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Tennis fans are to be offered the chance to ‘own’ the match-winning point that saw Andy Murray seal the 2013 Wimbledon title.
The tennis star, 34, is putting the six-second clip of the moment up for auction as a non-fungible token, or NFT, the craze taking the art world by storm.
NFTs are ‘one-of-a-kind’ digital assets that can be bought and sold, but have no tangible form of their own. They can be thought of as certificates of ownership for virtual or physical assets.
Tennis fans are to be offered the chance to ‘own’ the match-winning point that saw Andy Murray seal the 2013 Wimbledon title (pictured, playing Novak Djokovic in the 2013 final)
Sir Andy is collaborating with digital artist Mike Winkelmann.
The winning bidder will not actually own the copyright to the footage. There are extras, however, including a looping video of the match point that can be displayed at home or even a gallery.
There is also the chance to play