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ROBERT CRAMPTON

I know how Andy Murray feels — my kids are always firing me

The Times

Andy Murray’s daughter, Edie, aged five, has sacked her dad as her tennis coach. In writing! Which must only add to the humiliation. “Dear Daddy,” Edie told Sir Andy in a note he shared on Instagram, “I am not going to play tennis for a while lots of love Edie.” The reason she gave, Murray senior explained, was “you stand too close to me”. I don’t want to be too harsh, but I reckon young Edie has made a serious error of judgment. Kids often do, after all. Ask your mum, Edie, she’ll tell you your dad is still pretty decent. His advice could seriously improve your game.

Then again, that’s the story of parenthood, is it not? A succession of sackings, one redundancy after