Legendary British tennis player, Andy Murray, has decided to retire after losing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Andy Murray and Dan Evans competed in the men’s doubles tennis event at the 2024 Olympics. However, Andy Murray/Dan Evans had to accept the fact that they lost to the third seed from the United States, Taylor Friz and Tommy Paul, in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Olympics.
After Murray lost in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Olympics, the 37-year-old tennis player decided to hang up his racket. The two-time Olympic gold medalist has confirmed that Paris 2024 will be his last tournament before retiring from tennis. However, Murray emphasized that he has no regrets after ending his career as a tennis player.
“I am proud of my career, my achievements, and what I have given to this sport,” said the former world number one tennis player. Murray revealed to reporters after the match that has been yearning for his playing career to be over for weeks now. More specifically, he was looking forward to the pain going away.
“The pain and discomfort in my body is not good,” Murray said. “That’s also why I’m happy to be finishing, because if I kept going and kept trying, eventually you end up having an injury that potentially ends your career.”
A touching moment was created after Murray hugged Dan Evans on the sidelines. The 2013 Wimbledon champion felt emotional after hearing the fans shouting his name as a form of appreciation. Evans then asked Murray to come to the middle of the court.
Murray, the 2012 US Open champion, then waved to all the fans. “Of course, it was emotional because it was my last time playing a competitive match,” said the Glasgow, Scotland-born tennis player. “But I’m really happy now with how it ended,” he added.
Murray, who turned professional in 2005, has played 1,001 men’s singles matches throughout his career. He has also won 46 ATP titles and led Great Britain to glory in the 2015 Davis Cup.
Murray has become a true British sporting icon during his 19-year career, a rare athlete who can claim to have transformed a sport in their home country the way few can. He broke records — first Brit to win a major in 76 years, the first Brit since Fred Perry to win Wimbledon, first person to defend an Olympic singles title — and those memories will live on for generations.
