‘It could be last year’: Andy Murray on retirement possibilities

Veteran tennis player Andy Murray has finally addressed on retirement prospects amid continuing injury woes.

Murray, who will be turning 37 in May 2024, has battled constant injuries over the past few years which have had severe adverse effects on his performance as he won only two matches in his final five matches of the previous season this year.

Murray will begin his 20th season on the ATP Tour on New Year’s Eve — facing Grigor Dimitrov at the Brisbane International.

Speaking to BBC Sport, the Brit elaborated that this might be the last of him the the fans get to see if the situation remains the same as it was last year.

“If I was in a situation like I was at the end of last year, then I probably wouldn’t go again.

“But then if physically I’m doing well and my results are good and I’m playing well, then that’s enjoyable, and I could see myself still playing. We’ll see how the year goes, see how the body holds up. 

“If things are going well, I’d love to keep going. But if they’re not, and I’m not enjoying it, it could be the last year, yes,” Murray noted.

Murray flew to Australia on Boxing Day and has since played practice sets with some of the best players in the world but was not able to play a tie-break with Rafael Nadal as their court time ran out at 6-6 on Saturday afternoon.