"This is borderline insulting, why is he not with Djokovic, Nadal, Federer?" - Andy Murray's absense in Wimbledon poster infuriates tennis fans

Tennis fans have called out Wimbledon for excluding Andy Murray in their latest poster ahead of their 136th edition of the Grand Slam.Murray, 36, is a two-time Wimbledon winner. In 2013, he became the first British men's player to win the title after 76 years.The 136th edition of the Wimbledon Championships will commence on Monday, July 3, and will end on Sunday, July 16. On June 20, Wimbledon posted a new poster on social media that highlighted some of the epic rivalries of the Major.However, Andy Murray's exclusion from the poster of the highly anticipated tournament of the year has brought tennis fans together. They all turned to Twitter to question Wimbledon's decision to leave out the former World No. 1 from the poster.A fan on Twitter stated that Murray's exclusion is 'borderline insulting':&quot;I’m in no way shape or form a Murray fan but this is borderline insulting. The man is a Brit who won in 2013 and 2016. Why is he not in the picture with Nole, Rafa and Federer ? He has won 2 more than Sinner and Alcaraz.&quot;Trudy Seivwright MD@SeivwrightTrudy@pavyg @Wimbledon @andy_murray I’m in no way shape or form aMurray fan but this is borderline insulting. The man is a Brit who won in 2013 and 2016. Why is he not in the picture with Nole,Rafa and Federer ? He has won 2 more than Sinner and Alcaraz.15@pavyg @Wimbledon @andy_murray I’m in no way shape or form aMurray fan but this is borderline insulting. The man is a Brit who won in 2013 and 2016. Why is he not in the picture with Nole,Rafa and Federer ? He has won 2 more than Sinner and Alcaraz.Another fan was appalled by the three-time Grand Slam winner's absence from the poster. He also reminded that Murray has won Wimbledon twice, the same as Rafael Nadal, but only the latter has been represented in the poster.&quot;The audacity that Andy Murray, who’s won Wimbledon the same amount of times as Rafa, and was the first British man to achieve it in 77 years, isn’t on this poster.&quot;Claire 🤙🏻🎾@brooksybradshawThe audacity that Andy Murray, who’s won Wimbledon the same amount of times as Rafa, and was the first British man to achieve it in 77 years, isn’t on this poster. twitter.com/wimbledon/stat…Wimbledon@WimbledonAt Wimbledon, we've witnessed epic rivalry after epic rivalry, lifting the sport to new heights Here's to the next generation of headline acts...14813At Wimbledon, we've witnessed epic rivalry after epic rivalry, lifting the sport to new heights ✨Here's to the next generation of headline acts... https://t.co/Lq9J2qVQEnThe audacity that Andy Murray, who’s won Wimbledon the same amount of times as Rafa, and was the first British man to achieve it in 77 years, isn’t on this poster. twitter.com/wimbledon/stat…One fan was stated that they were 'offended' by the veteran's absence.&quot;how am I actually offended by the lack of Andy in this pic.&quot;Hush Kerai@HushKerai@Wimbledon how am I actually offended by the lack of Andy in this pic682@Wimbledon how am I actually offended by the lack of Andy in this picBelow are a few more fan reactions:Rush 🐠 | nottingham slam!@drivevolleysat the risk of sounding biased, it's outrageous that Andy isn't on this poster while having won the same no. of trophies as Rafa and having made QFs or better from 2008-2017 twitter.com/Wimbledon/stat…Wimbledon@WimbledonAt Wimbledon, we've witnessed epic rivalry after epic rivalry, lifting the sport to new heights Here's to the next generation of headline acts...1479At Wimbledon, we've witnessed epic rivalry after epic rivalry, lifting the sport to new heights ✨Here's to the next generation of headline acts... https://t.co/Lq9J2qVQEnat the risk of sounding biased, it's outrageous that Andy isn't on this poster while having won the same no. of trophies as Rafa and having made QFs or better from 2008-2017 twitter.com/Wimbledon/stat…Myrtle4441@Myrtle4441And we’ve decided to forget the Scottish guy who put tennis on the world