The first male player to attain two Olympic Singles Gold Medals said this would be his final tournament.
Fans are excited to see Andy Murray play at the Paris Olympics 2024, but they are also saddened that the first male player to attain two Olympic Singles Gold Medals has announced his retirement after the 2024 Olympics.
Andy Murray announced that the Paris Olympics will be his final tournament.
Sir Andrew Barron Murray, aka Andy Murray, the British tennis star who won gold in London 2012, beating Roger Federer in the final, and successfully defended the title in Rio four years later, defeating Juan Martin del Potro, has now announced his retirement. He states that the tennis competition at the Paris games will be the final event of his illustrious career. On Tuesday, he announced his plans to retire after the upcoming Olympics.
Andy Murray’s announcement on the final tennis event of his career.
Andy Murray, one of the greatest British tennis players of all time, wrote on X, “Arrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament @Olympics.” He added, “Competing for Britain has been by far the most memorable weeks of my career, and I’m extremely proud to get to do it one final time.”
His star-studded farewell happened at the Wimbledon.
Earlier this month, Andy Murray’s farewell took place as he bid adieu to Wimbledon, where two of his three grand slam victories happened, after losing the first round of the men’s doubles alongside his brother Jamie.
The Olympic tennis tournament starts on July 27, and Murray will play singles and doubles in his fifth and final Olympic appearance.