'I don’t want to do that now' - Andy Murray confirms retirement at 2024 Paris Olympics

Andy Murray is the only tennis player to defend his Olympic gold medal.

Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray has confirmed that the 2024 Paris Olympics will be his last professional tennis tournament.

Murray teamed up with his brother Jamie to play at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships in the men’s doubles event. However, the Murray brothers suffered a straight-sets defeat against John Peers and Rinky Hijikata in the first round.

After the match, a ceremony was organized for the 37-year-old, who has won the prestigious Wimbledon title twice. Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek, Holger Rune, Jack Draper and several other tennis stars attended the ceremony. The audience on Centre Court also didn’t shy away from shedding a tear for the Scotsman.

Nevertheless, the three-time Grand Slam champion confirmed his retirement from tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He said, “I know I could still win matches, but I don’t want to do that now. Novak keeps saying, ‘I think he could probably play singles next year. I hope he does.’”

Earlier this year, in March, during the Miami Open, Murray ruptured his ankle ligaments during his loss against the Czech Republic’s Tomas Machac. Due to the injury, he had to withdraw from the Monte-Carlo Masters and the Munich Open.

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Last month, he was forced to retire from the second round at the 2024 Queen’s Club Championships against Jordan Thompson after he suffered a back injury. Addressing his injuries, Murray stated that he can still play and win matches at the top level. However, he can’t keep playing with the injuries he has suffered in his career.

Murray said, “Before what happened in Miami I was starting to play good tennis. At Queens, I got through the first round. I can still win matches at this level. Even with the physical issues around the hip, I was still able to compete at the highest level, not as consistently as I would’ve liked.”

The 37-year-old further added, “Certainly not having the results I would’ve wanted. But yes, I can definitely still win matches here or on the grass once I’ve recovered from the back injury. But, I don’t want to do that now. I know I could do it, but I have no plans to play singles again.”

However, Andy Murray will still play at the 2024 Wimbledon alongside Emma Raducanu in the mixed doubles event. The British pair will face Marcelo Arevalo and Zhang Shuai in the second round on June 6, Saturday.

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