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Last Updated: February 27, 2024, 00:01 IST
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Andy Murray hinted that this could possibly be his final season after he recorded his 500th hardcourt win with a 46 76(5) 63 victory over Canada’s Denis Shapovalov within the first spherical of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Monday.
Andy Murray hinted that this could possibly be his final season after he recorded his 500th hardcourt win with a 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3 victory over Canada’s Denis Shapovalov within the first spherical of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Monday.
Murray joined Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andre Agassi and Rafa Nadal as the one gamers to achieve the 500th tour-stage win milestone on the floor within the skilled period.
“Obviously hardcourt has been a great surface for me over the years and 500 is a lot of matches so I’m very proud of that,” Murray mentioned.
“There aren’t many players that have done that, so, great to get to 500 before I’m done.”
It was simply the second win this yr for the 36-yr-previous who suffered a primary spherical exit on the latest Australian Open, and Murray has didn’t transcend the third spherical of a Grand Slam since reaching the Wimbledon quarters in 2017.
Murray, former world primary and winner of three Grand Slam singles titles, misplaced his second spherical match in Qatar final week to 18-yr-previous Jakub Mensik, and in the course of the defeat he appeared to shout “this game is not for me anymore”.
He performed down these feedback after Monday’s win in Dubai, however admitted that the top of his profession could possibly be close to.
“People read a lot into what I say on the court sometimes and it’s not always rational,” he mentioned.
“I still love competing, I still love the game. It gets harder and harder the older you get to compete with the young guys.
“It’s not easy, I probably don’t have too long left but I’ll do the best that I can these last few months.”
Last month after one other first spherical exit in Montpellier, Murray responded to a BBC article by which a journalist questioned whether or not his bravely soldering on will harm his legacy.
“”Tarnishing my legacy? Do me a favour,” Murray responded on social media platform X.
“Most people would quit and give up in my situation right now. But I’m not most people and my mind works differently,” he added.
“I won’t quit. I will keep fighting and working to produce the performances I know I’m capable of.”
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