Andy Murray looks likely to make 2024 his last year as a professional tennis player.
Twice a Wimbledon champion and a former world No. 1, Murray has enjoyed a spectacular career made even more impressive as he was able to win the very biggest prizes despite competing with the so-called “Big Three” of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
The British star also boasts the proud record of being the only player in history to win consecutive gold medals in singles at the Summer Olympics, having won the event in 2012 and 2016. It has long been hoped that he would also compete in Paris in 2024 before his expected retirement from the sport at the end of the year.
However, having withdrawn from the Wimbledon singles event after failing to recover sufficiently from back surgery in June, will Murray make it to the Games? The Sporting News has the latest on his involvement.
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