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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 30: Andy Murray of Great Britain instructs his team to find him a replacement pair of shoes during his match against Stefano Tsitsipas of Greece in the first round of the men’s singles at the US Open 2021 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by TPN/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 30: Andy Murray of Great Britain instructs his team to find him a replacement pair of shoes during his match against Stefano Tsitsipas of Greece in the first round of the men’s singles at the US Open 2021 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by TPN/Getty Images)
British tennis star Andy Murray is currently competing at the Indian Wells Masters 2021. However, there have been certain incidents off the court that have caused concern for the former World No. 1 player. He recently lost his wedding ring along with his tennis shoes which came as quite a shock.
Andy Murray spoke about the incident and he was quite concerned when he realized he didn’t have the ring on him. He went to the authorities and requested them to look into the matter, hoping he could resolve the matter as soon as possible.
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The three-time Major winner stated, “Well, the day we realized they had let’s say misplaced or sort of someone had moved them. I went and I spoke to the lost and found at the hotel a couple of times that day. They said they found nothing. Then I spoke to the security, they said they found nothing. So I was like, well you know, they’re gone.”
Things got serious for Andy Murray
There came a point when Murray felt he needed to file a police complaint. He told the hotel authorities what he intended to do next and requested them to have a look at the CCTV cameras.
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The two-time Olympic gold medalist added, “And then I was going to file a police report to try to get them back or to increase my chance of getting them back, and then anyway I went and spoke to the hotel and explained to them that that’s what I was going to do. They then took all my details down… They took me out to the car park and asked exactly where I was I parked and then I asked them if they could look at the cameras.”
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All’s well that ends well
The missing-ring saga ended when one of the employees at the hotel found the ring. Apparently, one of the employees picked up the shoe before they noticed the ring near it. Nonetheless, it was great for Andy to get the wedding ring back.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 30: Andy Murray of United Kingdom reacts against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece during their men’s singles first round match on Day One of the 2021 US Open at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2021 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
The former World No. 1 added, “And then yeah, about an hour later they turned up. One of the employees at the hotel found them in their lost and found. So yeah, thankfully they managed to get them back, which was good. I was told that someone from the hotel picked it (the shoes) up and then they didn’t see it in the lost and found when I asked for it. That’s what they told me.”
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He spoke to the media regarding this after his opening-round win over Adrian Mannarino in the Californian desert. Murray beat the Frenchman in straight sets. The British star faces a threat in his next round when he will be up against Spanish teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz. It promises to be an exciting tie and it will be interesting to see who comes out on top.
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