The career of Andy Murray is barely over for a few minutes after losing the doubles quarterfinal, when the tennis star picks up his phone. And shows typical British humor.
Tennis star Andy Murray commented on his own career ending with biting British humor. “I never liked tennis anyway,” the Scot wrote on X just a few minutes after his exit from the Paris Olympic Games. The two-time Wimbledon champion also changed his biography on the social media platform. From “I play tennis” to “I played tennis.”
The 37-year-old was clearly eliminated alongside Dan Evans in the quarterfinals of the Olympic doubles at Roland Garros against the U.S. duo Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul, with a score of 2:6, 4:6. Murray had already announced his impending retirement before the Games. The Scot, who was part of the “Big Four” alongside Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic at his peak, held the world No. 1 ranking for a total of 41 weeks since 2016. The injury-plagued Brit won the US Open in 2012, triumphed at Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016, and became Olympic champion in singles in London in 2012 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
The BBC promptly launched a poll on X asking whether Murray is the greatest British sportsman of all time. Boris Becker commented on this with: “Probably.”
Prime Minister congratulates
“I’ve been ready for this moment for a few months,” said the two-time Olympic champion Murray. “I had back surgery and knew it was the right time. I can consider myself lucky to have played here. Now I look forward to the end of my career.”
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer congratulated Murray on his career and listed his achievements. “Apart from that, thank you Andy Murray for two decades of phenomenal entertainment and sportsmanship. A true British great.” (red./ag.)