Andy Murray shared a heartfelt reflection on his career after crashing out of Indian Wells.
Andy Murray gave an emotional summary of his career after crashing out of Indian Wells. The three-time Grand Slam champion is set to retire this year after confirming that he is unlikely to still be playing after the summer. And he opened up on what he will be the most satisfied with when he finally hangs up his racket.
Andy Murray recently made what was likely his final appearance in Indian Wells. After a convincing first-round win over David Goffin, he crashed out to world No. 5 Andrey Rublev on Friday. The tournament marked Murray’s first since he announced that he would stop playing this summer, and he was forced to confront some of the retirement questions once again.
While the former world No. 1 had to clarify his retirement comments, he also got the chance to reflect on his impressive career following his defeat to Rublev. Asked what one thing gave him the most satisfaction from his years on the tour, the 36-year-old gave a heartfelt response.
“Most satisfaction… I’d say probably, yeah, when I look back, when I finish, I think, like I’m sure all the players when they finish playing look back and probably wish there are things they would have done differently or could have done better,” he started.
“But I feel like, you know, I gave it, you know, a pretty good go. You know, I worked, I did work hard, I put a lot into it. You know, I didn’t, yeah, I didn’t miss many days of training through lack of discipline or poor decisions. And, yeah, gave it a good go.”
Although there were naturally some things that the current world No. 61 wanted to change, he will be able to hang up his racket with no regrets when the time eventually comes later this year. Murray added: “So in that aspect, yeah, I can’t have too many regrets with that.
“There’s obviously matches and things and maybe decisions that I have made that I regret and wish I could have, you know, had another go at, but, yeah, gave it a good go.” While it remains unclear exactly when Murray will decide to call time on his career, he was also forced to confirm that he would be stopping this summer.
“I feel like no one is listening to me,” the 46-time title winner laughed. “I mean, yeah, I’m planning on finishing in the summer. I don’t know what more I’m supposed to say.
“I’ve been getting asked about it for, yeah, 18 months or so, and it’s obviously something I have thought about, but, you know, I hadn’t made a decision on. Once I have made the decision, I have expressed that, and no one is listening to it. So I don’t really understand why I keep getting asked, to be honest. Yeah.”
