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Andy Murray has admitted he needs to play in one other Olympics earlier than retiring The 2-time Wimbledon champ has continued to minimize retirement claimsHowever, he admitted that he’ll stroll away from the game when ‘the time is true’ By James Cohen Revealed: 12:15 GMT, 28 February 2024 | Up to date: 12:44 GMT, 28 February 2024
Andy Murray has revealed that he needs to ‘compete at one other’ Olympic Video games earlier than retiring from tennis. On Monday, the British star picked up his second win of 2024 after beating former world No 10 Denis Shapovalov within the Dubai Tennis Championship.Murray will play fifth seed Ugo Humbert of France within the second spherical of the match, having had a tough begin to the calendar yr. The 36-year-old has gained simply two out of his seven matches in 2023 and it had lead some followers to counsel that Murray was getting ready to stroll away from the game.Nonetheless, Murray himself has come ahead to disclose his plans of competing within the Olympics as soon as extra earlier than hanging up his racket. Andy Murray revealed that he needs to ‘compete at one other’ Olympic Video games earlier than retiring The 36-year-old has gained a gold medal within the males’s singles at London 2012 and Rio 2016On BBC Radio 4’s At this time Programme, Murray returned to say that he needs one other shot at Olympic glory. He stated: ‘Hopefully I can get the possibility to compete at one other one’.Murray has gained a gold medal within the males’s singles at London 2012 and Rio 2016, whereas additionally choosing up a silver medal within the blended doubles 12 years in the past.On probably retiring, Murray then stated: ‘When the time is true I’ll in all probability say one thing earlier than I play my final match and my final match. ‘Whether or not I say something months forward of the time I do not know.’Simply days earlier than, Murray gave the clearest indication but that this would be the closing season of his extraordinary profession, saying he has solely ‘a couple of months’ left.’I in all probability haven’t got too lengthy left however I am going to do as finest as I can these previous few months,’ stated the 36-year-old Scot after a 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 win on Monday.’I nonetheless love competing and nonetheless love the sport however it will get tougher and tougher to compete the older you get, to maintain your physique match and contemporary.’ Murray additionally picked up a silver medal within the blended doubles 12 years in the past at London 2012 Murray picked up his second win of 2024 after beating Denis Shapovalov on MondayLast month, Murray angrily denied he was damaging his legacy by persevering with to play tennis – and insisted he was not able to stop the sport. Coming after his early exit on the Australian Open in Melbourne, it led to some observers suggesting the two-time Wimbledon champion was near retirement.Nonetheless, an article on the BBC led to a livid backlash from Murray and his followers alike when it requested if enjoying on might finally ‘begin to harm his legacy?’ Responding on X, a raging Murray stated: ‘Tarnishing my legacy? Do me a favour. I am in a horrible second proper now, I am going to offer you that’.
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Andy Murray, 36, drops a brand new trace at when he’ll retire from tennis, with a goal of enjoying at one match he is gained twice earlier than, after admitting he has simply ‘months’ left
