Sir Andy Murray confirms Paris Olympics will be his last tennis tournament as his singles career is officially over

Sir Andy Murray’s singles career is officially over ahead of his retirement after the Paris Olympics.

Murray was scheduled to play singles and doubles in Paris, but announced Thursday that he would not compete in the singles event.

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The three-time Grand Slam champion said earlier this week that the Summer Games would be his “last tennis tournament” in a social media post.

The 37-year-old will represent Team Great Britain in a bid to win a third gold medal following singles successes in 2012 and 2016.

Murray, who will be competing in his fifth Olympics, is the only man to have won two gold medals in tennis.

He also won a silver medal in mixed doubles in London with Laura Robson in 2012.

“I have arrived in Paris for my very last tennis tournament,” Murray said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“Competing for Great Britain has been by far the most memorable weeks of my career and I am extremely proud to be able to do it one last time!”

Murray was due to play in the singles at Wimbledon, but was forced to withdraw due to persistent injuries that have plagued the end of his career.

He fought to compete alongside his brother Jamie in the men’s doubles but was moved to tears after losing in the first round.

The Scot was then denied a final appearance at Wimbledon after his mixed doubles partner Emma Raducanu withdrew through injury.

Murray is now hoping for a better end to the Olympics after confirming on Tuesday that it would be his final tennis tournament.

Murray was due to play singles and doubles – alongside Dan Evans – for the Great Britain team in Paris.

Their first round match between Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori will start at around 7pm on Sunday, July 28.

However, he announced that he would no longer play singles.

Murray said: “I have made the decision to step away from singles to focus on doubles with Dan. I am really looking forward to getting started and representing Great Britain once again.”

The first round of the men’s doubles will also take place on Saturday, July 27 or Sunday, July 28.

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Murray and his brother Jamie suffered a three-set defeat to Australian duo Rinky Hijikata and John Peers in their last Wimbledon appearance earlier this month.

Those on Centre Court were left in tears as their hero spoke at SW19 for the final time, and Wimbledon paid special tribute to Murray.

After playing his final match at Wimbledon, the two-time winner admitted emotionally: “It’s obviously been difficult for all of us.

“I want to play my whole life, I love this sport and it has given me a lot. It has taught me a lot of lessons over the years, and I can use them for the rest of my life. I don’t want to stop, so it’s difficult.”

Murray will be remembered as one of the greatest British athletes of all time.

He became the first British singles player to be officially ranked world number one in 2016 and is the only person to have been named BBC Sports Personality of the Year three times.

He was ranked in the top 10 for almost every month from 2008 to 2017, and was world number one for 41 weeks during an era when three of the greatest tennis players of all time played: Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

Murray has won three Grand Slam titles, starting with the US Open in 2012 before finding glory at Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016.

He reached 11 major finals in total, losing the Australian Open final five times and the French Open final once.

He also won 46 ATP Tour singles titles, including 14 Masters 1000s, and led Great Britain to Davis Cup glory in 2015 for the first time since 1936.

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