- Andy Murray has admitted he wants to play in another Olympics before retiring
- The two-time Wimbledon champ has continued to play down retirement claims
- However, he admitted that he’ll walk away from the sport when ‘the time is right’
Andy Murray has revealed that he wants to ‘compete at another’ Olympic Games before retiring from tennis.
On Monday, the British star picked up his second win of 2024 after beating former world No 10 Denis Shapovalov in the Dubai Tennis Championship.
Murray will play fifth seed Ugo Humbert of France in the second round of the tournament, having had a difficult start to the calendar year.
The 36-year-old has won just two out of his seven matches in 2023 and it had lead some fans to suggest that Murray was preparing to walk away from the sport.
However, Murray himself has come forward to reveal his plans of competing in the Olympics once more before hanging up his racket.
Andy Murray revealed that he wants to ‘compete at another’ Olympic Games before retiring
The 36-year-old has won a gold medal in the men’s singles at London 2012 and Rio 2016
On BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, Murray returned to claim that he wants another shot at Olympic glory. He said: ‘Hopefully I can get the chance to compete at another one’.
Murray has won a gold medal in the men’s singles at London 2012 and Rio 2016, while also picking up a silver medal in the mixed doubles 12 years ago.
On potentially retiring, Murray then said: ‘When the time is right I will probably say something before I play my last match and my last tournament.
‘Whether I say anything months ahead of the time I don’t know.’
Just days before, Murray gave the clearest indication yet that this will be the final season of his extraordinary career, saying he has only ‘a few months’ left.
‘I probably don’t have too long left but I’ll do as best as I can these last few months,’ said the 36-year-old Scot after a 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 win on Monday.
‘I still love competing and still love the game but it gets harder and harder to compete the older you get, to keep your body fit and fresh.’
Murray also picked up a silver medal in the mixed doubles 12 years ago at London 2012
Murray picked up his second win of 2024 after beating Denis Shapovalov on Monday
Last month, Murray angrily denied he was damaging his legacy by continuing to play tennis – and insisted he was not ready to quit the game.
Coming after his early exit at the Australian Open in Melbourne, it led to some observers suggesting the two-time Wimbledon champion was close to retirement.
However, an article on the BBC led to a furious backlash from Murray and his fans alike when it asked if playing on could eventually ‘start to damage his legacy?’
Responding on X, a raging Murray said: ‘Tarnishing my legacy? Do me a favour. I’m in a terrible moment right now, I’ll give you that’.
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