Andy Murray’s Historic Racket Achieves Record Price at Auction
The racket used by Andy Murray during his victory in the 2013 Wimbledon men’s final, where he defeated Novak Djokovic, recently sold for $73,200 (including buyer’s premium) at an auction held by Goldin Auctions.
This price sets a record for an Andy Murray item at auction.
Murray’s victory in 2013 represented the first time in 76 years that a British man had won at Wimbledon. Since World War I, Murray, who won again in 2016, and Fred Perry, winner in 1934, 1935 and 1936, are the only British men to have conquered Wimbledon. In the women’s division, a British woman has not won Wimbledon since Virginia Wade in 1977.
The auction lot included a letter of authenticity from Resolution Photomatching, which certifies a “conclusive” match of the racket’s use in the Wimbledon final, as well as in Murray’s second-round and semi-final matches. The letter also indicates that the racket was used in a match on June 26, before the tournament.
The auction for Murray’s racket was highly contested, with 49 bids from its opening on August 29th until its closing.
The highest price paid for a tennis racket belongs to a Babolat racket that Rafael Nadal used during the 2017 French Open final, which sold for over $157,000 in June.
