David Cameron mistakenly congratulates Andy Murray and Great Britain team on 'David Cup' triumph
The official Number 10 Twitter account quickly published a correction and apology
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Your support makes all the difference.David Cameron has mistakenly congratulated Andy Murray and his Great Britain teammates on winning the ‘David Cup’.
The Prime Minister invited the world number two, his brother Jamie Murray, James Ward and Kyle Edmund to 10 Downing Street after they claimed Britain’s first Davis Cup triumph in 79 years against Belgium.
Murray clinched the historic achievement with a straight sets victory over David Goffin on Sunday.
Mr Cameron praised the team from the official Number 10 Twitter account during their visit to his headquarters on Tuesday but those manning the account mistakenly referred to the competition as the ‘David Cup’.
An apology and correction were swiftly published from the same account.
This is not the first sporting own goal to be associated with the Prime Minister. Earlier this year, Mr Cameron, who has long claimed to support Aston Villa, mistakenly said he supported fellow claret-and-blues West Ham United.
Despite the Davis Cup victory, Murray has been publicly critical of the Lawn Tennis Association for what he perceives as inaction and a lack of support.
The Scottish player claimed to have only spoken to Canadian chief executive Michael Downey once since he took the job at the start of 2014.
“I spoke to Michael once before the tie in Glasgow – I think it was the first tie in February against the United States,” Murray said.
“I spoke to him a little bit there. I don’t really know what to say.
"It’s almost sometimes like I feel like a bit like you waste time because nothing ever gets done so I also don’t want to waste my time talking about stuff. That’s also the reality.”
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