Andy to become a dad for third time ... and baby could arrive any day now
Sir Andy Murray has revealed he is to become a father for the third time – and his wife Kim may go into early labour.
The 32-year-old Scot could take a break from his tennis comeback as early as next week to be at the birth.
it comes only months after Kim sparked speculation she may be pregnant by arriving at Wimbledon wearing a maternity-style, polka dot top while supporting her husband in the mixed doubles.
The couple have two daughters, Sophia, three, and Edie, who will be two next month.
Sir Andy told of the impending new addition to the family after admitting he had chosen to compete in the European Open in Antwerp next week – rather than the Stockholm Open, which runs at the same time – as the Belgian city is only a short flight from home. He told The Times yesterday: ‘The baby can come any time from pretty much next week.
‘i would adjust my schedule if i couldn’t go to Antwerp.
‘My plan is to play Antwerp and then i am done through to the Davis Cup. if the baby came early, i would miss Antwerp and then maybe play at the Paris Masters.’
it is not the first time Sir Andy has faced a major tournament clashing with the birth of his child. in 2016, there was just a one-week gap between the Australian Open, where he was defeated by Novak Djokovic, and the birth of his first daughter.
Sir Andy made his tennis comeback in June at the Queen’s Club Championships, six months after a successful operation on his hip joint.
He won his first match in a Masters tournament since spring 2017 when he beat Argentinian Juan ignacio Londero over three sets in the rolex Shanghai Masters on Monday.
However, the next day he lost in the last 32 of the tournament to italian opponent Fabio Fognini.
The pair then began a heated row after the Scot accused his rival of trying to put him off during by shouting over the net.
regarding his injury comeback, Sir Andy said: ‘i had two years of having lots of pain after every single match.
‘Now i play a match, the body hurts, i have some pain in my back, the muscles are tired and things like that, but my hip is fine and i couldn’t remember what that was like before.
‘it has been hard but i expected it to be quite a bumpy road because it wasn’t something that has been done in tennis before.
‘i know – having done this – that you will see way more athletes having this operation and coming back to compete, because there is no reason why you should not be able to. There is no pain.’