Andy Murray’s wife has said “it will be great to have him home again to help with the kids” after the tennis superstar bowed out of the Paris Olympics this week and announced his retirement.
But the 36-year-old mother-of-four, who was Andy’s teenage sweetheart after being wooed by him aged 17, didn’t travel to France to watch his final match in the doubles earlier this week.
I’ve got four children under the age of eight and it’s the school summer holidays so no I didn’t go to Paris to watch him” she revealed.
There are very emotional scenes this week when Murray’s legendary professional tennis career ended with his Team GB doubles run with Dan Evans defeat to Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz of the USA.
Kim added: “He’s walking down this street in Paris with everyone trying to take selfies with him and I’m dealing with a nit crisis with our daughter Sophia.
“The kids have only just got into watching him on TV and Sophia gets very emotional so watching Andy play has been even more stressful.When he lost it was a bitter sweet evening.
“I know how much it would have meant to Andy to get one more win but he’s happy with the ending he got. It’s the right time for him.
“He’s happy with his decision to retire and ending at the Olympics was very special.”
Kim revealed Andy’s devoted mum Judy had been catching 6am flights to Paris to watch her son but Kim said for her “nothing can beat the 2012 Olympics.
There he made history with back-to-back Olympic gold medals defeating Roger Federer.
Kim added: “The Olympics do mean a huge amount to Andy so it would be lovely if he got one final medal, if only for Sophia, who seems to think three medals isn’t very many.”
And just to make sure her husband has definitely hung up his racquet and is coming home to Leatherhead, Surrey, Kim said: “I’ve already told him I’ve got a holiday booked for three weeks’ time and it deliberately clashes with the US Open. Just so he knows.
