"I want him to play for as long as he wants to play" says Laura Robson on Andy Murray legacy debate as pressure mounts on former World No.1

Former Britain’s tennis star Laura Robson wants the ex-world number one Andy Murray to ‘play as long as he wants to play’.

The 36-year-old’s future remains in doubt after a string of poor performances at Grand Slams in particular. Robson was recently quoted in a report where she suggested that if someone wants to continue playing at the highest level, no one should stop him.

“It’s been done a lot with different legends over the past few years when they’ve had bad results, ‘Oh they should retire so they don’t tarnish their legacy’,” said Robson.

“As long as someone loves the sport, wants to keep playing and give 110 per cent to it, then who is to say that it is not enough? With Andy, because I’ve seen in the last year how hard he’s worked on the practice court, what he’s achieved in some of the lower-ranked tournaments.

“It is such hard work to win 10 matches in a row like he did on the grass courts last year. But all of a sudden that’s forgotten when he loses two matches. I want him to play for as long as he wants to play. Who knows how long that will be but I guess we will see over the next few months.”