Tributes have been flooding in to Andy Murray ever since his retirement from tennis was confirmed at the Olympics.
Murray’s doubles defeat with Dan Evans at the hands of Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul saw the Scot step away from the sport once and for all.
There were emotional scenes at the end of the match, as the Scot was left in tears on court.
But Murray has suggested that he is now ready to retire, after suffering badly with injury in recent years.
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There is no doubting the impact that the former world number one has had in tennis during his time in the sport too.
Carlos Alcaraz quickly sent a message to Murray after he retired, and a whole host of other superstars now have too.
Rafael Nadal posted an emotional video to the Scot earlier and Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek were among the others who also chose to do so.
Murray receives message from Borg
For Murray, though, it was a text from Bjorn Borg which was extra special for him.
“I got a message from Bjorn Bjorg this morning which was pretty cool” he said in an interview with TalkSPORT.
“He’s a legend of our sport and I got to spend a bit of time with him at the Laver Cup.
“He said ‘congratulations to one of the all time greats, all the best for what’s next’.”
What is next for Murray?
This is the big question. The Scot has not yet confirmed what he wants to do, although Murray has hinted that he could take up a coaching role.
It is widely expected that the 37-year-old will stay in tennis after finding it so hard to leave the sport behind.
Despite all the injuries the two-time Wimbledon champion has continuously battled back, even when all hope seemed lost.
The last few years have been a particular struggle for Murray after surgery on both his hip and his back.
The former British number one has tried his best to rekindle past glories but never quite managed to get back to the level which saw him compete right at the top of the game with Nadal, Federer and Djokovic.
His final run at the Olympics with Evans in the doubles was a special one, though.
Murray and Evans saved match points to comeback and win in both of their first two rounds, before ultimately being comprehensively beaten by Fritz and Paul who were too good for them on the evening.
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