Wimbledon 2023: Andy Murray watched by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe at All England Club

Wimbledon 2023: Andy Murray watched by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe at All England Club

Venue: All England Club Dates: 3-16 July
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Andy Murray said it was “brilliant” to be watched at Wimbledon by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who last year revealed how watching his 2016 title win had given her rare joy in prison.

Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian national, spent six years in an Iranian jail on spying charges – which she denied – and was released last year.

“I wanted to invite her to come along and watch the tennis in totally different circumstances,” Murray said.

“I’m glad she could make it.”

Former world number one Murray, 36, helped arrange for Zaghari-Ratcliffe to attend the All England Club on Tuesday.

She sat in the Royal Box behind the Princess of Wales and eight-time men’s champion Roger Federer during…

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