Murray shares frustration as his four children miss Surbiton Trophy win in person: "They actually came two minutes before the rain came"

Andy Murray revealed that his children had expressed frustration at not seeing their father lift trophies until the Surbiton Trophy.

The former world No. 1 made the decision to skip the 2023 French Open in order to focus on the grass court season and prepare for his upcoming participation in Wimbledon, a tournament he won in 2013 and 2016.

So far, the decision has paid off, as Murray claimed the title at the Surbiton Challenger last week and secured another victory at the Nottingham Challenger, where he is the top seed. After lifting the trophy with a final win over Austria's Jurij Rodionov (6-3, 6-2), the world No. 43 became the oldest man to win a grass court title and it was his first tournament victory since winning a trophy in his home country.

Murray spoke about his children's desire to see him lift another trophy, highlighting their frustration in the past.

"It's brilliant to win another one. My kids are always asking me when I go away if I come home with a trophy and that’s been rare these last few years.

“They actually came two minutes before the rain came my wife had to take them back home. So they’ve missed the end of the match but I think they're watching on the TV so Sophia, Edie, Teddy and Lola - I hope you're watching and I'll bring you home a trophy tonight," 3-time Grand Slam champion said.

"Today for me was obviously a good win. Jurij played brilliant this whole week, had a great tournament and he’s won all of his matches really comfortably and started the match really well today so I was obviously happy to get through today," Murray added.

"But it’s been a perfect start to the grass season. I chose to come and play here and in Nottingham to hopefully get lots of matches under my belt so this week has been the perfect start."

Murray will face Hugo Grenier today in the second round at the challenger of Nottingham.