#AskAndy

Sunday, 7 July 2013

Fresh from Centre Court success in last night’s Men’s Final, Wimbledon champion @Andy_Murray took time out of his schedule today to answer questions from his 1.9 million Twitter followers.

Users sent in their questions using the hashtag #AskAndy, and were treated to answers directly from Murray, the first British man to win the singles championship for 77 years.

The Tweets give a fascinating insight into the mind of a champion as he digests the enormity of his sporting success:

No I don’t think so! RT @StephenMuir_91 @andy_murray do you think you will be able to reach double figures in grand slam wins? #AskAndy
— Andy Murray ( @andy_murray) July 8, 2013

Ivan! RT @alexmcmullan29 @andy_murray If there is any player before you turned pro that you could of played who would it be??? #askandy
— Andy Murray ( @andy_murray) July 8, 2013

Relax! RT @colin_fleming @andy_murray why do they call you the Inspector?! #askandy
— Andy Murray ( @andy_murray) July 8, 2013

I did not. Maybe the trophy will get lucky tonight! RT @jode_d @andy_murray did you go to sleep with the trophy in bed next to you? #AskAndy
— Andy Murray ( @andy_murray) July 8, 2013

Electolites. Gets stronger as match goes on. RT @AndyLewers @andy_murray What is yr drink made up of? Different for each set? #AskAndy
— Andy Murray ( @andy_murray) July 8, 2013

That’s a good question. Relief! RT @Jadey_3004 @andy_murray describe the feeling of winning in one word #askandy
— Andy Murray ( @andy_murray) July 8, 2013

They got to sleep with us in the bed last night. RT @seasidetracie @andy_murray did Maggie and Rusty join in with the celebrations? ;)
— Andy Murray ( @andy_murray) July 8, 2013

I had 11 yesterday. RT @jay_williams123 @andy_murray how many racquets did you have in your bag for the final yesterday? 9?
— Andy Murray ( @andy_murray) July 8, 2013

Before I forget, I’ve uploaded a #Vine of the trophy. You can see it by downloading @vineapp and searching for @andy_murray
— Andy Murray ( @andy_murray) July 8, 2013

Twitter brings fans closer to their sporting heroes than ever before, and after Murray’s Wimbledon success, fans flocked to the platform to share their excitement at Murray’s success. This Tweet, sent in the hours following his victory, has now been ReTweeted and favourited more than 160,000 times, making it Murray’s most popular Tweet on the platform ever:

Can’t believe what’s just happened!!!!!!!
— Andy Murray ( @andy_murray) July 7, 2013

For more stats and facts from last night’s match, be sure to check out our previous blog, Murray wins Wimbledon.