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Tennis champ Andy Murray's brutal reality check at school gate from six-year-old daughter: 'Tough game'

By Naomi White|

H?e may once have been the world's highest-ranked male tennis player, but even that doesn't hold cred when it comes to the school playground.

Fresh from competing at the Australian Open, Andy Murray was straight back into dad-mode, taking his daughter Sophia to school.

Only to find the six-year-old had some very strict rules for drop-off.

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Murray went straight back into dad-mode after his Australian Open loss. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) (AP)

"?School drop off this morning. My six-year-old: "Daddy don't give me a kiss and a cuddle anymore when you drop meกญ just stay in the car." the 35-year-old tweeted along with a crying emoji.

"Tough game. Back to reality!"

His tweet resonated with millions of people worldwide, with over 7.2 million likes and climbing.

Fellow dad Windy Wilson shared his own memories of the brutal moment his own son no longer want to be seen with him.

"I feel yer [sic] pain Andy Murray," he shared. "P1 (UK's equivalent to kindergarten) hung on for dear life 'don't leave me dad'. Fast forward 12yrs, S5 (Year 12 equivalent) 'just drop me here dad, you're embarrassing'."

"I remember walking hand in hand to school with my youngest son every day. You never know the last time is the last time," said another.?

"The worst part is when they just call you DAD," said a third.

"?Awwwwwww but it's something that happens to all of us parents! We are with you!," one fan comforted him.

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Murray is candid about his life as a dad on Instagram. (Instagram)

Sophia is the eldest of Murray's children, who he shares with wife Kim Sears. The couple are also parents to Edie, Teddie and another daughter, born in 2021, whose name has not been publicly released.

Murray has spoken openly about how seriously he takes his role as a father. In an interview with the Mail on Sunday?, the tennis pro said becoming a parent had been 'life-changing'.

"I'd rather be getting up in the middle of the night and helping her [Sophia] than winning every tennis match and her thinking when she grows up: 'Actually, you know what, he was an [expletive] dad but he won a lot of tennis matches so, you know, well done'," he said.

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While he's kept his kids out of the spotlight, he's open about fatherhood. (Instagram)

"Becoming a parent is life-changing and if it helps my tennis, great. And if it doesn't, that's fine. That's not a problem for me now. My priority is to be a good father first."

No doubt it's a moment many Australian parents will face next week as school resumes.?

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