Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray has announced he will retire from tennis after the Paris Olympics, bringing an end to a 19-year career.
Murray, 37, withdrew from the Wimbledon singles championships earlier this month after failing to recover from surgery for a spinal cyst, but was able to say goodbye to the All England Club by playing a doubles match with his brother Jamie before being eulogised on court.
Murray had previously said he would not play any hard-court tournaments this season, so his final chance to compete would be at the Olympic French Open, and on Tuesday he confirmed that this would be his final appearance.
“Arrived in Paris for the last tennis tournament of my life,” Murray wrote to X.
“Competing for Team GB have been some of the most memorable weeks of my career so far and I'm incredibly proud to finally be able to do it one more time!”
The draw for the tennis tournament will be held on Thursday to reveal who Murray's first opponent will be. Murray is scheduled to compete in the men's singles tournament as well as in doubles with Dan Evans.
Murray is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, having won consecutive titles in London 2012 and Rio 2016, each time concluding the most successful periods of his career.
Murray won his first major title at the 2012 London tournament, beating Roger Federer in straight sets in the final, then beat Novak Djokovic to claim his first Grand Slam title a month later.
He won at his next appearance at the All England Club the following year, before adding a second title in 2016.
Murray has struggled with injuries since then, including two hip surgeries in 2019 that led to his temporary retirement, and his last ATP tournament victory was in Antwerp in October 2019.
