As Murray got a Centre Court tribute at Wimbledon, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Petra Kvitova and Victoria Azarenka were just some of the big names to write a heartfelt message.

Sue Barker, who retired from her post as the tournament’s longtime presenter after the 2022 tournament, was brought out of retirement to emcee the post-match celebration, which was anchored by a video tribute from Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams and an emotional speech from the man of the hour himself.

Other active and past major champions, including Novak Djokovic, Lleyton Hewitt, Conchita Martinez, Martina Navratilova and Iga Swiatek, also gathered on Centre Court to celebrate Murray. So did some of his fellow Brits: Jack Draper, Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans, as well as Holger Rune.

“It was obviously really nice that a lot of the players stayed,” Murray said afterwards. “I mean, obviously have very close, good relationships with the British guys that were there, but there’s also a number of players there on that court that I have enormous respect for, some of the greatest players in the history of the game and stuff.

“It was really nice that they stuck behind because we did finish quite late. I know some of them have had matches today. They might want to get themselves off to bed and recovering. It was really nice that they stayed around.”