Andy Murray will look to wrap up his career in style as he chases a third Olympic Gold medal in Paris.
Andy Murray has been dealt an incredibly frustrating hand in 2024 with several injury blows denting his ambitions of going out on a high.
A brief stint on the operating table after Queen’s saw Murray race against the clock to be fit for Wimbledon.
An eleventh-hour withdrawal from the singles, before Emma Raducanu pulled out of the mixed doubles event she’d previously described as a ‘dream come true’, meant Murray was left just with the men’s doubles to compete in.
An opening round exit with his brother Jamie Murray saw emotional scenes envelop Centre Court as the two-time champion was cheered on by fellow players Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek and compatriot Jack Draper.
With the Olympics set to be the last hurrah for Murray, the 37-year-old can only pray he can put together one final solid run before he hangs up the racquet.
What does Andy Murray have planned for his retirement?
The three-time major winner was recently overtaken by Carlos Alcaraz who clinched his fourth grand slam and second Wimbledon a week ago.
To the delight of many, Murray suggested he won’t be fully retiring the racquet as he enters retirement.
In an interview with Hello magazine, he said: “I’ll definitely still be playing tennis. Just not on the Tour. I plan to play a lot more golf, and I’ll probably carry on working with my Strength and Conditioning coach, Matt Little, as I transfer from being a full-time athlete and adjusting to not needing to do quite so much.
“I put on weight during Covid when I wasn’t training as much and eating junk. I didn’t really like it, so I need to avoid that.”
What events will Andy Murray be competing in at the Paris Olympics?
Murray is bidding to make history at the Olympic games as he aims to win three Olympic singles titles – a feat not yet achieved by any other male singles player.
The 37-year-old is set to play in the men’s singles as well as the doubles alongside Dan Evans, who is making his debut at the Olympics this year.
While doubts absolutely remain about Murray’s form and injury record, he is a player who flourishes at the games, having made the final in the mixed doubles before in 2012 with Laura Robson.
Wimbledon did not work out how Murray would have planned, and so the Olympics remains the last chance for the Brit to bow out on his own glorious terms.
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