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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho’s love of tennis appears to know no bounds, after he admitted to shedding ‘a couple of tears’ when Andy Murray won Wimbledon back in 2013.
The British No1 claimed victory at Queen’s last weekend and Mourinho – now a friend of the Scot – was seen during the week watching Murray and Spaniard Rafa Nadal in action.
Speaking on the Daily Telegraph’s tennis podcast, the Chelsea manager said that when Murray ended the 77-year wait for British men’s champion at Wimbledon it must have felt like ‘something from another world’ to the Scot, before describing his love for the competition and the game in general.
“I have to say I had a couple of tears for Andy when he won Wimbledon,” said Mourinho.
“It was something that obviously meant more than anything in his career. I could imagine it was something from another world.
“I don’t think he would change the Wimbledon victory for another 10 victories in other Grand Slams.” It’s more than the game, it’s more than a tournament. He has broken the psychological wall that was there for every British person that loves the game. I think that for sure it was the best day in his career and I shared that happiness from where I was.”
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“In tennis they take penalty shoot-outs all day,” Mourinho continued. "Every point is a tough decision so they have to be really strong. I always say that in my sport sometimes we hide behind each other, we can always find excuses in success and in failure and in this way tennis is phenomenal because you have to be really strong."
