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    Sir Andy Murray is an embarassing dad

    The tennis legend - who has Sophia, nine, Edie, seven, Teddie, five, and Lola, four, with wife Kim - retired from the sport in August 2024, and while his youngest kids appreciate him being around more, he admitted his eldest child "certainly finds [him] embarrassing".


    He told Britain's HELLO! magazine: "When I drop her off [at school], it's like, 'Turn the music off, don't get out of the car.'
    "She won't walk next to me. She likes to walk quite a few steps behind me."
    The 38-year-old former sportsman feels "very lucky" that he can be around so much for his children now and he thinks he is closer to them than ever.
    He said: "I'm very lucky that I'm in a position where I'm able to do that.
    "I do all of the drop-offs and pickups, and I'm now there for all of the birthdays and school events. I love it."
    "My relationship with my children in the last year has got so much stronger because I'm with them every single day."
    Although Andy recently picked up his racket "for the first time since May", his children aren't interested in getting on the court with him.
    He said: "I'll ask them if they want to play, but they've not shown any interest yet."
    The Olympic champion doesn't miss playing tennis because he is so focused on his loved ones.
    He said: "I feel like my purpose has changed.
    "I was very focused on my tennis career, and now all of that attention goes into my family and my children.
    "So I don't have any urge to go on the tennis court right now; I don't miss it. And I think that's a really positive thing."
    Andy is also being kept on his toes by the family's new puppy Bonnie, who he needs to keep a close eye on because she likes to steal food.
    He said: "The kids love her. We had two border terriers before, so they've been around dogs their whole lives.
    "She's still quite young, like eight or nine months now. So she's still a little bit naughty around the house, but the kids love that.
    "The kids really enjoy it when she jumps up on a counter and takes some fish fingers. She ate a whole apple cake the other day, a huge one. We were in another room and came back and it was all gone. So we'll need to be careful on Christmas Day."

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