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Andy Murray confirms he will retire from tennis after Paris Olympics
The three-time grand slam champion has arrived in the French capital for his final tournament.
ANDY MURRAY HAS confirmed he will retire after the Olympics, saying Paris 2024 will be his “last ever tennis tournament”.
It had been widely expected that the 37-year-old Scot would call time on his career after the Games as he looked to go out at the top.
Murray was recently robbed of a Wimbledon farewell in the singles after he had surgery on a spinal cyst just a week before the tournament began.
The three-time grand slam champion, who is the only man to have won two Olympic tennis singles gold medals, said on Instagram: “Arrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament @Olympics.
“Competing for (Team GB) have been by far the most memorable weeks of my career and I’m extremely proud to get do it one final time!”
Written by Press Association and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won’t find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women’s sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here.
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