Andy Murray reveals big wish ahead of Wimbledon MyZA

Andy Murray with Ross Hutchins.
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Andy Murray admits he would give up Centre Court glory if it meant his best friend Ross Hutchins won his battle with the life-threatening condition Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

To win Wimbledon would fulfil a lifetime’s ambition for Andy Murray.

But the Scot would willingly trade Centre Court glory on Sunday week if it meant his best mate Ross Hutchins is given the all-clear from cancer.

Murray – arguably the most dedicated and talented sportsman our country has ever produced – said yesterday: “There’s a lot more to life than playing tennis.”

The US Open and Olympic champion is desperately hoping Hutchins triumphs in his battle with the life-threatening condition Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

The doubles player has just completed a gruelling four-month bout of chemotherapy and will find out in the next few weeks if his body is free of the disease.

And Murray, who will be best man at Hutchins’s wedding next year, admitted his friend’s fight with cancer has provided him with a real sense of perspective.

He said: “Obviously I want to win Wimbledon and tennis means a lot to me, but at the end of the day my career is going to be seven or eight years more hopefully.

“But there’s a lot more to your life than just playing tennis. I really hope that Ross gets the all-clear and I’m really confident that he will.

“I think that’s the way to view it. You want to be as positive as possible.

“Ross has been great with it and I think all of the people who were looking after him are also pretty confident as well.

“Hopefully he’ll get some good news and then he can try to find a way to get back on to the tennis court, because that’s obviously what he loves doing. – Daily Record