Andy Murray has revealed his mum would still send him to the naughty step if he followed in the footsteps of Carlos Alcaraz and got tattoos of all the major tennis titles he’s won.
Alcaraz has taken the tennis world by storm and is emerging as the standout player on the ATP Tour.
With four to his name already, at just 21 years old Alcaraz boasts more Grand Slams than Murray, who is 16 years his senior.
Alcaraz has already won the French Open and Wimbledon this year alone, with the Spaniard now setting his sights on winning Olympic gold in Paris next month.
Naturally, if he wins, it would mean the Olympic rings are added to Alcaraz’s wearable trophy cabinet, but Murray has insisted he isn’t planning on following suit.
A winner of two Olympic golds already, when asked if he’s tempted to get a tattoo, the Scot told Hello!: “Um, I don’t think so, no. I still feel like my parents would kill me if I got a tattoo.”
The Paris Olympics will likely represent the last chance for Murray to add to his honours list, with the 37-year-old set to retire from tennis after the Games.
And when asked what it means to represent Great Britain for one final time, Murray replied: “It’s something that makes me really, really proud. I love being part of TeamGB and competing for my country.”
Irrespective of what happens in Paris, Murray is ensured a spot in the Team GB history books for his heroics at the home games in 2012.
Beating the likes of Juan Martin del Potro and Novak Djokovic en route to gold at the All England Club, Murray revealed being a successful part of London 2012 remains one of his career highlights.
He added: “The whole thing was just amazing. To be able to compete at a home Games is a fantastic opportunity for an athlete – so many athletes never get that chance. For me, probably my favourite memory from 2012 was watching Super Saturday.
“I’d met all of those British athletes in the village when I was there and then I watched them all win medals. We were all really invested in everybody else’s success and so we were on such a high that day.”
However, ahead of his latest – and final – Olympic endeavour, Murray has admitted the Games pose a significantly different challenge to the usual events on the ATP Tour.
Murray claimed: “Yes it’s a very different crowd. Most people only ever get to go to one, maybe two Olympics in their lifetime, if they are lucky. So everyone there, in the crowd, feels very privileged to get that experience.
“You have people cheering for their home team rather than cheering for individuals as well so that makes it slightly different.
“The crowd at Wimbledon [in 2012] was fantastic for me as a home player, very loud, very supportive, lots of Union Jacks. They definitely helped me get over the line to take the medal.”
