'Independent Scotland' supporter Murray terms anti-English accusations 'nonsense'

British number one tennis player Andy Murray has slammed claims that he dislikes the English as 'nonsense', but has also defended his tweets backing Scottish independence.

The Wimbledon winner, who would tie the knot with English fiancee Kim Sears in April, blasted the anti-English claims saying that he is going to marry one, adding that his family-in-law is going to be English. He insisted that he lives here.

However, tennis star Murray defended his tweets backing Scottish independence on the eve of the referendum last September, which led to a backlash, the Mirror reported.

The Scot said that his feeling is Scotland is its own country, adding that every country would work better if it was in control of its own destiny.

The world number had kept silent as then SNP leader Alex Salmond led the campaign, and explained that this was because advisers had warned him against speaking out.

Murray said that he was lying awake at night, adding that he wanted to say something. He claimed that the thing that irritates him the most is that somehow one can't be pro-independence and pro-British.

Murray, on team GB at the Davis Cup in Glasgow from Friday, insisted that his best games are with Britain. He said that when he represented Great Britain in the Olympics he played maybe the best tournament of his life, adding that he loves competing for his country.