Andy Murray has committed to competing in the Aegon Championships at the Queen’s Club for the duration of his career, and the BBC will cover the tournament until at least 2024.

Murray won a record fifth title at Queen’s Club in 2016 and then Wimbledon for a second time three weeks later, before finishing the year as world No1. He was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year for a third time in December, and received a knighthood in the New Year honours list.

“I’ve always loved playing the event and I’m really happy to know that I will play at Queen’s for as long as my career lasts,” Murray said.

“My first ATP World Tour match win came at Queen’s in 2005, so for it to become by far the most successful tournament of my career is a great feeling. Looking at the names that have won the tournament four times – some of the best players ever – winning it five times means a lot to me.”

The BBC began broadcasting the tournament in 1979 and last year 3.7m people tuned in to watch Murray defeat Milos Raonic in the final.

In 2017 the tournament is expanding its Centre Court capacity by 30%. More than 2,000 additional seats will be added to the current 6,942, taking the capacity above 9,000.

Stephen Farrow, the Aegon Championships tournament director, said: “To know that Andy will play at the Queen’s Club for the rest of his career and that the BBC will cover it every step of the way is a huge boost in what is an exciting and important year for the Aegon Championships with our stadium capacity increasing by 30%.”