Andy Murray He was able to say goodbye to professional tennis on his own terms: at the Philippe Chatrier in Paris, playing until the last point with the British Olympic team. The pair formed by the Scottish tennis player and the Englishman Daniel Evans fell in two sets (6-2 and 6-4) to the American duo made up of Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz.
However, the final result was the prelude to an emotional and resounding ovation for a tennis player who managed to compete on equal terms in the stage of maximum splendor of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer y Novak Djokovic and added two Olympic golds to his list of achievements. And despite all the ordeal suffered due to injuries, he managed to retire as he wanted. On Thursday night, after saying goodbye to tennis for good after 19 years as a professional, Andy Murray joked on social media by posting that “I never liked tennis anyway.”
After playing his last match as a professional, Murray said that his conscience is clear and that he is leaving tennis “at the ideal time.”
“It’s been very tough. Physically, in terms of pain, I feel bad. Obviously I can go out on the track and compete. We’ve been close to playing for medals, which is great. But the pain and discomfort I feel in my body is not good,” said the Briton. “That’s exactly why I’m happy to finish. Because if I keep trying, sooner or later I’ll end up suffering an injury that will end my career. That’s why I feel like it’s the ideal time to do it,” he concluded.
The last few months of Murray’s career have been a real nightmare. From a torn ankle ligament in March to back surgery, which was the definitive reason for his retirement from the courts.
On the other hand, the now former Scottish tennis player made it clear that he is “happy” to have finished his career playing on his own terms: on the court.
“I felt good. I knew that moment would come during the last few months. If it wasn’t today [jueves]”It would be one of these next few days. Obviously I’m emotional because it’s the last time I’m competing, but I’m really happy and pleased with how it ended. I’m glad I did it on my own terms because, really, these last few months I wasn’t even sure I would retire on court,” said Andy Murray.
On Thursday night, in addition to posting on his personal X account that he “never liked tennis”, he also took the opportunity to change his biography.
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