Andy Murray hopes this year WON’T be his last Wimbledon tournament – and the British star insists he wants to finish playing at a ‘really high level’
- Andy Murray wants to challenge for a fourth major title at Wimbledon this year
- The British star admitted he has no intentions to make this his last appearance
- Murray explained that he has an idea of when he would like to retire from tennis
Andy Murray has no plans to make this year’s Wimbledon his last grass court appearance at the All England Lawn Tennis Club as the British star looks ahead to the future.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Murray is an unseeded pick for the famous competition that gets underway today and is remaining optimistic of his chances, despite the long road ahead if he wants to make it to centre court.
The 36-year-old has already retired once from the sport four years ago when he tearfully revealed he was unable to continue due to issues caused by a crippling hip injury.
Surgery gave Murray a second chance to carry on and decide retirement on his terms. After rising to his highest world ranking since going under the knife (38), he is now optimistic for what the future holds.
‘I hope not, but you never know. It’s why athletes need to make the most of it while they’re still able to because if I was to have another big injury or if something happened to the metal hip that would be me finished,’ Murray told Sky Sports.
Andy Murray revealed he has no intentions of making this year’s Wimbledon his final outing in the competition
Murray is playing his best tennis in recent years and has risen to his highest ranking since undergoing surgery in 2019
‘I wouldn’t try to come back from another operation or major surgery again so I want to keep playing a bit longer.
‘I know it’s not going to be going on forever but I have an idea of when I would like to finish and it’s not this year’s Wimbledon,’ he added.
Murray has established a career that places him amongst the greats of the sport having won three major titles and previously rising to number one in the world.
The grass court specialist ardently battled with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic during his peak years and is now part of a group being challenged by young upcoming stars such as Carlos Alcaraz.
Federer has already called time on his career, Nadal is side-lined through injury and has plans to retire, while Djokovic has the best chance out of the mentioned quartet to seriously challenge at Wimbledon.
Murray (left) admitted there is no timeframe on retirement put credited the way Roger Federer (right) handled his announcement
The Scotsman is hoping to make it to the final on centre court at Wimbledon this year
Murray avoided giving a specific timeframe on his eventual exit from the sport and explained it is a difficult decision to make regardless of your experiences in tennis.
‘There’s no right or wrong way of finishing your career and it’s always a really difficult one for athletes.
‘Lots of people would have said the best way for Roger Federer to finish would have been at Wimbledon but I thought the way that he finished his career on the doubles court with Rafa (Nadal) surrounded by some of the greats of the game was brilliant.
‘The way Rafa wants to go about it is up to him and Serena (Williams) finished at the US Open after a great run. There’s never one way of doing it. It’s whatever’s right for the individual, he added.’