Scottish tennis legend Andy Murray said he does not “regret giving an opinion” but is disappointed with the way he tweeted his support for Scottish independence. The tennis star was abused on Twitter for his tweet, which he sent just hours before the polls opened on Thursday.
He said the UK was going to be stronger as a result of the referendum and he looked forward to competing for Great Britain for the rest of his career.
Murray said everyone should be allowed an opinion but he wanted to “move on.” In a BBC interview in China, Murray said: “It was a very emotional day for Scottish people and the whole country and the whole of the UK - it was a big day. The way it was worded, the way I sent it, is not really in my character. I don’t normally do stuff like that.
“So, yeah, I was a bit disappointed by that. It’s time to move on. I can’t go back on that and I’ll concentrate on my tennis for the next few months.”
Murray’s tweet, just hours before polls opened on Thursday, read: “Huge day for Scotland today! no campaign negativity last few days totally swayed my view on it. excited to see the outcome. lets do this!”