Andy Murray dropped another major hint on his retirement plans after a shock exit from the Dubai Tennis Championships 2024 on Wednesday. The British ace confirmed that he’s not planning past the 2024 summer time however added that he’s not able to give up but.
Murray suffered a loss in opposition to Ugo Humbert in the Round of 16 to draw questions on his retirement. The two-time Wimbledon champion additionally slammed reporters for asking questions on his retirement after each sport after his shock exit.
“I get asked about it after every single match that I play, every single tournament that I play, bored of the question,” Murray instructed reporters after his defeat to Humbert in Dubai. “I’m not going to talk more about that between now and whenever the time comes for me to stop. But yeah, I don’t plan on playing much past this summer.”
However, Murray added that he’s wanting ahead to competing in the Paris Olympics in July-August.
“The Olympics, I’d love being part of that. It’s been some of the best experiences of my career, being part of the British team. When I got to carry the flag out in Rio, yeah, was amazing, amazing moment. I love sport, so to get the chance to do that for your country was really special. I like playing at Roland Garros. I mean, obviously, if you want to do well at the Olympics, you probably are going to have to play some tournaments and get matches in on the clay. Even if the Olympics was not after Wimbledon, I would still want to play it,” Murray added.
The 36-year-old Murray admitted his sharp decline in kind and health after clinching his five hundredth hard-court win by beating Denis Shapovalov on Monday. Murray acknowledged that he can be doing his finest in the remaining months of his illustrious profession.
