Andy Murray has finally had time to look back on his stunning career, which he brought to an end last summer.
Murray was thanked by Rafael Nadal at the French Open last month, where the latter received a tribute for his fantastic ATP career.
Nadal retired at the Davis Cup in November 2024, shortly after Murray decided to hang up his racket at the Paris Olympics in August.
The Scot and the Spaniard helped form the ‘Big Four’ alongside Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, although Murray was not part of their ‘Big Three’ tag.
Murray says the ‘Big Three’ label was not important, with that trio occupying the top three spots in the list of most men’s Grand Slam titles won.
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He won three Grand Slam titles between 2012 and 2016, losing a further eight finals at that level throughout his career.
And one such loss was referenced by the legend when he was asked by GQ for any career moments that stand out in his mind.
He replied: “A lot of them are big losses. When I lost the Wimbledon final in 2012, I remember I was very, very upset after that.
“My memory of that is quite different from when I won [the following year]. Then I was just so relieved, and didn’t really feel like I enjoyed that moment.
“It’s not a result I regret, but more the aftermath of not enjoying that moment more and not spending it with the people close to me. I got pulled in a lot of different directions, and wish I’d spent that time a bit differently.”
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Murray was denied further Grand Slam success by only Federer and Djokovic, losing three and five finals to the legends respectively.
He did, however, manage to overcome the Serbian in the final of the 2012 US Open, and did the exact same at Wimbledon the following year.
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Another Wimbledon title arrived in 2016, with the Scot overcoming Milos Raonic on that occasion at the All England Club.
But that first SW19 final defeat to Federer in 2012 certainly hurt Murray at the time, although his perspective on the match has since changed.
| Result | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 2008 | US Open | Roger Federer | 2–6, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2010 | Australian Open | Roger Federer | 3–6, 4–6, 6–7(11–13) |
| Loss | 2011 | Australian Open | Novak Djokovic | 4–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2012 | Wimbledon | Roger Federer | 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2012 | US Open | Novak Djokovic | 7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2013 | Australian Open | Novak Djokovic | 7–6(7–2), 6–7(3–7), 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2013 | Wimbledon | Novak Djokovic | 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2015 | Australian Open | Novak Djokovic | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 2016 | Australian Open | Novak Djokovic | 1–6, 5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 2016 | French Open | Novak Djokovic | 6–3, 1–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2016 | Wimbledon | Milos Raonic | 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–2) |
Asked if he ever thinks what might have happened if he didn’t win Wimbledon a year later, the former British number one replied: “When I was playing, I did.
“But now I look back and I’m like, ‘Why did I get so worked up about those things?’ Literally within a couple of weeks of finishing, my whole perspective on results and performance and everything changed.
“When I look back at my career, I feel a lot more proud of my achievements, whereas when I played, it was always about wanting more.
“When I won the US Open, the question I would get asked was, ‘When’s he going to win Wimbledon?’ so you end up doing it yourself as well.
“You don’t take a moment to just pause and be like, ‘Wow.’ Had you offered me this when I was a 15-year-old growing up playing tennis in Scotland, this is beyond any of my dreams.”
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