Andy Murray's 'lucky charm' daughter Sophia could help him take back the Wimbledon title

Love all: Andy Murray with his wife Kim
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The family of Andy Murray today said his baby daughter is his “lucky charm” and could help him take back the Wimbledon title.

As the former champion, 29, continued in his campaign to be crowned winner again, his grandparents said their great-granddaughter Sophia, who was born in February and has been present at some of his games, may be his secret weapon.

Murray’s grandmother Ellen said: “I think she is his lucky charm. And she’s a beautiful one.”

Mrs Murray, 82, and her husband Gordon, 83, live in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire. She said she is “too nervous” to watch her grandson. “I just can’t,” she said. “I turn on the TV, see that he’s started and then I walk away. I’m just too nervous. Then I find out the score at the end.”

She added: “I hope Sophia can help him win it.”

The British number one was facing Australian “bad boy” Nick Kyrgios on Centre Court today in a bid to secure a place in the quarter-finals.

The pair are firm friends — Kyrgios, 21, has joked it was “love at first sight” — and Murray has been one of the player’s most vocal supporters when he has come under fire for his on-court behaviour.

Kyrgios, who earned a code violation during his second-round win over Dustin Brown at the weekend and was then involved in a tense exchange with reporters, said: “When Andy walks in [to the locker room], we see each other, we just give each other a look.

"We joke a lot. It’s just instant banter. We just have a lot of fun.”

Last year’s Wimbledon champion, Novak Djokovic, crashed out of the tournament at the weekend, raising fans’ hopes that Murray could win again, following his victory in 2013.

Cardiff students Emily Griffin, 17, and Caitlin Exton, 16, arrived to queue at 1pm yesterday, so they could “soak up the atmosphere” on Murray Mount.

Emily said today: “We are here to see the Murray match. He’s a clear favourite to win now Djokovic is out.

“It will be so cool to be able to see him at Wimbledon on the route to victory.” Rachael Logue, 25, was with a group of five friends. She said: “I’m Scottish, so I am a big Murray fan. I’m from Dunblane and my auntie used to babysit the Murray boys. He’s a dead cert to win.”

Emma Shaw, 17, student from Portsmouth, was also hopeful. “I really think he’s got it in him to go all the way now his main competition is out,” she said. “I’m on Team Murray.”

Sophia made her All England Club debut last week, with her mother Kim, ahead of Murray’s first-round match. She was also at Queen’s Club when her father took the title for the fifth time on Father’s Day last month.

When Judy Murray was asked if her granddaughter could help him win Wimbledon this year, she laughed and said: “We will have to see.” She said of her son: “Away from the court he is very, very chilled. Even more so now that he’s had a little daughter.”

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