Andy Murray has confirmed the 2024 Paris Olympic Video games might be his “last ever tennis tournament” as he prepares to retire later this summer time.
The 2-time gold medal winner will compete at his fifth Video games after making an emotional farewell at Wimbledon earlier this month as he teamed up with brother Jamie within the doubles in his closing look on the All England Membership.
“Arrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament,” Murray wrote on Twitter/X.
“Competing for Team GB has been by far the most memorable weeks of my career and I’m extremely proud to get to do it one final time!”
Murray will stroll away as a three-time main champion and a former world No 1 having flirted with retirement on a number of events amid a collection of damage setbacks over time.
The 37-year-old elected in opposition to competing within the singles at Wimbledon earlier this month after present process surgical procedure to take away a spinal cyst.
He spoke at size within the wake of his doubles match alongside brother Jamie, admitting it felt like the top.
“I’m ready to finish playing,” he stated on the time. “I don’t want that to be the case. I would love to play, like I said, forever.
“This 12 months’s been powerful with the ankle, then clearly the again surgical procedure, clearly the hip. I am prepared to complete taking part in as a result of I can not play to the extent that I’d need to anymore.
“I know that it’s time now. Yeah, I’m ready for that.”
Murray, who already confirmed on the finish of June that he didn’t plan on competing on the US Open, clinched his first Olympic gold at London 2012 when he beat Roger Federer simply weeks on from shedding to the tennis nice within the closing of Wimbledon. He doubled up in Rio 4 years later by ousting Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro.
He’ll uncover his first opponent in the course of the draw at 10am on Thursday July 25, with the Scot attributable to play in each the singles and within the doubles alongside Dan Evans.
What’s the tennis format on the Olympics?
The WTA and ATP format that is seen outdoors of Grand Slams is carried out on the Olympics.
Singles matches are best-of-three units, whereas doubles are additionally best-of-three units however the closing set is only a tie-break, which is first to 10 factors.
- Ladies’s singles: Saturday July 27 – Saturday August 3
- Males’s singles: Saturday July 27 – Sunday August 4
- Ladies’s doubles: Saturday July 27 – Sunday August 3
- Males’s doubles: Saturday July 27 – Saturday August 4
- Combined doubles: Monday July 29 – Friday August 2
Who’s representing Nice Britain?
Males’s Singles: Cameron Norrie, Jack Draper, Dan Evans, Andy Murray
Ladies’s Singles: Katie Boulter
Males’s Doubles: Joe Salisbury/Neal Skupski, Dan Evans/Andy Murray
Ladies’s Doubles: Katie Boulter/Heather Watson
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