Two-time Olympic champ Andy Murray to retire from tennis after Paris 2024

Two-time Olympic men's singles champion Andy Murray confirmed Tuesday he will end his career next week at the Paris Games.

37-year-old won his 1st gold at home in London 2012

Tennis player Andy Murray of Great Britain waves to the crowd on Centre Court following a first-round doubles match at Wimbledon with Jamie Murray on July 4, 2024 in London, England
Andy Murray Murray won his first gold medal on grass at Wimbledon at the 2012 London Olympics, beating Roger Federer in three straight sets, and retained his title in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, beating Juan Martin del Potro on hard courts.. (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Two-time Olympic men's singles champion Andy Murray confirmed Tuesday he will end his career next week at the Paris Games.

"Arrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament," the 37-year-old Murray posted on the X social media platform.

Tennis at the Paris Olympics starts Saturday on the clay courts at Roland Garros.

Murray won his first gold medal on grass at Wimbledon at the 2012 London Olympics, beating Roger Federer in three straight sets, and retained his title in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, beating Juan Martin del Potro on hard courts.

"Competing for [Britain] have been by far the most memorable weeks of my career and I'm extremely proud to get do it one final time!" Murray said Tuesday.

Murray had hip replacement surgery in 2019 and several subsequent injuries. He withdrew from singles at Wimbledon this month after a procedure to remove a cyst from his spine.

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