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Britain’s tennis legend Andy Murray’s potential last match will
not be on the Center Court at the Paris Olympics. The mega-event officially began on Friday, and thousands of athletes from all over the world are participating
to showcase their talent and secure the ultimate prize.
Men’s tennis is bound to gather a lot of attraction as it is
likely to feature two of the best players in the recent times at the big stage for
the last time. One of them is Murray, who has announced that he will
quit professional tennis at the end of the Paris Olympics. The 37-year-old, who
is regarded as the greatest British player in men’s tennis in the singles
category in the Open era, is set to play in the doubles event with Dan Evans.
Interestingly, his potential last fixture will not be at the Centre Court at the Roland Garros. The two are set to face Japan’s pair of Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel at the Court Suzanne-Lenglen on Sunday. Murray has struggled with consistent fitness concerns throughout his career. It was because of this that he announced his retirement after the Australian
Open in 2018. However, much to the delight of his fans, Murray returned to
the court soon after and has continued to play at the highest level for a number
of years.
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The Glasgow-born star announced earlier this season, after another ankle
injury which kept him out of action for two months, that he would consider
retirement from professional tennis at Wimbledon and Paris Olympics. The former world number one wish to play in front of the home crowd at Wimbledon in the singles category was not fulfilled as he suffered a back injury during Queen’s ATP Championship, for which he underwent surgery as well. After that, Murray
participated in the doubles category with his brother Jamie Murray, but the pair was defeated in the first round.
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- FYI: The term 'snub' is a much overused verb by writers of sensationalist rags. [SNUB: rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully]. That is not the definition of what is going on with frequent withdrawals from tournaments.
mandoist16-09-2024 - No offence, Mr. Lloyd, but where have you been the past two years?? How long have you been a tennis fan? This 'article' may be informative for newbies or fair-weather tennis observers but the majority of fans know the root of the multiple issues within WTA. The #1 issue being the subject of health & well-being which has been (or has attempted to be) addressed with the WTA Elitist council members last season. WTA was extremely dismissive of players' concerns and opposed to such a meeting. Eventually giving-in due to publicity and allowed selective players only -- no rep's, no medical personnel, and no team members. The meeting was a farce as WTA soon after that released an even more hectic schedule... with mandatory tourneys! Guess they weren't taking notes?? BTW: There is a lot missing from this piece concerning "withdrawals". No writer has yet taken the jump to get behind the scenes and dig at the problems -- obvious organizational problems. IMO, the top two issues are WTA's lack of proper attention to health & well-being of its Money-Makers; and Financial Greed. Tip to Mr. Lloyd: there is no "snubbing" when these players withdraw. These women have to take such measures as withdrawing from a tourney, and occasional time-off from the circuit, to protect themselves -- because WTA refuses to take any measures at all (although not allowing matches until sunrise is a start). Surely you can do better than point fingers at players. The finger-pointing should be directed entirely at WTA (and ATP). Be a true journalist, Mr. Lloyd, and research them!!mandoist16-09-2024
- Uh-oh.... Now Raducanu is being forced to compete! Let's see who withdraws next... I wonder??mandoist15-09-2024
- And this is such a shock to WTA?? How many times are they (WTA & ATP) going to keep stepping in their own s*** ???mandoist15-09-2024
- They can go down together!mandoist15-09-2024
