Former world number one Andy Murray won his first silverware after retiring from professional tennis. The 37-year-old is often regarded as the greatest player from Great Britan in the men’s tennis in the singles category in the Open era.
Murray, who retired from the sport earlier this year, won his first silverware, this time in golf. According to Daily Mail, the Glasgow-born tennis star lifted the title at the British Tennis Journalists' Association's (BTJA) inaugural Mike Dickson Golf Day.
Murray retired from professional tennis earlier this year after the Paris Olympics. He finished his career with three Grand Slam titles to his name. His first major title was the US Open in 2012 when he defeated Serbia’s legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic in the final in a five-set thriller with a score of 7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2. He then lifted the Wimbledon title in 2013 after beating Djokovic again in the final, this time in straight sets with a score of 6–4, 7–5, 6–4. Murray’s third and last Grand Slam title was also Wimbledon in 2016 where he defeated Canada’s Milos Raonic in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 7-6, 7-6.
That’s not it as Murray also won two gold medals for his country at the Olympics. Interestingly, both of those medals came in the singles category. He won the Olympic gold medal in 2012 after beating former world number one Switzerland’s Roger Federer in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-1, 6-4. Four years later in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Murray once again won the gold medal for Great Britain, this time after beating Argentina’s Juan Martín del Potro in the final of the singles category event with a score of 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5.
Thanks to everyone who joined us at Hanbury Manor yesterday for the first BTJA Mike Dickson Golf Day, supported by @InfluenceSports. Well done to our winner @andy_murray on claiming the first trophy of his golfing career. Think there are many more to come by the looks of it...
