Andy Murray takes a dig at his own culinary skills as he takes up a ‘meal swap’ challenge in Shanghai

Murray along with Shang did a promotional video for the event, where they both shared the famous dishes from their native lands.

Andy Murray takes a dig at his own culinary skills as he takes up a ‘meal swap’ challenge in Shanghai

Andy Murray taking the challenge. Credit: Twitter

Former world number 1 Andy Murray took up a fun challenge in Shanghai with Chinese player Jerry Shang. As Shanghai Masters is taking place in China, Murray along with Shang did a promotional video for the event, where they both shared the famous dishes from their native lands.

Murray, being born in Scotland, shared a bunch of Scottish sweets and ‘haggis’ whereas Shang’s had a handful of spicy delicates. At the end of the video, Murray was seen asking the director if they had fried Mars bar. He took a jibe at his selection of dishes and said, “Oh dear…! This is not a good advert for Scotland.”

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The video was posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Tennis TV. Murray retweeted the video and captioned it, “Not the best advert for Scotlands culinary arts!”

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Both the players had a variety of dishes on their side, from Scotland’s famous tea biscuits to Beijing’s fried bean sauce noodles. Eating the tea biscuits, also known as shortbreads or shortcakes, Murray reminisced how his grandmother would make these when he was a kid. Murray also introduced ‘haggis’ which is often made in Scottish houses during celebrations and festivities.

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Andy Murray’s losing streak continues

Murray was defeated again earlier this week in the first round of the Shanghai Masters. He is currently on a three-match losing streak. There is a possibility that he may face immense pressure in the coming year as he will have even more ranking points to defend if this loss continues. Murray stated that if his ranking begins to decrease, he will have to retire and end his career.

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Andy Murray (Credit: The Mirror)

The 36-year-old has had a dismal second half of the season following a promising start to the year. At the Australian Open in January, the former world number one won two five-set marathons. One of them was a five-hour and 45-minute comeback victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis that ended at 4:05 a.m. The match created a lot of controversy for ATP’s scheduling.

He followed that up with a final appearance in Doha before going on to win three Challenger titles in Aix-en-Provence, Surbiton, and Nottingham. Murray, also faced defeat in the second round of Wimbledon and the US Open. His three-match losing started in Shanghai and Beijing, as well as a second-round run in Zhuhai.

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