Paris Olympics drop Andy Murray hint as tennis champion given underwhelming farewell
The Olympic Games appears unlikely to follow the lead of Wimbledon in giving Andy Murray a grand send-off after his final appearance.
Murray confirmed before the tournament at Roland Garros that he would be retiring at the end of the Paris Olympics. He remains in the hunt for a men’s doubles medal, though, after two nail-biting victories alongside partner Dan Evans.
The Team GB star is already a two-time Olympic gold medal winner, having claimed the men’s singles title in 2012 and 2016. Despite this being his farewell appearance, though, we perhaps shoudln’t expect a big display from the organisers as he pulls the curtain down on his career.
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Some have pointed to the lack of fanfare around the final game played by three-time grand slam champion Angelique Kerber in Paris. The German, who won two slams and Olympic silver in 2016 and claimed singles glory at Wimbledon two years later, had a subdued goodbye.
Stars have been given a chance to address the crowd at other tennis tournaments, as was the case with Murray after his final appearance at Wimbledon, but the Olympics doesn’t make such allowances. Kerber’s goodbye consisted of little more than a wave to the crowd – perhaps a hint that it will be no different for Murray despite his achievements.
Kerber took part in the singles and doubles in Paris. After losing in round one of the doubles to Team GB pair Katie Boulter and Heather Watson, her singles campaign – and her career – ended with a quarter-final loss against Zheng Qinwen of China.
“You know, it was a great crowd,” Kerber said after losing to Zheng. “And I just enjoyed it. So I think this is why you come back to having these emotions. And I’m really happy that I had the feeling today.”
Murray and Evans have twice been on the verge of elimination in Paris. They saved five match points against Japan in their opener nd a further two against Belgium in round two, to set up a meeting with Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz of the United States.
The Olympic Games appears unlikely to follow the lead of Wimbledon in giving Andy Murray a grand send-off after his final appearance.
Murray confirmed before the tournament at Roland Garros that he would be retiring at the end of the Paris Olympics. He remains in the hunt for a men’s doubles medal, though, after two nail-biting victories alongside partner Dan Evans.
The Team GB star is already a two-time Olympic gold medal winner, having claimed the men’s singles title in 2012 and 2016. Despite this being his farewell appearance, though, we perhaps shoudln’t expect a big display from the organisers as he pulls the curtain down on his career.
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Some have pointed to the lack of fanfare around the final game played by three-time grand slam champion Angelique Kerber in Paris. The German, who won two slams and Olympic silver in 2016 and claimed singles glory at Wimbledon two years later, had a subdued goodbye.
Stars have been given a chance to address the crowd at other tennis tournaments, as was the case with Murray after his final appearance at Wimbledon, but the Olympics doesn’t make such allowances. Kerber’s goodbye consisted of little more than a wave to the crowd – perhaps a hint that it will be no different for Murray despite his achievements.
Kerber took part in the singles and doubles in Paris. After losing in round one of the doubles to Team GB pair Katie Boulter and Heather Watson, her singles campaign – and her career – ended with a quarter-final loss against Zheng Qinwen of China.
“You know, it was a great crowd,” Kerber said after losing to Zheng. “And I just enjoyed it. So I think this is why you come back to having these emotions. And I’m really happy that I had the feeling today.”
Murray and Evans have twice been on the verge of elimination in Paris. They saved five match points against Japan in their opener nd a further two against Belgium in round two, to set up a meeting with Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz of the United States.
