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Andy Murray announces Glasgow and Edinburgh stage shows as part of UK tour
Sir Andy Murray will swap Centre Court for the stage next summer as he embarks on a tour discussing his illustrious tennis career.
The former world number one will look back over his years in the game and reveal new stories about life on tour.
He will speak about everything from his beginnings as a teenage prodigy to winning Wimbledon twice, the US Open and two Olympic titles during his impressive career that saw him go up against the likes of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal in rivalries that pushed the sport to the next level.
The 37-year-old will discuss his early move to Barcelona at the age of 15 to train at the Sánchez-Casal Academy before turning professional and leaving his mark on a sport, as well as his injury problems that hampered him from becoming even more decorated.
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The tour will only be four nights across the UK, with one in Glasgow and one in Edinburgh as part of it. It will run throughout June during the UK grass court season and start in Glasgow before finishing at the New Wimbledon Theatre the night before the Championship begins.
Sir Andy will be joined by BBC broadcaster Andrew Cotter who will host and produce the show, having previously interviewed him on a number of occasions.
Each theatre will only have capacity for a crowd of 3,400 while allow for an intimate event with the Dunblane tennis legend.
Event goers will also be asked to leave their phones at the door for the events to ensure it remains intimate and among the people in attendance.
It starts on Wednesday June 18 at the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow before heading to the Edinburgh playhouse the next night.
Saturday June 21 sees the event taking place in London at the Eventim Apollo before finishing up at the New Wimbledon Theatre on June 29.
Speaking about the Tour, Sir Andy said: “After I retired this Summer, I wanted to try some different things. I don’t think a tennis player has done anything like this before so it felt like a great challenge for me.
“I haven’t stepped on a tennis court for a long time, so hopefully my fans will enjoy seeing me in this new setting”.
Tickets for the tour will go on sale on Thursday, November 14 at 10am on the Andy Murray website.
Murray retired from tennis earlier this year after the Olympics in Paris when he reached the quarter final of the doubles alongside Dan Evans.
His last singles match had come during the Queen's Club Championship when he suffered a further back injury and was forced to pull out of the single's at Wimbledon. He had also been due to play mixed doubles with Emma Radacanu before the former US Open champion pulled out through injury, in a move that attracted criticism because it came too late for Murray to get a replacement.
Plans for a legacy tennis centre to be built in his name in Dunblane were scrapped in August over rising costs. It was a plan that was put in place by his mum, Judy, and the LTA had pledged £5 million but local campaigners were concerned about where it was being built, looking for it to not be created on green belt land.
At the time, the Murray Play Foundation said: “The Murray family is proud of what they have contributed to tennis in the UK and remain committed to growing the game."
Earlier in his career, Murray began looking towards retirement and what he would do after finishing playing and bought Cromlix Hotel near Dunblane for £1.8 million.
He's also been awarded the freedom of Stirling and an honorary doctorate from the University of Stirling and he was then given a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019 for his services to tennis and charity.
FULL TOUR DATES
Wednesday 18 June – SEC Armadillo, Glasgow
Thursday 19 June – Edinburgh Playhouse
Saturday 21 June – Eventim Apollo, London
Sunday 29 June – New Wimbledon Theatre, London