map for the first time for 77years. Who got to World No1 through hard work and dedication. Oh and is the only man to defend his Olympic gold medal. Why? I’d really like to know. twitter.com/wimbledon/stat…Wimbledon@WimbledonAt Wimbledon, we've witnessed epic rivalry after epic rivalry, lifting the sport to new heights Here's to the next generation of headline acts...5249At Wimbledon, we've witnessed epic rivalry after epic rivalry, lifting the sport to new heights ✨Here's to the next generation of headline acts... https://t.co/Lq9J2qVQEnAnd we’ve decided to forget the Scottish guy who put tennis on the world map for the first time for 77years. Who got to World No1 through hard work and dedication. Oh and is the only man to defend his Olympic gold medal. Why? I’d really like to know. twitter.com/wimbledon/stat…Jimmy@RacquettechieI’m squinting, but I still can’t seeSir Andy in there. Surely… twitter.com/wimbledon/stat…Wimbledon@WimbledonAt Wimbledon, we've witnessed epic rivalry after epic rivalry, lifting the sport to new heights Here's to the next generation of headline acts...9249At Wimbledon, we've witnessed epic rivalry after epic rivalry, lifting the sport to new heights ✨Here's to the next generation of headline acts... https://t.co/Lq9J2qVQEnI’m squinting, but I still can’t seeSir Andy in there. Surely… twitter.com/wimbledon/stat…what's the craic?@whatsthecraic1Where is Andy seriously? I know he won both in 3 sets so technically not a rival as he schooled them but highly disrespectful not to feature him when Sinner &amp; Alcaraz can't even get to the semis twitter.com/Wimbledon/stat…Wimbledon@WimbledonAt Wimbledon, we've witnessed epic rivalry after epic rivalry, lifting the sport to new heights Here's to the next generation of headline acts...2250At Wimbledon, we've witnessed epic rivalry after epic rivalry, lifting the sport to new heights ✨Here's to the next generation of headline acts... https://t.co/Lq9J2qVQEnWhere is Andy seriously? I know he won both in 3 sets so technically not a rival as he schooled them but highly disrespectful not to feature him when Sinner &amp; Alcaraz can't even get to the semis twitter.com/Wimbledon/stat…ఆదిత్య శ్రీ రామ్@AdityaSR107I think I'm the 1000th person questioning for Andy Murray's absence in this picture.Just delete this thing @Wimbledon twitter.com/Wimbledon/stat…Wimbledon@WimbledonAt Wimbledon, we've witnessed epic rivalry after epic rivalry, lifting the sport to new heights Here's to the next generation of headline acts...2097250At Wimbledon, we've witnessed epic rivalry after epic rivalry, lifting the sport to new heights ✨Here's to the next generation of headline acts... https://t.co/Lq9J2qVQEnI think I'm the 1000th person questioning for Andy Murray's absence in this picture.Just delete this thing @Wimbledon twitter.com/Wimbledon/stat…Paddy.og 🍌@PaddyWarburton@Wimbledon Andy won the same number as Rafa in the same era. Still the only four men to win the title in the last 20 years. He should be on there with them.592@Wimbledon Andy won the same number as Rafa in the same era. Still the only four men to win the title in the last 20 years. He should be on there with them.Fay@Fpbitxh@Wimbledon Clearly missing Andy Murray, he’s iconic at Wimbledon.13@Wimbledon Clearly missing Andy Murray, he’s iconic at Wimbledon.Andy Murray won two Wimbledon singles titlesDay One: The Championships - Wimbledon 2021Andy Murray made his Wimbledon debut in 2015 and lost in the third round of the campaign. In 2009, the Brit reached the semifinals but lost to Andy Roddick.He made three successive semifinal runs before actually qualifying for his maiden Wimbledon final in 2012. The following year, Murray won his maiden title by beating Novak Djokovic in the final. Murray effortlessly beat the Serb, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4, to win the title.In 2016, the veteran advanced to his third final at Wimbledon. The then World No. 2 beat Milos Raonic in the final to win his second Wimbledon title.

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