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Andy Murray currently occupies the 39th position in the world ranking, but his intention is to go higher. The Scot has slowly moved up the ATP ranking positions, following the watershed that split his career in two, following injury and subsequent hip surgery.
In a recent interview with Tennis Majorsthe 3-time Slam champion expressed his idea of continuing to express his tennis at a high level, setting himself the goal of participating in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Andy Murray: the goal is the Paris 2024 Olympics
Retirement is never in the plans of the British legend, who has very clear plans for 2024.
He explained: “I want to play another edition of the Olympic Games, because in my career I have had wonderful experiences in this event. It is very special every time I can participate in it and think of being able to compete with them for the fifth time in my career , and maybe the last one, really excited me.” The former figure remembers with regret his last participation in the Olympic tournament, the one in Tokyo in 2021.
Murray said: “It was very disappointing for me in Tokyo 2021 because before the start of the tournament I got injured and decided to do doubles first. We almost won a medal, I remember we were ahead by one set and one break in the quarterfinals. , but we didn’t take advantage of it.” Murray won two consecutive gold medals in Olympic competition.
The first was in 2012 in the home edition, when Murray won in London against Swiss master Roger Federer with a score of 6-2 6-1 6-4. Four years ago, at the 2016 Rio games, the British tennis player achieved an encore, winning gold for his national team by defeating Argentinian Juan Martin Del Potro in the final with a score of 7-5 4-6 6-2 7- 5.
Winning again will be difficult, if not impossible, but Murray wants to give himself another chance in a competition that has given him more than one pleasure in his career.