“I have no plans to play singles again,” Andy Murray confirms he won’t play singles after 2024 Paris Olympics

British tennis legend Andy Murray has called time on his singles career, with the 37-year-old stating that he has no plans to compete in the category after the 2024 Paris Olympics. He said that although he could still win matches at the highest level, he does not intend to work towards that anymore.

Murray gave a glimpse of this at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships when he pulled out of the singles event and decided to compete in men’s doubles and mixed doubles events instead. His journey in the men’s doubles ended early after he and his brother Jamie Murray lost to Rinky Hijikata and John Peers in the first round. He will next be in action in the mixed doubles, where he is partnering Emma Raducanu.

Before what happened in Miami I was starting to play good tennis. At Queens, I got through the first round. I can still win matches at this level. Even with the physical issues around the hip, I was still able to compete at the highest level. Not as consistently as I would’ve liked...But yeah, I can definitely still win matches here or on the grass once I’m recovered from the back injury. 

Andy Murray said at a Wimbledon press conference

Murray recalled playing well before Miami but said that he was not interested in working towards resuming his singles career anymore. He stated that injuries have resulted in him not being able to play as consistently as he would have liked.

But I don’t want to do that now. I know I could do it, but I have no plans to play singles again.

Andy Murray added

Andy Murray talks retirement at Wimbledon

Not just singles, Andy Murray might stop competing at the highest level altogether after the 2024 Paris Olympics. After his mixed doubles defeat at Wimbledon, he said that he does not have the urge to play at the highest level anymore.

Murray said that while he still has a lot of love and passion for the sport, his body was not allowing him to compete on the tour and that he was ready to hang up his racket.

I’m ready to finish playing because I can’t play to the level that I would want to anymore. That’s something that I guess is a bit out of my control. If I knew my body was going to be able to do it, I would play – there’s nothing about the sport that I hate and I’m like, I don’t want to do it anymore for this reason...Yeah, I know that it’s time now. I’m ready for that.

Andy Murray said (H/T: The Guardian)

Murray has been troubled by injuries a lot in the last few years. He had a bad start to the 2024 season, registering early exits at many tournaments. He then decided to take some time off, before returning to action at the Miami Open, where he suffered a full rupture of his anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) and also tore his calcaneofibular ligament (CFL).

When he made his comeback, he couldn’t move freely due to pain in his back and leg and had to retire from his second-round match at the Queen’s Club Championships. He then had surgery hoping to get back to full fitness for Wimbledon, but things have not gone as planned for the former World No. 1.

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