Andy Murray explained how he wanted Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian charity worker who was detained in Iran, to watch one of his matches at Wimbledon “in totally different circumstances” after inviting her to his first-round match.
Andy Murray has explained how he wanted Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian charity worker who spent almost six years detained in Iran, to watch one of his matches at Wimbledon “in totally different circumstances” after inviting her to his first-round match earlier this week. Zaghari-Ratcliffe was accused by Iranian authorities of working with organizations allegedly attempting to overthrow the regime – charges she and her employer, the Thomson Reuters Foundation, repeatedly denied.
“Hopefully, [it was] a much more enjoyable experience. That was what I felt after speaking to her. I wanted to see if we could get her to come along.” Zaghari-Ratcliffe, sitting behind the Princess of Wales and 20-time grand slam champion Roger Federer, watched from the Royal Box as Murray defeated fellow Brit Ryan Peniston in straight sets, 6-3 6-0 6-1.
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