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Andy Murray is retiring after a history-making career

The Scottish player has retired following his appearance at the Paris Olympic Games

August 01, 2024

Andy Murray has retired from professional tennis following his performance at the Paris Olympic Games, where he partnered Daniel Evans in the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles event.

The 37-year-old will be remembered for a career full of historic achievements, achieved against the best players in tennis history.

“I gave my best at work,” Murray said shortly after he and Evans bowed out to Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul. “Obviously, there are things I look back on and wish I could have done differently, but it was difficult to win big titles in this game with the players who were in front of me. I am proud of my achievements, my efforts and I am looking forward to taking a long break now.

“I’m sad to finish but the last few weeks since we got here it’s been great. I am very happy to be close to the team.”

In November 2016 Murray became the first British player to reach World No. 1 in the PIF ATP Rankings at the age of 29, making him the second oldest player to play at No. 1974.

Murray finished the year on a 24-match winning streak, a streak that included five consecutive titles, including two ATP Masters 1000 titles and a victory at the Nitto ATP Finals, where he defeated No. 2 Novak Djokovic in the title match to earn the ATP Year-End No. . 1 presented courtesy of PIF. The Scot has held the top spot for 41 weeks in his career, which ranks him 14th among the 29 players who have reached the World No. 1 ranking.

ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi he said: “Andy has been an inspiration and asset to our sport for many years. He exemplified the principles of hard work, sportsmanship, and relentlessness – with his unwavering love for the game endearing him to millions of fans. His incredible success on the court over the past two decades speaks for itself. Equally, his contributions off the field, building the next generation of athletes and championing important causes, will define his legacy. Congratulations to Andy on an extraordinary job. Our game has been incredibly lucky to watch you play, and we look forward with great excitement to what’s next in your story.”

Murray became the first British Grand Slam singles champion since Virginia Wade in 1977 at the 2012 US Open, where she battled Djokovic in a five-set final. The following year, he became the first British male Wimbledon champion since Fred Perry in 1936, ending the nation’s 77-year wait for a home winner on the main grass court.

The Scot became the first player to win two Olympic gold medals (in 2012 and 2016), beating Roger Federer in the London final and Juan Martin del Potro in the Rio de Janeiro championship match. She also partnered Laura Robson to win the doubles silver medal in 2012.

Murray dominated the ATP Masters 1000 events, taking 14 titles at the top level, the fifth most in the history of the series (since 1990) behind Djokovic (40), Rafael Nadal (36), Federer (28) and Andre Agassi ( 17) only. ). He has won seven of the nine Masters 1000s.

The father of four was also a rival of Djokovic, Nadal and Federer. Murray has 29 Lexus ATP Head2Head wins against three, with 11 against Djokovic and Federer, and seven against Nadal.

Murray has 739 tour-level wins in total, the most wins among British men and the 14th-most wins on record according to Infosys ATP Stats. Of those cars, 105 came with top 10 competitors. The Scot has won 46 tour-level titles, including three majors (2012 US Open, 2013 Wimbledon, 2016 Wimbledon), and led Great Britain to Davis Cup glory in 2015.

The 71-time tour-level finalist qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals nine times (2008-16) and emerged victorious in his last appearance in 2016. That year he went 5-0, defeating Marin Cilic, Kei Nishikori and Stan Wawrinka. defeating his group, Milos Raonic in the semi-finals and Djokovic in the title.

Murray served the sport as a member of the ATP Player Advisory Council from 2016-18 and 2020-22. He also regularly supports various causes, serving as a global ambassador for organizations including UNICEF, United for Wildlife, Malaria No More and the World Wildlife Fund. Murray is one of four players to have received the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award twice, joining Andre Agassi, Federer and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi.

Winner of four ATP Awards (ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF (2016), Comeback Player of the Year (2019) and Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award (2014 and 2022), Murray she also became a spokesperson for women, especially Hologic WTA Tour players She hired former WTA No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo as her coach.

On May 16, 2019, then Prince Charles visited Murray at Buckingham Palace. On 17 October 2013, Prince William awarded Murray the Order of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE).

Murray played his final singles match at the Cinch Championships, which took place in June at The Queen’s Club, London. There, the Scot also played his 1,000th tour-level match.

After the tournament, he underwent minor back surgery in hopes of appearing at Wimbledon, but ended up saying a memorable Center Court farewell to two men and his brother Jamie Murray in front of the British crowd. He then played his final match in men’s doubles at the Olympics with Daniel Evans.