British tennis star Andy Murray has hinted he might retire this yr.
Speaking in Dubai after his five hundredth win on hardcourt, the 36-year-old stated: “I nonetheless love competing, I nonetheless love the sport. It will get tougher and tougher the older you get to compete with the younger guys.
“It’s not easy, I probably don’t have too long left but I’ll do the best that I can these last few months.”
He made the remarks throughout an interview on courtroom after beating Denis Shapovalov within the first spherical of the Dubai Open – solely his second win of the yr.
Hinting once more that his profession could possibly be coming to an finish, Murray stated: “Obviously hardcourt has been a fantastic floor for me through the years and 500 is lots of matches so I’m very pleased with that.
“There aren’t many players that have done that, so [it is] great to get to 500 before I’m done.”
Only 4 gamers – Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal – have recorded extra hardcourt wins.
Earlier in February, the previous world primary misplaced a second spherical match in opposition to 18-year-old Jakub Mensik, and appeared to shout “This game is not for me anymore”.
Downplaying that comment, he stated on Monday that “people read a lot into what I say on the court sometimes and it’s not always rational”.
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Murray additionally vowed he wouldn’t give up final month after he dropped out of the primary spherical at each the Brisbane International and Australian Open.
Writing on X after questions have been requested about if he would retire, Murray stated: “Tarnishing my legacy? Do me a favour.
“I’m in a horrible second proper now I’ll provide you with that. Most individuals would give up and quit in my state of affairs proper now. But I’m not most individuals and my thoughts works otherwise.
“I won’t quit. I will keep fighting and working to produce the performances I know I’m capable of.”
It isn’t the primary time the two-time Wimbledon winner has hinted at calling it a day. He beforehand introduced plans to retire in 2019 after present process hip surgical procedure the yr earlier than.
Murray underwent a second operation the identical yr however later returned to the courtroom. He stated in December 2022 that he was one “big injury” away from retirement.
Source: information.sky.com”