Ellen Perez jokes about Andy Murray's birthday celebration after British player cuts small cake

Ellen Perez recently joked that Andy Murray possibly got the world's "smallest" cake for his 36th birthday while on the sidelines of the Bordeaux Challenger event.

Murray had earlier taken to social media to make a tongue-in-cheek comment about wanting a big cake, similar to what Carlos Alcaraz was given at the Madrid Open. The organizers at the Madrid Open had celebrated Alcaraz's birthday with a giant cake on the court, and on Monday, May 15 - Murray's birthday - the Scot took to Twitter to say he'd be furious if he did not get a cake of at least the same size.

“If I don’t get a cake of equal size if not slightly bigger than Alcaraz today, I’m going to be absolutely f**king furious,” Andy Murray tweeted with an angry emoji.

The organizers of the Bordeaux Challenger gave Andy Murray a surprise on the same day. They walked in with a small cake as fans in the background shouted, "Happy Birthday".

Ellen Perez saw the funny side of the incident and took to Twitter to question whether Murray got the smallest cake because he asked for a bigger one.

"Did they get him the worlds smallest cake because he requested the biggest cake? I doubt they even knew but too good," Ellen Perez tweeted.

Andy Murray hopes to have a deep run at Wimbledon

Andy Murray at the Italian Open.

Andy Murray, who has won three Grand Slam titles in his career, recently said he hoped to have a deep run at Wimbledon this year. The Brit has won two titles at SW19 (2013 and 2016), while his best result at Roland Garros was a runner-up finish in 2016.

In an interview with The Guardian, Murray said he is feeling good about his body physically, especially after playing marathon matches at the start of the year.

"It’s not so much about [physical worries]. I trust that my body will be OK after what I did at the beginning of the year. I played back-to-back five-hour matches and did well physically in those matches. There’s no reason why that should necessarily be any different here (at the French Open)." Murray said in the interview.

He added that he knows his best chance of going deep into a Grand Slam was at Wimbledon rather than the French Open.

"I trust my body now but I’m aware that my best chance of having a deep run is more likely to happen at Wimbledon,” Murray said.

The French Open starts on May 22 while Wimbledon commences on July 3, 2023.