An artwork created using data from every point played by Sir Andy Murray at Wimbledon will be displayed in London to mark the 10-year anniversary of the star’s historic win at the All England Club.
A visual interpretation of every stroke choice, body movement and point played over Sir Andy during his near 20-year Wimbledon career - including in 2023 - has been put on display at the newly-developed gallery W1 Curates at 161 Oxford Street.
The work, created by Refik Anadol Studio, was released to mark the 10-year anniversary of when Britain’s 77-year wait for a home Gentlemen’s Singles Champion at Wimbledon ended.
A digital version of the artwork, called The Exposition, can be bought for £110 and is available until the end of the Championships on Sunday.
Reflecting on his win, Sir Andy told the Standard: “Ten years on from my first win at Wimbledon, it’s still something I obviously treasure, but at the time the overriding sensation was of relief rather than elation or happiness. The lead up to the final was very stressful.
“Given it was 77 years since the previous British male winner, there was a lot of pressure – both from outside but also the pressure I put on myself. Had I never won Wimbledon I’m sure some people would have viewed my career through that lens, as me having failed.”
Speaking about his new-found love of art, Sir Andy said: “Having not been into art previously, and not being in the slightest bit creative, I started to get into it more after a couple of disastrous attempts at painting and drawing with my children. I started following artists and then ended up buying a few different pieces. It is definitely something I want to get more involved in post-career and I’m enjoying learning about it.”
It comes after Sir Andy was left out of a All England Club promotional poster, which featured 15 famous players walking down a staircase, with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz - neither of whom has won Wimbledon - standing in the foreground.
He later branded the poster a “disaster” due to the lack of prominence given to women players - before an additional work celebrating Sir Andy’s 10-year anniversary was released.
