Andy Murray takes cheeky dig at Roger Federer – ‘What a shame…’

After Andy Murray’s career ended with a loss in the Wimbledon doubles draw in the company of his brother Jamie Murray, he took his unique brand of British humour from the tennis courts of the world to social media.

Announcing his retirement on Twitter (now X), the Scotsman signed off with an audacious “I never liked tennis anyway.” This was in contrast to Roger Federer’s heartfelt video announcing his retirement from competitive tennis just before the 2022 Laver Cup got underway.

Confirming that his sense of humour is intact, Murray dropped a comment lamenting that Federer no longer paid attention to his diet as he once did. He took on his old rival’s change in food with a “Shame you let go of yourself in retirement.”

Federer was one of the fittest players on tour in a career spanning nearly 25 years. The Swiss was World No. 1 for 310 weeks, 237 of them consecutively. He also picked up 103 tour-level titles, with a haul of 20 Grand Slam titles among them.

Despite not competing, the Swiss maintains an active presence on the tour. The five-time US Open champion was recently seen at the Arthur Ashe as Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka lifted the title in the final slam of the season.

Murray is a double Olympic gold medallist in singles. The first gold came at the 2012 London Games, followed by a successful defence at Rio 2016. Murray has won 46 tour-level titles and three majors – the US Open in 2012 and Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016. The Scot’s 2013 victory at SW19 gave the British people their first home champion since Fred Perry in 1977. Murray held on to the World No. 1 spot for 41 weeks.

On retirement, Sir Andy Murray was honoured with a mural at the Dunblane Sports Club in Scotland – his first tennis club. In another tribute, the Lawn Tennis Association overseeing British Tennis, announced the renaming of the centre court at the Queen’s Club as the Andy Murray Arena.