Andy Murray has confirmed that he will be retiring from professional tennis after this summer’s Olympics. The Brit will be competing in the men’s singles and doubles alongside Dan Evans in Paris, before calling it a day on his glittering career
Murray pulled out of the men’s singles competition at Wimbledon earlier this month, before enjoying an emotional farewell on Centre Court with his brother Jamie in their final men’s doubles matc
The four-time Grand Slam champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist has been struggling with continued injuries for several years, after playing on with a metal hip against all odds, but confirmed that he has decided to quit after the Olympic Games.
In a social media post he wrote: “Arrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament @Olympics Competing for (Team GB). Have been by far the most memorable weeks of my career and I’m extremely proud to get do it one final time!”
The tournament gets underway on July 27, after Murray made a teary farewell at Wimbledon and admitted that he would continue to play on if his body was physically able to do so.
