Murray Heads into Retirement After Olympic Doubles Loss

Andy Murray's professional tennis career concluded with a loss in the quarterfinals of the Olympic doubles tournament on Thursday night in Paris. The 37-year-old announced that the 2024 Summer Games would mark the final event of his career. Partnering with Dan Evans, Murray was defeated by the American team of Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul, who won the match 6-2, 6-4 at Court Suzanne Lenglen.

Throughout the tournament, the British duo showcased resilience, fending off seven match points—termed “retirement points”—in earlier rounds, including five in the first round and two in the second round, to prolong Murray's career.

However, they could not replicate that success against the third-seeded Fritz and Paul.

Murray, a three-time Grand Slam singles champion, holds the distinction of being the only tennis player to win two Olympic singles gold medals, achieved at the London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016 Games. His first Wimbledon title in 2013 made him the first British man to win the championship in 77 years, followed by another victory at the All England Club in 2016. He claimed his inaugural major title at the U.S. Open in 2012.

In the latter stages of his career, Murray faced numerous injuries, undergoing two hip operations, including a procedure for a metal implant in 2019. Most recently, he had surgery to remove a cyst from his spine last month, which prevented him from participating in both the singles events at Wimbledon and the Olympics.