Andy Murray meets his ‘favourite athlete’ after bumping into star at Olympic Village
Andy Murray bumped into Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz in the Olympic Village and described the star as his “favourite athlete”. The Scottish tennis ace is preparing to represent Great Britain in the Olympics, with Alcaraz competing for Spain.
Murray has been one of the finest players in the history of British tennis after winning three Grand Slam titles throughout his illustrious career as well as two Olympic gold medals.
But the 37-year-old is set to bring the curtain down on his career after announcing the Paris Games will be his last tournament.
Murray will compete in the singles on the Roland Garros courts in Paris, while teaming up with Dan Evans for the doubles competition.
And with the action set to get underway on Saturday, Murray bumped into Alcaraz and posted a picture of the chance encounter to his Instagram page as he wrote: “Managed to grab a photo with my favourite athlete @carlitosalcarazz.” He added a heart emoji to show his appreciation of the 21-year-old.
The veteran also posted the snap to his story and captioned it by writing: “Think this guy has a bright future in tennis.”
Alcaraz is the red-hot favourite to win the Olympics singles gold medal after clinching his first French Open trophy at the same venue earlier this year. He is also part of a blockbuster line-up alongside Rafael Nadal in the doubles.
The ace has become one of the most recognisable tennis stars on the planet in recent years after clinching his first Grand Slam trophy at the US Open in 2019 as a 19-year-old.
He saw off Novak Djokovic in the 2023 and 2024 Wimbledon finals, while getting the better of Alexander Zverev in this year’s showpiece event at the French Open.
