Andy Murray Reveals the Two Major Regrets he Now has About his Career
Andy Murray has been away from the spotlight since parting ways with Novak Djokovic in April.
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Andy Murray has now reflected on some things he wishes he had done during his professional tennis career. The former World No.1 ended his career at the 2024 Paris Olympics after 19 years on the ATP Tour. He’s currently without enjoying his retirement time since his split with Novak Djokovic.
Murray won three Grand Slam titles in his career. He made history in 2013 after beating Djokovic in straight sets to end the 77-year wait for a British men’s champion. But before that year, he won his first Grand Slam at the 2012 US Open. However, Murray struggled in the shadows of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic.
Had he played with other generations of players, he would have won more Grand Slams on tour, as the Big 3 dominated the major tournaments during that time. However, after the 2017 season, the British legend began to struggle with injuries on the court, which led to his retirement at 37 at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
A few months after retiring, Djokovic hired Murray to become his coach on tour ahead of the 2025 Australian Open. The partnership lasted for only four months, with Djokovic not winning any titles. In fact, Djokovic lost two consecutive opening-round matches during the grass-court season, which led to his withdrawal.
In an interview on Romesh Ranganathan’s show, Murray reflected that he wished he had more pride in his achievements at the time, instead of constantly comparing himself to the Big 3, something he only started to do due to the competitive nature of the sport. The 38-year-old revealed that he would have treated himself more kindly:
I didn’t have much pride in what I had achieved while playing but very quickly after I finished, my whole perception of my career and what I achieved changed drastically. It’s a shame, I wish looking back that I had been a bit kinder to myself and enjoyed my career a little bit more. But it’s hard, when you are trying to achieve things, there is always the next tournament or the next week. There is already pressure to go out there and perform. It’s hard.
Murray played in 11 Grand Slam finals in his career but ended up winning just three of them and losing eight. However, his record is the ninth best in total in the men’s circuit since the Open Era. Even the likes of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are yet to reach that height, which is proof that he would have perhaps won more titles if he had played in any other generation.
Andy Murray reflects on deciding to play at the Cincinnati Open days after winning gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Andy Murray claimed his second Olympic gold medal in Rio after beating Juan Martin Del Potro in a thrilling 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 victory in the final. The 38-year-old had won his first gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics before claiming the one in Rio. But after that, he immediately flew to Cincinnati for the ATP Masters 1000 event that was starting two days later.
He had withdrawn from the Canadian Open due to the Olympics, but didn’t want to miss two Masters ahead of the US Open. During the aforementioned interview, Murray revealed that he wished he had taken his time to take on the achievement he made at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil:
When I won the Olympics in 2016 in Rio, I finished my match and it was over four overs. You get the gold medal, do a few interviews and then I flew that night for 12 hours from Rio to Cincinnati to go and play a tournament which was starting two days later and you are immediately right on to another match and another competition. I wish I had taken more time in those moments.
Murray also took his catapulted his country to the zenith of the sport when he helped Great Britain win the Davis Cup in 2015 for the first time in 47 years. He also spent 41 weeks at the top of the ATP rankings.
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