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Andy Murray wedding: Judy Murray lets slip tennis star's plans to start a family

The tennis coach said the marriage made her prouder than his Wimbledon title

Indy Staff
Wednesday 15 April 2015 14:44 BST
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Great Britain's Andy Murray with his mother Judy Murray during the Champions Ball at the Intercontinental Hotel, London
Great Britain's Andy Murray with his mother Judy Murray during the Champions Ball at the Intercontinental Hotel, London (PA)

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She famously revealed her son Andy Murray's plans to wed longtime girlfriend Kim Sears before he’d announced them.

Now, Judy Murray has struck the press again, this time with some even more personal information about the former Wimbledon champion.

"I’m really looking forward to being a granny,"Closer magazine quoted her as saying. "I’ve always wanted to have grandchildren but I had to be patient and let them get married first.

"I’m not sure when they will have kids as Andy has the French Open followed by Wimbledon, but I know he wants them.

Andy Murray and Kim Sears leave Dunblane Cathedral after their wedding in Dunblane, Scotland
Andy Murray and Kim Sears leave Dunblane Cathedral after their wedding in Dunblane, Scotland

"I will be a very active granny, that’s for sure – and I can’t wait to introduce them to tennis."

Speaking to the BBC’s One Show, the tennis coach said watching her son get married at Dunblane Cathedral made her prouder than seeing him take the tournament title in 2013.

"I mean it was just such a happy family occasion," she said.

"It was the perfect day from start to finish even despite the hailstones and the snowstorms that we had during the course of the morning."

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