Andy Murray has announced he won’t be playing competitive tennis after the 2024 Paris Olympics. And while he won’t be anywhere close to the favourites list in either the singles or doubles draw, all eyes will be on the Scotsman as he leads his country at this year’s Olympics.
According to a report in BBC, Murray has said he will be retiring from tennis at the end of the Olympics games that begin from the later this weekend.
Featuring on what will be his fifth time at the Olympics, the two-time gold medallist at these games will hope he can carve out a solid performance. He will take part in both, the singles and doubles draw, partnering Daniel Evans in the latter.
Speaking on Twitter, also known as X, Murray said:
“Arrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament. Competing for Team GB has been by far the most memorable weeks of my career and I’m extremely proud to get to do it one final time!”
And while the draw for both these competitions will be released on Thursday, Murray is already a distant 75/1 to grab the singles gold.
Leading the favourites chart in the men’s singles draw is Carlos Alcaraz with Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner following him.
Murray has been one of the most successful Olympian in tennis, having won two gold medals and a silver. The only men’s player to have won more Olympics golds in the history of this sport is Reginald Doherty.
Since tennis made a return to Olympics in 1988, only Nicolas Massu and Rafael Nadal have won two gold medals among the men’s tennis. Murray is also the only men’s player to have won two singles golds in Olympics.
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