ANDY Murray’s professional tennis career has come to an end with his exit from the Paris Olympics.
The Scottish sporting legend lost the men’s doubles quarter-final alongside teammate Dan Evans against Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul.
He bows out with three grand slam titles, two Olympics gold medals and a host of other achievements to reflect on with immense pride.
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Here are the highs and lows of what has been a rollercoaster career.
Highs
Summer of 2012
Only a month after his tearful fourth grand slam final loss to Roger Federer at Wimbledon, Murray gained redemption in spectacular fashion by emphatically defeating the Swiss to claim Olympic gold on Centre Court.
He followed it up at the US Open by ending the long wait for a British male grand slam singles champion with a dramatic five-set victory over Novak Djokovic.
First Wimbledon
The victory that will always be top of the pile came on a glorious summer’s day at SW19. Murray faced Djokovic again in front of an expectant crowd on Centre Court and rode the wave to finally consign Fred Perry to history, surviving a nerve-jangling final game.
Davis Cup glory
Wimbledon was Murray’s crowning individual glory but arguably his most extraordinary accomplishment was winning the Davis Cup for Britain almost single-handed.
His brother Jamie and James Ward chipped in but Murray won an unprecedented 11 out of 12 rubbers across four ties.
2016 Wimbledon and Olympics
After reuniting with Ivan Lendl, Murray swept to his third slam title at Wimbledon, this time beating Milos Raonic.
And a month later he made some history for himself, overcoming Juan Martin Del Potro in Rio to become the first tennis player to successfully defend an Olympics singles title.
World number one
The season of Murray’s career had a golden ending when a run of five straight tournament victories, culminating in victory at the ATP Finals in London, carried him to the world number one ranking.
Return from hip surgery
Murray broke new ground by becoming the first singles player to return to the elite level of the sport following a hip resurfacing operation.
The Scot put years of pain behind him to climb back into the world’s top 50 and reach four ATP Tour finals, winning an emotional 46th title in Antwerp in 2019.
Lows
Knee trouble
Murray feared his career might be over before it began when knee pain interrupted his training in Spain at the age of 16.
He was diagnosed with a bipartite patella but was able to manage it effectively.
Back surgery
Murray’s first time under the knife came in 2013 when he decided a troublesome back problem needed to be fixed by surgery.
The Scot was only sidelined for three months but it took him a long time to fully recover.
Lendl split
While Murray was working his way back in 2014, he was dealt a major body blow when mentor Lendl decided he no longer wanted to continue their relationship.
Their reunion in 2016 helped the Scot win more of the sport’s biggest prizes.
Hip pain
The low that overshadowed all the rest began after the French Open in 2017, when Murray found he was no longer able to recover from chronic hip pain that he had been managing.
A resurfacing operation in 2019 that coated the joint in metal eventually allowed him to return.
Losing run
Murray pushed on through his mid-30s determined that he could still match the best and achieve his goals.
But that belief gradually drained away and a run of nine defeats from 10 matches at the end of 2023 and beginning of 2024 was the worst of his career.
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