Andy Murray’s tennis career officially comes to an end after losing in men’s doubles with Dan Evans at the Paris Olympics

Andy Murray joins Roger Federer in the retirement club of the Big 4.

Andy Murray’s tennis career officially comes to an end after losing in men’s doubles with Dan Evans at the Paris Olympics

An emotional Andy Murray during a special ceremony at Wimbledon. (Via Imago)

Andy Murray‘s professional tennis career is finally over after he lost in the men’s doubles with Dan Evans at the Paris Olympics. The British duo lost to the Americans Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinal.

Murray and Evans, who saved seven match points across two matches earlier in the event, were up against it throughout the match. However, despite their late resilience in the second set, it was a bridge too far for them

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The British duo gave the local fans some hope of another comeback in the second set. They regrouped from 5-2 to make it 5-4 by grabbing one of the breaks back. Murray and Evans even had a couple of break points to get back on serve.

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However, they had too much left to do as Fritz and Paul closed the match. Murray waved an emotional goodbye to the Paris crowd before leaving the court as the tennis community worldwide saluted one of the all-time great careers.

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Andy Murray’s most impressive accomplishments of his career

Andy Murray‘s CV doesn’t stand a chance to be considered on the same level as the Big 3 (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic). However, the fact that he is named as part of the ‘Big 4’ is an accomplishment.

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Andy Murray (Image via X)

Before the right-hander, Great Britain didn’t have a Grand Slam champion for over seven decades. Murray not only ended that drought but also became a Wimbledon champion twice in his career. Additionally, Murray became the first British World No. 1 in history in 2016. He was the only player not named Federer, Nadal, or Djokovic to end the season on top of the ATP rankings from 2004 until 2021.

If there is one category in which Murray stands head and shoulders above everybody else, it is the Olympics. He is the only player in Olympic history to win back-to-back Olympic singles gold medals in tennis, winning in 2012 and retaining it in 2016.

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