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Farewell Andy 🎾
Posted on: July 4, 2024 at 15:41:47 CT
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LONDON — A standing ovation greeted Andy Murray and his doubles partner, older brother Jamie, when they walked out onto the Centre Court grass Thursday for the first stop on the two-time Wimbledon singles champion’s farewell to the tournament that has meant so much to him.
The Murrays lost 7-6 (6), 6-4 in the first round of men’s doubles to Rinky Hijikata and John Peers.
It was the first time a men’s doubles first-round match was played in the event’s main stadium in nearly 30 years, a fitting way for Andy Murray to begin to say goodbye — and for his many fans to offer their thanks and well wishes, too.
Murray, a 37-year-old from Scotland, has said he will head into retirement after playing at the All England Club, where he is also entered in mixed doubles with 2021 U.S. Open winner Emma Raducanu, and the Paris Olympics, which begin later this month. Murray occasionally fidgeted with his back and looked a tad uncomfortable, only natural for someone who had surgery to remove a cyst from his spine less than two weeks ago, forcing him to withdraw from singles.
Video tribute:
https://x.com/Wimbledon/status/1808952151172895148
The Murrays lost 7-6 (6), 6-4 in the first round of men’s doubles to Rinky Hijikata and John Peers.
It was the first time a men’s doubles first-round match was played in the event’s main stadium in nearly 30 years, a fitting way for Andy Murray to begin to say goodbye — and for his many fans to offer their thanks and well wishes, too.
Murray, a 37-year-old from Scotland, has said he will head into retirement after playing at the All England Club, where he is also entered in mixed doubles with 2021 U.S. Open winner Emma Raducanu, and the Paris Olympics, which begin later this month. Murray occasionally fidgeted with his back and looked a tad uncomfortable, only natural for someone who had surgery to remove a cyst from his spine less than two weeks ago, forcing him to withdraw from singles.
Video tribute:
https://x.com/Wimbledon/status/1808952151172895148
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