Andy Murray has admitted his children liked it when he lost matches as it allowed him to spend more time with them. The Briton has four children - Sophia, Edie, Teddie and Lola - with his wife Kim Sears, whom he married in 2015.
enjoyed an illustrious career at the top of tennis after breaking through as a teenager. He won his first Grand Slam title at the US Open in 2012, before winning the Wimbledon title a year later. He tasted success at Wimbledon for a second time in 2016 and also clinched a gold medal in the men's singles tennis event at the 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics. The 38-year-old
Murray spoke about his children during an interview with
as he said: "They think I'm a golfer, which right now is kind of true.
"I think one saw a book that I'm in at school, so there's an awareness, but I don't think they're really bothered."
He added: "Right now, I don't really do anything. I'm a father, essentially. I used to have to explain [to them] that I'm going away to play a tournament. They liked it when I lost, because that meant I was coming home."
during his career but suffered plenty of disappointment as he lost eight of them.
And he also addressed just how supportive his wife had been during a career that saw him jetting off all over the world as he explained: "She's been a huge support and a massive, massive part of my career.
"When you're playing, you don't always appreciate that. I think a lot of individual athletes - me included - would be selfish at times. You think a lot about yourself and your own performance, and your mood is reflective of whether you've had a good match.
"But even at the end, when I was struggling physically and was not winning many matches, and we had young children, Kim was always so supportive of me continuing to play because she knew I loved the sport and loved playing."
He then acknowledged: "When we got married, our honeymoon was in Barcelona, and I was doing a training block.
"Essentially, we got to spend a couple of nights with each other, but I was practising during the day, training and going to the gym and doing all my physio work.
"[A honeymoon] is very important for most couples. Maybe for her it was too, but she was willing to sacrifice that to allow me to chase my goals. She's super important to everything I achieved, so now I'm trying my best to make up for all that."
