LONDON, Jan. 31 (PA Media/dpa/EP) –
Scottish tennis player Andy Murray, former world number one, double Olympic champion and winner of three 'Grand Slams', has made it clear that he has no intention of leaving the courts despite his poor start to 2024 where he has not yet been able to score a victory.
The 36-year-old added another setback this year after his first round eliminations in Brisbane and the Australian Open when he fell in Montpellier (France) against Frenchman Benoit Paire 6-2, 6-7, 3-6 and no He adds one victory since his victory over the German Yannick Hanfmann in Basel (Switzerland) in October 2023.
After the match, some wondered if the time had come for the Scot to end his playing career, but he has vowed to keep fighting. “Tainting my legacy? Do me a favor. I'm in a terrible place, I admit it. Most people would give up and give up on my situation right now. But I'm not like most and my mind works differently,” Murray replied on his official 'X' profile to a post suggesting his goodbye.
“I am not going to give up. I will continue fighting and working to produce the performances that I know I am capable of,” said Murray, double winner at Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016 and the United States Open, and who won gold in London. 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016.