Beaten on Wednesday in the second round in Dubai by Frenchman Ugo Humbert (6-2, 6-4), Murray, 36 years old and today 67th in the ATP rankings, has only won two of his eight matches this season.
Annoyed by the question about his future --
"I get asked it after every match I play
," he said -- he indicated that he would no longer broach the subject until the moment
"when it will be time for (him) to stop
.
“But yes, I don’t plan to play any longer after this summer
,” recalled the Scot.
Andy Murray, who has been playing with a metal hip since 2019, also indicated that he would like to play the Roland-Garros tournament at the end of May, having not set foot on Parisian clay since 2020. He reached the final there. in 2016, lost to Novak Djokovic.
During the last two seasons, however, he has only played 11 matches on this surface.
Andy Murray also indicated that he had an eye on the Olympic Games in Paris, which will take place after Wimbledon and again at Roland-Garros, he who was doubly crowned at the Olympics in 2012 and 2016.
“I like the tournament”
but
“ To do well in the Olympic Games, you have to play tournaments and play matches on clay
.
Former world number one between 2016 and 2017, Murray has won 46 titles in his career, with three Grand Slam crowns: the US Open in 2012, and Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016. He has also reached the final of the Grand Slam five times. 'Australian Open.
But his last trophy dates back to October 2019, at the Antwerp tournament.