SHOEDUNNIT?
Andy makes plea to thief who stole his tennis shoes from under car .. with wedding ring attached
ANDY Murray has revealed he had his tennis shoes and wedding ring stolen in a bizarre robbery at a hotel.
The tennis superstar revealed on an Instagram video he had attempted to air his worn tennis shoes to stop them from smelling and placed them under his car all night.
The 34-year-old is preparing for action at the Indian Wells tournament and is staying at a hotel in California.
The following day he went back to retrieve his shoes and realised they had been stolen during the night.
It wasn’t until his physio asked where his ring was that he realised it was also missing – and remembered it was tied to the shoelaces because he can’t wear it while he plays. Andy admitted he is now in the bad books with wife Kim.
He said: “As I was preparing for my practice, my physio said to me, ‘Where’s your wedding ring’ and I was like, ‘Oh no. I basically tie my wedding ring to my tennis shoes because I can’t play with it on, so yeah, my wedding ring has been stolen as well.
“Needless to say I am in the bad books at home, so I want to try and find it.
“If anyone can share this, or may have any clue to where they might be it would be very helpful so I can try to get it back and get to the bottom of this.”
Murray appears to have learnt his lesson as he captioned the video on Instagram: “Yes I know I’m an idiot and in hindsight it seems like a terrible idea but I need some help.
“What should the reward be for getting it back? #ring #shoes #idiot #help #clown.”
Fans rushed to the comments of the video to share their thoughts on Andy’s unfortunate situation.
One fan commented: “I wouldn’t wanna be in your shoes Andy!”
Another replied: “Can everyone be on the lookout for Andy’s smelly ring please?”
A third wrote: “Most likely an animal has taken this, mistaking it for its dinner which probably smelt just as good. 10/10 effort though. At least it’s an interesting story, you’ll always have that, which is just as good as a wedding ring, right?”