Andy Murray leaves the tennis stage. © ANSA / RONALD WITTEK

Farewell in Paris: This was Murray’s last appearance

With applause and chants of “Andy, Andy”, two-time Olympic champion Andy Murray (37) was bid farewell after the end of his magnificent tennis career at the Summer Games in France.

August 01, 2024

From: dpa

The quarter-finals of the doubles competition were his last appearance in Paris. The British tennis star lost alongside Dan Evans to the two Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul 2:6, 4:6. With the score at 2:5, the Brits fended off a match point, but another dramatic victory failed to materialize.

In the previous two rounds, Murray and Evans had each advanced after fending off a total of seven match points.

Andy Murray (l.) was on the court for his last match with Daniel Evans (r.). © APA/afp / CARL DE SOUZA

The opening match was particularly spectacular, when the British duo beat the Japanese combination of Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel in a match tiebreak after five match points in a row.

Olympic medals and Grand Slam victories

Murray had previously announced that the Summer Games in France would be the end of his tennis career. The Olympic starts for Great Britain were by far the most memorable weeks of his career, "and I am extremely proud that I can do it one last time!", he said. The three-time Grand Slam tournament winner had decided not to take part in the singles at short notice.

In 2012, he won gold in singles and silver in mixed doubles at the Olympic Games in London, making them highlights of the event. Four years later, the former world number one also won the Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro.

The Scotsman had already been given an emotional farewell ceremony at Wimbledon after a doubles match with his brother Jamie Murray. The 2013 and 2016 Wimbledon champion and 2012 US Open winner has been battling injury problems for years and now plays with an artificial hip. A cyst on his back prevented him from making his hoped-for final singles appearance at the grass classic.