Andy Murray's mother Judy revisits Brit's 1st tennis match at the age of 5 in honor of his retirement at Paris Olympics
Andy Murray officially retired from professional tennis following his 2024 Paris Olympics men's doubles exit. His mother Judy revisited his first tennis match which the Brit played at age 5. She also posted an image from his final match in Paris online, marking the end of a 32-year-long journey.
Murray announced before the beginning of the Paris Olympics that it would be his final tennis tournament. Shortly after, he withdrew from the singles event and was slated to compete only in the men's doubles event with Dan Evans.
The British pair was close to an exit in the first round of the event but saved five consecutive match points to defeat Japan's Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori 2-6, 7-6(5). In the second round, the two had to save match points again - this time two - to defeat Belgians Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-3, 6-7(8).
However, the Brits could not pull off a similar kind of magic in the quarterfinals against the USA's Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul. The American duo won the match 6-2, 6-4 to officially end Murray's professional tennis career.
In remembrance of where Murray started it all, his mother Judy posted an image of a 5-year-old Andy with a tennis racket on X. Side-by-side, she posted an image from his final match at the Olympics with Evans. She captioned the post:
"First match age 5. Last match age 37."
Following his Olympics exit, the three-time Grand Slam champion said to the media:
“I gave as much as I could to the career... There are obviously things that I look back on and wish that I could have done differently, but it’s been a tough time to win Major titles in the sport with the players that were ahead of me. I’m proud of my achievements, my efforts and I’m looking forward to prolonged rest now."
Murray has drawn the curtain on an extraordinary career with multiple records to his name. He is a three-time Grand Slam winner with two Wimbledon titles (2013 & 2016) and a US Open title (2012).
Andy Murray and Judy joke that they never liked tennis
Soon after exiting the Paris Olympics and retiring from professional tennis, Andy Murray changed his X bio from "I play tennis" to "I played tennis."
Moreover, he also posted an update:
"Never even liked tennis anyway."
Judy reposted Andy's update and wrote:
"Me neither."
Murray is the first British man to win a Wimbledon title since 1936. He also became the only player to win back-to-back gold medals in the singles event at the Olympics (2012 & 2016).