Andy Murray
Andy Murray is officially hanging up his racquet.
The tennis legend’s career officially came to an end after he and British partner Daniel Evans lost to Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in the men’s doubles quarterfinals at the Olympics on Thursday.
“I gave as much as I could to the career,” Murray said shortly after his final match, per ATP Tour. “There are obviously things that I look back on and wish that I could have done differently, but it’s been a tough time to win major titles in the sport with the players that were ahead of me. I’m proud of my achievements, my efforts and I’m looking forward to prolonged rest now.”
“I’m sad to be finishing but the last couple of weeks since we arrived here have been brilliant. I’ve had a lot of fun being around the team.”
Murray leaves the tennis world with three singles Grand Slam titles — including two at Wimbledon — two Olympic gold medals and 46 career titles on the ATP Tour. He finished with a 739-262 singles record, and also spent 41 weeks as the world’s No. 1 ranked player when legends Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were also competing for the top spot.
Murray, who always knew how to have fun on and off the court, signed off on his personal social media account in a very Murray-esque way.
“I never liked tennis anyway,” Murray said on his personal X account.
He also updated from “I play tennis,” to “I played tennis.”
A fitting goodbye from one of tennis’s greats.
