‘A player who made us dream’: Telegraph readers’ ode to Andy Murray
After Murray’s retirement at the Paris Olympics, Telegraph readers share their favourite memories of the three-time Grand Slam champion
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After Murray’s retirement at the Paris Olympics, Telegraph readers share their favourite memories of the three-time Grand Slam champion
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The England goalkeeper wore a David Koma design that looks like a pair of knickers and a corset over the top of a floor-length skirt
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Relentless pursuit of imagined new, younger audiences accelerated the show’s decline
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