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McEnroe: Wimbledon should build a monument to awesome Andy... he changed British tennis

- NEIL MCLEMAN

WIMBLEDON should build a statue of Andy Murray to commemorate his achievements, says John McEnroe.

And the American legend reckons the metal-hipped Scot would have won even more big titles if his career had not been dogged by injuries.

The All England Club has busts of five female British winners at the front of the clubhouse and unveiled a statue of three-time champion Fred Perry in 1984. Murray's Wimbledon triumph in 2013 was the first by a British male in the singles since the Stockport star in 1936.

Asked if Wimbledon should erect a monument to Murray, the BBC commentator (circle) said: "If I was making that decision, I would say absolutely, yes, because that's a long drought, 77 years.