Andy Murray’s great response to a journalist who ended his career after another tough defeat

Andy Murray He has already warned that 2024 could be the final year of his career. In June he will turn 37 and the wear and tear on his body due to the passage of time, but above all to the number of injuries, is bringing that final curtain closer to a masterly career.

“If at the end of 2024 I found myself in a situation like the one I found myself in at the end of 2023, I probably wouldn’t continue, but if physically I feel good, my results are good and I’m enjoying myself, I could continue playing,” he said to the BBC The Scot, who was No. 1 in the world, won three Grand Slams, two Olympic golds and the Davis Cup, among other successes, and all in the years of dominance of the Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

It’s just that he has his last photo in 49th place in the ATP rankingsaffected by multiple hip operations, a situation that led him to leave the fields in January 2019, to return a few months later giving a demonstration of sportsmanship that is an example in sport.

Even though he managed to get back into the top 50 in the world, Andy has lost six of its last seven games played in 2023and the start of the season maintained the negative trend, with three more falls: in Brisbane against Dimitrov, in Australia with the Argentine Etcheverry and this week at the ATP 250 in Montpellier against Benoit Paire, a Frenchman ranked 112th in the world.

Because of all this, a BBC journalist was encouraged to wonder whether the end of Murray’s career is much closer than Andy himself predicts. “Is it really worth it?”literally says the ticket that arrived in the tennis player’s eyes.

In Murray’s analysis of the present, he talks about 2024 with a contemplative look, highlighting that he had to give up against Dimitrov, champion in Brisbane, and against Etcheverry, “12 years younger and top seed”, according to the article.

However, the defeat against Benoit Paire (who hadn’t won for a year and a half and lost the first set) hits rock bottom: “It’s possible that Murray is suffering from a physical problem, but the damage he could cause” according to him is a cause for great concern . He says he wants to keep playing as long as he enjoys it. Surely the fun stopped many months ago,” writes the journalist Kheredine Idessane.

And here comes the comment that provoked Murray’s reaction: “At what point does courage begin to arise damage his legacy?

“It has been an incredible journey by an extraordinary man. And it is a great privilege to witness it. Of course, All good things come to an end. “So when should Andy Murray end his amazing career?” the journalist wrote on Twitter.

Murray’s response on the networks

The Scot took note of Idessane’s comment and chose chivalry over bad manners to refute the journalist’s analysis. Furthermore, he demonstrated once again that for him tennis is much more than a sport measured in titles, matches and sets.

“Tarnish my legacy? Do me a favor…” Andy began in a message that immediately began to be retweeted by all tennis fans.

And he fired: “I’m in a very bad place right now, I’ll tell you. Most people would walk away or give up in the situation I face today. But I’m not most people and my mind works in a different way. “.

In case anyone had any doubts, Andy concluded his message with the motivation: “I will not give up. I will continue to fight and work to achieve the performance I know I am capable of.”

It is true that the idea of ​​seeing Murray at Wimbledon this year seems a distant and complicated road to take given the former number 1’s poor performances in recent matches. However, we will have to trust his heart and his willpower, taking into account that the Scot’s desire is to play the British Open in 2025, when 20 years will have passed since the first of his career.