Andy Murray Confirmed Retirement: “Last Ever Tennis Tournament”
Andy Murray confirmed his retirement from tennis after the Olympic Games in Paris. He posted on X saying, “Arrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament”. He explained the details of the match, saying that he was proud to be playing for team Great Britain and claimed it to be the most memorable one of his career.
His mother also posted an emotional message for his retirement on X, “Fifth Olympics. Final tournament”. Murray could not play the final Wimbledon singles at the beginning of this month due to his surgery for a spinal cyst.
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The tennis champion was facing similar struggles in his game when he initially thought of retiring in 2017 due to his hip injury. In 2018, he had to undergo surgery that limited his playing capabilities. In 2019, just before the Australian Open, he announced his retirement, indicating some continued issues with his hip.
It was surprising to see that in June of the same year, he won the doubles final with Feliciano Lopez at the Queen’s Club tournament. It was after his second operation for his hip in late January.
The Beginning of Andy Murray
Andy Murray, the 37-year-old tennis star, started his career in 2005 as an official player. He won his first title for the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and then there was no stopping. For the next two years, he kept shining with seven more titles and reached his first Grand Slam final for the US Open in 2008.
He is one of the most prominent professional players from Scotland. It is always charming to watch him play with the speed of light on the court. He was gifted with strength and speed from a very early age.
His mother was his best guide who started training him during his childhood years. His mother was also a professional tennis coach who empowered Murray. Andy Murray left to continue his education in Spain during his teenage years. It was the first time he played on clay and started getting used to it.
Murray has had a face-off against some of the top tennis players, including Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer. The games were heating up on all the media channels, signifying his most competitive era of all times.
Murray also bagged two consecutive single gold medals in 2012 (after beating Roger Federer) and 2016 (against Juan Martin), in London and Rio respectively, making him the only man in tennis history to do so. He also played doubles and earned a silver medal in 2012 with his team player Laura Robson.
Beating Roger Federer marked the greatest milestone in his career as he faced his superlative opponent a month before. Then was the time when he faced the tearful defeat by his same opponent. The same stands true for Djokovic with whom he had one of the most hard-fought battles of his vocation.
He played his first Olympic games in Beijing in 2008. Now, this would be his fifth Olympic games, marking his retirement forever. It is still uncertain whether he will be able to play his singles match after his back surgery.
The first minister of Scotland, John Swinney, paid tribute to the tennis legend on his news for retirement, affirming that Andy Murray is the “greatest ever sportsman” from Scotland. Swinney proclaimed that his career had a sparkling impact on several lives and would remain an inspiration for all sportsmen who would ever think about tennis.
Andy Murray has summarised his tennis career in the most remarkable way. Three grand slams- two Wimbledons and one US Open- two Olympic gold medals, 14 Masters 1000 titles and number world ranking at the end of the year.
