He has spent the whole year re-writing sporting history, and Andy Murray can now add another entry in his personal record book after becoming Britain’s youngest knight of modern times.

Only weeks ago the world No.1 tennis player had said he considered himself too young to be knighted, but at the age of just 29 he is now Sir Andy Murray.

Already an OBE, he was an obvious choice for a knighthood after a year in which he cemented his status as an all-time sporting great.

But sources close to the Scot said he was unlikely to use his title on the tennis circuit, and yesterday he made no mention of it after unexpectedly losing an exhibition match in Abu Dhabi.


Last month he was asked about the possibility of a knighthood after he became the first Briton to achieve the world No.1 ranking. He said at the time: “I don't know, I feel too young for something like that. I am still young and there are still a lot of things that can go wrong, I could still mess up and make mistakes.”

Sources close to Murray said he did not know at the time that he was about to be knighted, and was giving his “honest opinion”.

But when he received notification of the knighthood he did not hesitate to accept, as it is “a great honour that he was never going to turn down”. He is the first tennis player to be knighted.

It caps a year in which he became a father, won a second Wimbledon title and a second Olympic gold medal, picked up a third BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award and was named by Telegraph readers as Britain’s greatest ever sportsperson.

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All hail Sir Andy Murray!!!