Andy Murray retires: what is his career record? Olympics, Grand Slams, ATP titles
After Jannik Sinner and Holger Rune announced they won’t play in the event, the Scottish star has withdrawn from the singles draw.
The Olympic singles tennis tournament has suffered another unexpected mishap, as Andy Murray announced he won’t compete in the event. However, he will play in the doubles, teaming up with Dan Evans. It will be the last tournament of his 19-year career.
“I’ve taken the decision to withdraw from the singles to concentrate on the doubles with Dan [Evans],” he said in a statement.
“Our practice has been great and we’re playing well together. Really looking forward to getting started and representing GB one more time”, Murray added.
That means his second-round Queen’s Club Championships loss to Jordan Thompson in June was his final singles match as a professional player.
What’s Andy Murray’s career record and how many titles has he won?
The Glasgow native, 37, is considered one of the most talented players in recent history to have stepped on a tennis court.
The former world No. 1 is the most decorated singles player in Olympic history, with two consecutive Olympic gold medals in London 2012 and Rio 2016. He also won the silver medal in the mixed doubles category with Laura Robson in the English capital.
With a singles career record of 739 wins and 262 defeats, Murray made it to nine Grand Slam events finals, winning three, two in Wimbledon (2013, 2016) -and becoming the first male Brit since Fred Perry in 1936 to lift the trophy-, and one in the US Open (2012).
The Scottish star was included in the ‘Big Four’ alongside Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, and Djokovic, due to his career accomplishments and talent.
The winner of 46 ATP titles wasn’t expected to be in Paris, as he recently revealed doctors suggested he would have to miss Wimbledon and the Olympics due to his back issues.