Follow UK Immigration and UK News: According to a report on the ATP official website today, Beijing time November 7, in the "AskMen's Top 49 Most Influential Men" selection, Murray has been named the UK Sports Personality of the Year by BBC Radio.
At the awards ceremony, the world number four joked: "Thank you to everyone who voted for me. This has been a great year for me, and I will work even harder next year to earn everyone's vote. Thank you all!" In last year's selection, Olympic silver medalist Tom Daley received this honor.
Although he has been off the court for several months, Murray has not been idle. Having previously announced his recovery from injury, he is now planning a "Battle of the Sexes" against Serena Williams in Las Vegas. Currently, the two are discussing it heatedly on Twitter, and have even begun talking about an exhibition match for next year.
It seems that next month, Grand Slam champions Murray and Serena will hold a "Battle of the Sexes." Both have indicated that in the coming weeks, they will be training for the new season in locations very close to each other in Florida. Wimbledon champion Murray underwent back surgery in September and recently began resuming on-court training. He will also participate in a warm-up match held in Scotland, as well as an exhibition match to be held in Glasgow or Edinburgh later in the 2014 season.
The idea of holding a "Battle of the Sexes" with Serena began during Wimbledon, when Serena tweeted that she would sweep Murray on grass. The Scotsman enjoys watching Serena's matches and accepted the American's suggestion. Originally, the two might have started this "Battle of the Sexes" during the North American hard-court season, but it was canceled for personal reasons. During the summer, Serena once said: "I doubt I'll win a single point, but the match will definitely be fun." She also stated that she would do her best once she could participate in warm-up matches. The warm-up match held in Scotland would be fairer, as Murray would give his fans a chance to watch the match up close, and he is currently preparing to visit there.
On Monday, Murray resumed on-court training, six weeks after his surgery. Now, Murray can gradually increase the power of his shots, and he plans to arrive at his training base in Miami next week, with a possible return to the court at the Dream Cup held in Barbados at the end of the month.
