Andy Murray looks certain to have played his last ever match at Wimbledon ahead of his retirement from tennis.
The Scot is a two-time champion at the All England Club, having also won an Olympic gold medal on the iconic grass courts.
At the latest Wimbledon event, however, Murray was forced to withdraw from his singles match due to injury.
Fortunately, a recovery was made in time for the 37-year-old to play the men’s doubles event alongside his brother Jamie.
But the Scottish duo fell in the first round, with Murray’s tournament ending there after Emma Raducanu withdrew from her mixed doubles partnership with Andy.
John McEnroe and Tim Henman disagree over Andy Murray’s all-time ranking
Talk of what is next for Murray once he hangs up his racket has already taken place, with the Scot potentially going into coaching.
And there are already four players that Murray could coach post-retirement, with fellow Briton Raducanu on that list.
For now, however, much of the talk around the three-time Grand Slam champion will focus on where he ranks on the all-time list, a discussion that John McEnroe and Tim Henman have just had on BBC’s 6-Love-6.
On if he puts Murray among the greatest of all time, McEnroe said: “I would, absolutely. I think he is top 15, top 10 of all time.”
Henman replied: “On the men’s, I would say top 20,” with McEnroe responding: “He was in 11 grand slam finals, easily top 20!”
Heman then argued: “15 to 20 I would go,” with McEnroe asking: “Would you put Murray ahead of me?”
Henman replied: “No! Becker, Edberg, Wilander, Connors, McEnroe, Lendl. Andy was brilliant, amazing, but I’d put those guys ahead. Sampras, Agassi, Laver, Rosewall. I could name 15 ahead of Andy, easily. Bjorg.”
Wimbledon will miss Andy Murray more than most
Perhaps it is too early to have a full-blown debate on where Murray ranks in the all-time list, but he will simply go down as a tennis legend.
The Scot clinched two Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon and one at the US Open in a career that has involved 46 titles.
Murray also has two Olympic gold medals to his name, while he once also enjoyed a lengthy stay at the top of the world rankings.
More success would have undoubtedly gone his way had it not been for the presence of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
The Serbian has been a particular thorn in Murray’s side, with the Briton losing five of his 11 Grand Slam finals to Djokovic.
Fittingly, however, the 24-time Grand Slam champion was on court to embrace his rival after his Wimbledon exit, with tennis fans absolutely loving what Djokovic did to Murray.
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