ANDY MURRAY has announced his retirement date with the Paris Olympics set to be his LAST tennis tournament.
The tennis legend made his Wimbledon swansong earlier this month after long-term struggles with injury.
And taking to social media, he has now confirmed that the Paris Games will be the final time he picks up a bat for Team GB.
He said: “Arrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament
@Olympics.
“Competing for [Team GB] have been by far the most memorable weeks of my career and I’m extremely proud to get do it one final time!”
Murray, 37, is aiming to compete in the both the singles and doubles tournaments this summer.
It marks the fifth time the Scot has competed at the OIympics since making his debut at the Beijing Games in 2008.
He claimed medal glory three times.
The first came at London 2012, when he won gold in the men’s singles event and silver in mixed doubles alongside Laura Robson.
He then successfully defended his singles crown at the Rio Games four years later which made him the first male player to win two Olympic singles titles.
Murray played his final match at Wimbledon on centre court with brother Jamie after Emma Raducanu was forced to pull out of their mixed doubles game through injury.
During his time on the ATP tour, Murray won three grand slam titles.
The first came at the US Open in 2012 when he beat Novak Djokovic in the final.
A year later he defeated Djokovic once again to claim his maiden victory at Wimbledon and becoming the first Briton since Fred Perry in 1936 to win on home soil.
He would have to wait until 2016 to win his second title at SW19 after six other major finals in that time span.
More to follow.
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