PARIS: Andy Murray has confirmed he will retire from tennis after competing in the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics, which begin on July 26.
Murray, 37, recently underwent back surgery which forced him to withdraw from the Wimbledon singles. He played in the men’s doubles alongside his brother Jamie but lost in the first round.
The Scot was due to play alongside Emma Raducanu in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon but withdrew from the match just hours before the deadline.
Murray will play both singles and doubles in Paris, which will be his final and fifth overall.
“I’ve arrived in Paris for my last tennis tournament,” Murray wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
“Competing for Team GB has been by far the most memorable weeks of my career and I’m extremely proud to be able to do it for the last time!”
Murray made his first appearance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics where he lost to Lu Yen-Hsun in the first round in straight sets.
In 2012, Murray defeated Roger Federer in straight sets at London 2012 to win the gold medal. He continued his impressive run to become the first tennis player to win two Olympic singles titles when he defeated Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro at Rio 2016.
After losing the men’s doubles at Wimbledon, Murray gave an emotional speech in which he said he would like to continue playing but his body won’t let him.
“It’s hard because I’d like to keep playing, but I can’t,” Murray said of his upcoming retirement. “Physically it’s very demanding now. All the injuries added up and, as I said, they weren’t insignificant.
“I want to play forever. I love this sport. It has given me so much, it has taught me many lessons over the years that I can use for the rest of my life. I don’t want to stop, so it’s hard.”
British No. 3 Dan Evans will partner Murray in the doubles in Paris. The opening tennis rounds in Paris will begin at Roland Garros on July 27 and the event will conclude on August 4, with the medal rounds starting from August 2.
