Andy Murray makes decision on retirement plan after Roger Federer send-off at Laver Cup
THE two-time Wimbledon winner says he 'doesn't deserve' a send-off like Roger Federer had at Laver Cup
Andy Murray says he won't be having a farewell match like Roger Federer had at this weekend's Laver Cup when he retires, and feels he has more to give yet. The three-time Grand Slam tournament winner has had a long road back to recovery from two hip surgeries which almost forced his retirement.
The Brit was part of the Europe team during the Laver Cup losing his opening day singles match against Alex De Minaur on tie-break 7-5, 3-6, 7-10 and also lost his doubles match on a tie-break. He was in Team Europe alongside Federer who said farewell to professional tennis with a doubles defeat on Friday night playing with Rafael Nadal.
When asked about his own retirement plans and how the Brit would like to finish his career? Murray replied: “Look, I'm really not thinking about that right now. I certainly won't and don't deserve to have a send-off like that.
“You know, Roger did deserve that night, and it was super special having all of those guys there, you know, watching on the side of the court, and having them there made it really special. I mean, look, for me, I'm not going to have a farewell match, I guess, like that.
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“I probably would announce when I'm going to play my last event and stuff, but when that is, I don't know. Like, I'm still playing competitive tennis and physically feeling good against top players.
"I just need to start really turning some of these, you know, tight losses and close matches into wins. It's as simple as that.” Murray last won a Grand Slam title in 2016 before his knee operations but has made steady progress back up the world rankings.
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At last month's US Open Murray suffered a frustrating third-round defeat against Matteo Berrettini after losing out over four sets. Afterwards he said: “I'm really proud that I have worked myself into a position where I'm able to do that. I'm really disappointed that I didn't get over the line today.
“But I get reminded, 'this is the first time you've made the third round here since 2016'. It's been a difficult six years for me. It's been really hard.”