Andy Murray says he’ll only go to Paris 2024 if he can contend: “I would love the chance to play in another Olympics but also genuinely only if I felt like there was a chance of winning a medal.” An interview as he enters the final few months of his career thetimes.co.uk/article/andy-m…
Andy Murray likely to skip Olympic Games farewell aside from one caveat as plans begin for retirement
ATPMonday, 18 March 2024 at 10:30
Andy Murray recently stated his intention to play one final Olympic Games before he finally hangs up his racquet this summer. But it seems that won't be the case aside from one caveat.
Murray who has long been pressured especially by the media about his tennis future admitted last month that he won't be playing past the Summer which sets the stall out for a Wimbledon farewell. Albeit the former World No.1 also said he wanted to play in Paris meaning that it wasn't likely to be SW19 that saw the final knockings of their hero.
But Murray speaking to The Times said that barring him having a chance to win a medal for his efforts in Paris, he is very much unlikely to go to the Olympic Games. Albeit it is already a box he has ticked in his career.
“I would love the chance to play in another Olympics but also genuinely only if I felt like there was a chance of winning a medal. I’m also very conscious as well that because of how amazing my experiences at the Olympics have been, I would want to be there by right and not just take one of the other guys’ spots because it is a brilliant opportunity," said Murray to The Times.
“We have top doubles players [Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski are ranked inside the world’s top ten] and also Jack [Draper], Cam [Norrie] and Evo [Dan Evans] in singles as well. I don’t want to be in a position where I’m getting selected to play there just because it might be the last tournament that I play. That’s why there is a bit of uncertainty about the summer, because I’m not sure what will happen with that.”
His likely focus will be doubles and that is the route potentially with Joe Salisbury who he played with in 2021 likely to be his partner. “When I played with Joe, I had the conversation beforehand with him that my feeling was there was a greater chance of me winning a medal in doubles than singles,” Murray continued. “I had a slight tear in my right quad before the tournament, so I chose to pull out of the singles and go for doubles. That probably would be one of my toughest losses, actually, because we were a set up with 4-3 and game point on my serve in the quarters.”
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