Andy Murray has left the door open to possibility of participating in the Olympic Games. The Briton had already revealed on previous occasions his intention to retire in the summer, but first attend the Olympic event one last time.
However, he confesses that He will only attend if one condition is met: he is likely to qualify for a medal.
“I would love to have the opportunity to play in other Olympic Games, but only if I felt there was a chance of winning a medal. “I am also very aware that because of how incredible my experiences at the Olympic Games have been, I would like to be there by right and not just take the place of one of the other players from my country,” Murray said.
At the end of February, Andy Murray revealed that his intention is not to play much more after the summer of this year, that is, to retire. However, he plans to do it in a year in which he has the Paris Olympic Games ahead of him, an event in which he managed to win two consecutive Olympic golds (2012 and 2016).
With these words, the former world number 1 made it clear that His intention is not to compete in this event at all costsbut he will decide according to the feelings he has regarding his game.
And Murray does not want to deprive anyone of the opportunity to represent his country if he does not see himself with guarantees of fighting for a medal, if he does it will be due to his own effort and merits: “We have the best doubles players (Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski are ranked among the top ten in the world) and also Jack Draper, Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans in singles. I don’t want to be in a position where I’m selected to play just because it might be the last tournament I play. “That’s why there’s a little bit of uncertainty about the summer, because I’m not sure what’s going to happen with that.”
More inclined to play the doubles category
Beyond the individual modality, Murray seems to have a better view of the possibility of playing in doubles. That seems like a more preferable option considering you’d split efforts with a partner, maybe with Joe Salisbury?
Both already have experience playing together, well In the last Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, they reached the quarterfinals. “When I played with Joe I had a previous conversation with him that he felt there was a better chance of winning a medal in doubles than in singles. I had a slight tear in my right quadriceps before the tournament, so I decided to withdraw from singles and go for doubles. In fact, that would probably be one of my toughest defeats because we were up a set with 4-3 and a game point on my serve,” confessed a Murray who has not yet made a firm decision about what he will do this coming summer. Will we see you in Paris?
2024-03-18 08:31:15
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