Andy Murray may have worn a kilt to his wedding but it seems he is drawing a line at the traditional lederhosen, which might just cause a problem or two if he wins this week's BMW Open in Munich.
In addition to the €80,000 and smart BMW given to the winner, the champion is also presented with the lederhosen familiar in this part of the world. But top seed Murray, who is not in action in the singles until Thursday, is not exactly a fan of the leather shorts and braces look, it seems.
"I'm not planning on wearing them whether I win the tournament or not," he said, a slight smile creeping across his lips. "I might like it on my wife but not on me."
Considering that Murray will presumably also not be frequenting the famous local beer kellers, he is on shaky ground but might be able to win back some support when it comes to football.
Providing he gets his doubles out of the way quickly today - he is partnering Dutch Davis Cup player Jean-Julien Rojer - Murray is planning to make it to the Allianz Arena to see Bayern Munich, who were crowned German champions yet again last weekend.
"I don't really drink much so I think (Munich) is more (about) the football for me," he said. "I've got a few days before the tournament starts so I'll try to go into the city a little bit to look around and maybe go and watch the football match on Tuesday night if we get time."
Having watched Barcelona last week during a training week with Amelie Mauresmo and the newest member of his team, Jonas Bjorkman, Murray could almost double as a Champions League scout. As Murray confirmed on his arrival - by private jet from Barcelona - Bjorkman will be a key man for him in the coming months, especially when Amelie Mauresmo begins to scale back her work as her August due date looms closer.
It was interesting to see the pair working hard, specifically, on Murray's net game yesterday, Bjorkman emphasising a few technical aspects that might improve his performance. The smash, perhaps one of the weakest areas of the Murray game, also got the Bjorkman treatment and if the Swede can transfer some of his nifty footwork at the net to his new charge then that will only be an advantage.
In what is Murray's first tournament since his wedding to Kim Sears, the world No.3 has fielded plenty of questions about life as a husband. But while Murray continues to explain that it's not really any different to before they got married, he did admit he was struggling to remember to describe Sears as his wife.
"Yes, I've made that mistake a few times," he said. "I've still referred to her as 'my girlfriend'. "I've said that quite a few times. But I'm sure I'll get used to that in a few weeks."
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