Andy Murray careful not to invoke mum's wrath should he follow Carlos Alcaraz's footsteps - "My parents would kill me"

Former World No.1 Andy Murray may have etched his name in tennis history as one of the greatest to ever do it, but the British star still has a healthy fear of being reprimanded by his mum, Judy Murray. as seen in his latest interview.

The 37-year old will be competing at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris this summer, and is set to retire from professional tennis after the event. Murray has been dealing with various injuries over the last few years, and has seen his ranking drop to outside the top 100.

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Murray not likely to get a tattoo a la Alcaraz

After lifting the title at the 2024 Wimbledon tournament, Carlos Alcaraz now sits with four Grand Slam trophies to his name. The Spaniard has developed a tradition of getting a tattoo to represent each major trophy he was won, and could add the Olympic rings to his wearable trophy cabinet should he triumph in Paris this summer.

Conversely, Murray, who has three-Grand Slam titles to his name and two Olympic gold medals (2012, 2016), made it clear he had no intention of getting a similar tattoo and was never tempted into getting some work done.

"Um, I don't think so, no," admitted Murray. "I still feel like my parents would kill me if I got a tattoo.”

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Having already won two Olympic Gold medals, this will be Murray's final chance to represent his country. The Glasgow native was appreciative when asked how it felt to play for his country one final time.

"It's something that makes me really, really proud," said Murray. "I love being part of TeamGB and competing for my country. 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.”