niall Erskine and his brother Jamie both publicly criticised the poster for excluding the 36-year-old. Erskine, who is the brother of Murray's mum Judy, fumed on Twitter: "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."
Jamie, meanwhile, took to Instagram to ask: "Where's @andymurray?" He also hit back at a fan who questioned why Murray deserved to be included on the poster, asking: "Where's his rivalry? He's not a part of the Big 3".
To which Jamie responded: "Didn't they talk about the Big 4 for 10 years until he smashed his hip to pieces when he was world No.1 you melt". Andy has now weighed in on the controversy, calling the poster "strange" but not because he was snubbed.
Among those tennis legends included on the poster were Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg and the Williams sisters. Murray's comments come after he said he has no plans to retire anytime soon, insisting he has at least "a couple more years" left.
