Tribute to a legend: Queen’s Club renames court after Andy Murray

Queen’s Club announced that its central court will be renamed Andy Murray Court starting in 2025. The club, which hosts the Queen’s Club Championships (“cinch Championships for sponsorships”), announced the tribute to the tournament's greatest champion and British legend via social media.

This Thursday marked the retirement of Andy Murray after his doubles defeat at Paris 2024. The 3-time Grand Slam champion paired with Dan Evans and had a strong run to the quarterfinals, but were eliminated by Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul.

After 19 years of career, Andy Murray bid farewell to professional tennis at the Olympic Games. The Scottish former world No. 1 and two-time gold medalist said goodbye in an emotional quarterfinal match, marking the end of a career filled with achievements.

Murray won 46 titles in his career, including three Grand Slam titles (2012 US Open and Wimbledon 2013, 2016), 14 Masters 1000 titles, and held the No. 1 ranking for 46 weeks, being the only player to break the Federer-Nadal-Djokovic dominance for over 15 years.

One of his favourite venues was the Queen’s Club Championships, where he won 5 titles and is the tournament's most successful champion, having won in the years: 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2016. He also secured a doubles title in 2019 with Spaniard Feliciano Lopez.

As the tournament's greatest hero, Queen’s Club announced a significant tribute to the legendary British player shortly after his retirement was confirmed. Starting in 2025, the Central Court will be named “The Andy Murray Arena” in honour of the 5-time champion.

Murray's last appearance at Queen’s Club ended painfully, having to retire from his round of 16 match against Jordan Thompson due to an injury after just a few games into the first set (1-4). This was his last official singles match, as he later only appeared in doubles at Wimbledon and the Olympics. Nevertheless, Murray also achieved his last Tour victory by defeating Alexei Popyrin in the first round of the tournament.