"Stop talking about when Andy is going to retire": Judy Murray urges fans to enjoy son Andy Murray while he is still playing

Judy Murray has urged the fans to enjoy her son Andy Murray’s play rather than being concerned about his retirement plans.

The 36-year-old will be playing in Wimbledon this year where his opening game will be up against fellow countryman Ryan Peniston.

Despite fitness struggles throughout his career, which led to his retirement in 2019, Murray continued to play at the highest level.

His mother, Judy, while talking to The National, stated that Murray playing at the highest level shows his commitment and love for the sport.

“I think the fact that he’s still competing, still playing – I mean when he got the hip injury in 2017 he was No1 in the world, he was playing the best tennis of his life and just so unlucky because it took a long time for him to find the right way to address that injury and then to recover from it, rehab from it, took a long, long time,” she said.

“And I think the fact that he’s still playing shows his passion for the game, his love of competition and yeah… let’s just let him play for as long as he wants to play and stop talking about when he’s going to retire. Just leave him to do what he does best.”

Recalling Murray’s first of two Wimbledon triumphs, Judy revealed that she watched that match in a ‘complete fog’.

“I think I watched that match in a complete fog,” she said. “Normally I can watch and I remember all the break points, all the switches of momentum, all the bad calls, all the distractions from the crowd – I normally remember everything, that’s my coach’s hat rather than my parent hat. And I don’t remember anything about that match until 40-0 when he had the three match points, and then it was deuce, and then it was a net cord and advantage to Novak and I said, ‘Please don’t let this happen again’.

“And I remember I put my hand over my mouth, because often the lipreaders are on you, and I won’t tell you what I was saying into my hand but I could hear my heart thumping and that game was so long, that final game. And when he eventually got it, it was complete and utter relief for me, on his behalf. An incredible achievement.”