Andy Murray confirms retirement to follow Olympic campaign
Former world No.1 and three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray has confirmed that the Paris Olympics will be his final tennis tournament as a tour professional.
The 37-year-old broke the news — which was widely expected — on his social media accounts on Tuesday.
“Arrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament,” Murray posted on X.
“Competing for Great Britain have been by far the most memorable weeks of my career and I’m extremely proud to get to do it one final time!”
Murray had previously shared to media that he would like his retirement to be at either Wimbledon or the Olympics — two events that he has previously won.
Murray a heavy underdog at Paris 2024
The Olympic Games have traditionally been among Murray’s happiest hunting grounds, with the Brit winning gold in 2012 and 2016.
In doing so, he became the first player to win two gold medals in singles. This year, however, he will be hard-pressed to add to that tally.
Murray holds the 12th line of betting at tennis bookmakers, returning +5000 to go all the way and claim a third gold medal.
Carlos Alcaraz (+137), Jannik Sinner (+275) and Novak Djokovic (+300) are the heavy favourites to win in Paris, ahead of 2020 gold medallist Alexander Zverev (+500) and 2008 winner Rafael Nadal (+800).
This comes as no surprise, considering Murray has not won a title on the ATP Tour since 2019.
The Scot once sat atop of the sport at a time when Djokovic, Nadal and Roger Federer were in their prime.
However, significant injury issues — including a hip replacement — led to Murray’s decline, and he now sits at No.121 in the world rankings.
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