“How would you like to be remembered?” This is a question that we have all thought about, during our lives; I would like to be remembered as a good journalist, others as good doctors, others as lawyers, but how does Andy Murray want to be remembered, now that he has revealed what his last career tennis event will be?
Yesterday, the Scottish champion was honored on the Centre Court of Wimbledon with a special ceremony organized by the tournament board, on the sidelines of his doubles match with his brother Jamie, lost against Australians Rinky Hijikata and John Peers. A moment of strong emotions, during which Andy was also honored with a special video sent by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Venus Williams. At the post-match press conference, Murray touched on many issues, also answering the fateful question: how do you want to be remembered? and officially confirming Paris Olympics as his last tennis event.
“Before what happened in Miami, I was starting to play good tennis. I got past the first round in Queens. I can still win matches at this level. Even with the physical issues with my hip, I’ve still been able to compete at the highest level. Not as consistently as I would have liked….
