Andy Murray has committed some foot faults in his time but none so costly as this. In a bizarre mishap, the former British tennis number one has managed to lose his wedding ring while trying to air his practice shoes and is now asking the public for help in getting it back.
-My wedding ring-s been stolen,- Murray said in a video posted on Instagram. -Needless to say I-m in the bad books at home so I want to try and find it.-
While someone has undoubtedly taken his ring, Murray admits that he also takes responsibility. It happened while he was preparing for the Masters tournament at Indian Wells in California, where the 40C heat left his shoes worse for wear.
Murray, 34, explained he cannot wear his wedding ring on the court so always ties it to his shoes while he plays.
He said he left the shoes underneath his car to dry out overnight so they wouldn't "stink the room out" - but they had vanished upon his return in the morning.
It was only when his physio asked why he wasn't wearing his wedding ring that he realised he had left it tied to his shoes.
"Basically, I'd left my tennis shoes in there. It's been 39 degrees so my tennis shoes are pretty damp, sweaty. So, I decided when I got back to the hotel that the shoes needed some air, I needed to dry them out a little bit.
"I have no balcony in my room and I didn't want to leave them in my room as it would stink the room out. So, I thought I'm going to leave the shoes underneath the car, to get some air to them and dry them out overnight."
Murray, who has been married to wife Kim since 2015, continued: "Anyway, when I got back to the car in the morning, the shoes were gone. So my tennis shoes for the tournament had been stolen, so I had to go to the local pro shop and buy different shoes, different brand, which isn't the end of the world, but obviously not ideal.
"But as I was preparing for my practice, my physio said to me: 'Where's your wedding ring-'
"And I thought: 'Oh no!' I basically tie my wedding ring to my tennis shoes while I'm playing because I can't play with it on my hand.
"So, yeah...my wedding ring's been stolen as well. Needless to say, I'm in the bad books at home, so I want to try to find it."
The former world number one asked his fans to share his video message to "get to the bottom of it".