Andy Murray Gifted Custom Poker Table

Tennis star Andy Murray reportedly has a strong interest in the game of poker.

According to the Edinburgh Evening News, Murray’s uncle has gifted him a custom-made poker table. Murray won Wimbledon last month, becoming the first Brit to win the tournament in 77 years.

His victory was a huge story for the tennis world, as well as the country.

The maker of the table told Edinburgh Evening News: “This was just a wee hobby to spruce up my mate’s poker nights and a year later one of my tables has made it into the home of one of our greatest living sportsmen. All this is definitely not what I expected!

I decided to call the business McPoker Tables and set up a website and a Twitter page. We’ve only got about 100 followers but somehow we came to the attention of Andy Murray’s uncle, Niall Erskine. He got in touch and asked if I could make a special poker table for his nephew.

I asked what it was he was looking for in particular and he told me ‘Well, he’s Andy Murray, so could you make it tennis-related?’ To be honest, I didn’t actually believe him at first!”

Murray reportedly has not seen the table yet, as he is set to return home next month.

Murray isn’t the only tennis player who is passionate about poker. Rafael Nadal endorses PokerStars, one of the leading online poker sites in the world.

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