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| Andy Murray gets engaged to Kim Sears | Andy Murray gets engaged to Kim Sears |
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| Tennis star Andy Murray has got engaged to his long-term girlfriend Kim Sears, his agent has confirmed. | Tennis star Andy Murray has got engaged to his long-term girlfriend Kim Sears, his agent has confirmed. |
| Murray, 27, and Ms Sears, 26, have been a couple since 2005 and she regularly watches his matches. | |
| It is thought the Wimbledon champion popped the question to Ms Sears last Wednesday. | It is thought the Wimbledon champion popped the question to Ms Sears last Wednesday. |
| Earlier this year Murray, from Dunblane in Perthshire, joked during a question and answer session with fans that he was getting married after Wimbledon. | |
| About an hour later, Murray told his 2.3 million followers: "3 things.. I don't smoke grass, I'm not getting married(yet) and I don't want to kill rafael Nadal.." | About an hour later, Murray told his 2.3 million followers: "3 things.. I don't smoke grass, I'm not getting married(yet) and I don't want to kill rafael Nadal.." |
| It would appear that Murray has now proposed to Ms Sears, his partner of more than nine years. | It would appear that Murray has now proposed to Ms Sears, his partner of more than nine years. |
| Sussex-born Ms Sears, who is the daughter of former Lawn Tennis Association head of women's tennis Nigel Sears, met Murray at the US Open in 2005. | |
| She was once described by future mother-in-law Judy Murray as "the best thing to happen to Andy". |