IT was a admirable day for Andy Murray at Wimbledon bygone – and we’re not talking about the weather.
The Scot closed a abode in the endure eight by affronted accomplished Marin Cilic– admitting the rain delays that had threatened to derail his appellation bid.
And 25-year-old Andy had a abutment aggregation of beauteous girls abaft him as he swept the Croat abreast in beeline sets.
As able-bodied as his ever-faithful adherent Kim Sears, pictured top, Saturdays adorableness Mollie King, below, braved roofless Number One Court – area Andy had been ashore for his fourth-round tie – to acclamation the Scot on.
And although she was in the Royal Box on Centre Court, area Andy’s admirers account he should accept been all along, classical diva Katherine Jenkins was captivated to apprehend that the Dunblane agent had won.
Tennis-daft Katherine, below, suffered through Andy’s 2010 and 2011 semi-final defeats to Rafael Nadal, and she’ll be acquisitive he can go one bigger this year.
Andy now plays Spain’s David Ferrer today in the quarter-final – aback on Centre Court at last.
And four of his better admirers are acquisitive to be there to acclamation him on, afterwards casting affected alfresco the All England Club at 1pm on MONDAY to alpha queuing for tickets.
Paul Evans, 26, of Edinburgh, has spent the endure two nights in a covering with pals Chris Bowman, 27, Jonny Holland, 27, and Luke Evans, 19.
He said: “We capital to be abiding of Wednesday tickets. It’s been a bit wet but our covering is captivation up so far.
“Murray’s got a abundant adventitious of traveling all the way this year, abnormally with Nadal out. And he’s searching acceptable so far.”
