Andy Murray has left the door open to possibility of participating in the Olympic Games. The Briton has on previous occasions announced his intention to retire in the summer, but will attend the Olympic event one last time.
However, he admitted that He will attend only if one condition is met: he is likely to qualify for a medal.
“I want to have the opportunity to play in other Olympic Games, but only if I feel that there is a chance to win a medal. “I also know that, because of the incredible experiences I had at the Olympic Games, I want to be there correctly and not just replace one of the other players from my country.”said Murray.
At the end of February, Andy Murray announced that his intention was not to play any more after the summer of this year, that is, to retire. However, he plans to do so in a year where he has the Paris Olympic Games ahead of him, an event in which he managed to win two consecutive Olympic golds (2012 and 2016).
With these words, the former world number 1 made that clear His intention is not to compete in this event at all costsbut he will decide based on how he feels about his game.
And Murray does not want to deprive anyone of the opportunity to represent his country if he does not see himself with guarantees of fighting for a medal, if he does it will be due to his own efforts and merits: “We have the best doubles players (Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski are ranked in the top ten in the world) and also Jack Draper, Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans in singles. I don’t want to be put in a position where I’m selected to play just because I might this is the last tournament I’ll play in. “That’s why there’s a bit of uncertainty about the summer, because I’m not sure what’s going to happen in that.”
Prefer to play in the doubles category
Beyond the individual modality, Murray seems to have a better view of the possibility of playing in doubles. That seems like a more desirable option if you’re considering splitting efforts with a partner, perhaps in Joe Salisbury?
Both have experience playing together, well In the previous Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, they reached the quarterfinals. “When I played with Joe, I had a previous conversation with him that he felt I had a better chance of winning a medal in doubles than in singles. I had a slight tear in my right quadriceps before the tournament, so I decided left singles and went to doubles. In fact, that was probably one of my toughest losses because we were up a set at 4-3 and a game point on my serve., a Murray admitted to not having made a firm decision about what he will do next summer. See you in Paris?
Source: La Verdad
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