Sir Andy Murray admits there’s two big regrets he now has about his tennis career, ‘it’s a shame’

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Andy Murray has now reflected on some of the things he wishes he had done during his tennis career.

Murray won three Grand Slam titles in his career, with two of those coming at Wimbledon, while his first was at the US Open in 2012.

After playing on the ATP Tour for 19 years, Murray officially retired from tennis at the Paris Olympics last year.

Murray has since coached and split from Novak Djokovic, and he has now admitted that he has two major regrets from his tennis career.

Andy Murray reveals what he wishes he had done more during his career

Murray retired when he was 37 years old last year, but he does not appear to have any regrets about the timing of his farewell, something he spoke about in an interview on the Romesh Ranganathan Show.

However, there were two things that stood out to Murray, who spent most of his career battling the big three of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

When reflecting on his career, Murray admitted that he wished he had more pride in his achievements at the time, instead of constantly comparing himself to the big three, something he has only started to do since retiring from tennis.

Murray also claimed that he wishes he had just been generally kinder to himself, but admitted it is hard due to the relentless nature of the tennis calendar.

“I think it helped that I was ready to retire,” Murray told Ranganathan. “Physically I couldn’t really play to the level that I wanted to and my body was telling me that it’s time.

“I did not feel like I had much more to give but within 10 days or two weeks of finishing, I looked back and was like wow. I can’t believe I managed to do these things and achieve these things.

“When I was playing I did not really have much pride in my career because a lot of times I was surrounded by three of the best tennis players of all time.

“Your achievements are minuscule in comparison to those guys and you are looking to them to try and learn and improve, but also you want to try and match their results and you are having to beat these players. I didn’t have much pride in what I had achieved while playing but very quickly after I finished, my whole perception of my career and what I achieved changed drastically.

“It’s a shame, I wish looking back that I had been a bit kinder to myself and enjoyed my career a little bit more. But it’s hard, when you are trying to achieve things, there is always the next tournament or the next week. There is already pressure to go out there and perform. It’s hard.”

Murray added later on in the interview, “I loved the training and the whole process of training to get better and improve. I did not enjoy the matches. I found matches stressful and competition stressful.

“Obviously when the outcome was how you wanted, if you won a match or a tournament, that was good. But at the same time, the way that tennis works, you don’t really get the chance to enjoy it for long.

“When I won the Olympics in 2016 in Rio, I finished my match and it was over four overs. You get the gold medal, do a few interviews and then I flew that night for 12 hours from Rio to Cincinnati to go and play a tournament which was starting two days later and you are immediately right on to another match and another competition.

“I wish I had taken more time in those moments. I did not need to go and play in Cincinnati. I could have gone I am not playing that week, I am going to enjoy this moment. I worked really hard for this and this is something I have always wanted to achieve, so I wish I had taken my time in those moments to actually enjoy them more because I did not and I regret that.”

Andy Murray’s list of Career Achievements

Despite competing alongside the dominant big three, Murray still managed to pave one of the most decorated careers in tennis history.

This included Murray winning three Grand Slam titles and spending a total of 41 weeks at the top of the ATP rankings.

Murray won 46 singles titles in his career, which alongside his Grand Slam victories, include 14 Masters 1000 tournaments and one ATP Finals title.

It was quite fitting that he retired at the Paris Games last year, as Murray won two Olympic singles titles and is the only tennis player in history to retain an Olympic singles gold medal.

Murray also played a vital role in Great Britain winning the Davis Cup for the first time in 47 years.