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British tennis icon Andy Murray put an end to his tennis career with a loss at the Paris Olympics 2024. Murray and his doubles partner Dan Evans suffered a 6-2, 6-4 defeat against America’s Talylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in the quarterfinals on Thursday, August 1. The former world number one and a winner of three Grand Slam titles called time on his career at the age of 37, at Roland Garros.
Murray had already announced that the Olympics would be his last event. He said, "I'm proud of my career, my achievements and what I put into the sport. Obviously it was emotional because it's the last time I played a competitive match. But I am genuinely happy just now. I'm happy with how it finished." The Brit continued, "I'm glad I got to go out here at the Olympics and finish on my terms because at times in the last few years that wasn't a certainty."
A few hours after his exit, Murray took to X and shared a cheeky post stating he never liked tennis. He tweeted, “Never even liked tennis anyway.” Regarded as one of the ‘Big Four’ in tennis, Murray joined the 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer in retirement. Federer brought down curtains on his career in 2022. On the other hand, Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Major winner, exited the Olympics earlier and said that he had played his last match at Roland Garros.
After Murray’s retirement, Novak Djokovic hailed him as “an incredible competitor” and said, "One of the greatest warriors tennis has seen. His fighting spirit is definitely something that I'm sure is going to inspire many generations to come.”
