Andy Murray's Paris Olympics campaign came to an end after he lost his men's doubles quarterfinals alongside fellow Brit Dan Evans at the hands of USA's Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in straight sets.
The 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic will target his first title of the season after disappointing results in the Australian Open and French Open in 2024. The two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is set to feature in his last major tournament and will retire after the Paris Olympics 2024.
The defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will take on Mark Lajal in the first round of the men's singles while the new world no.1 Jannik Sinner will face Germany's Yannick Hanfmann to begin his Wimbledon 2024 campaign on July 1.
"All of the discussions and conversations that I've had with my team are that I'm not going to play past this summer. Obviously I've had the conversation with my family, and I have a family holiday booked the week after the Olympics," Andy Murray said.
"He obviously went through a procedure yesterday [Saturday] and you have to wait and see now. My understanding is no decision has been made and let's hope for the best for Andy," Great Britain's tennis captain Leon Smith said.
"Two-time Olympic Champion Andy Murray was our flag bearer in Rio, and he continues to lead by example through his commitment to the Olympic Games and Team GB in what will be his fifth Olympics," GB Chef de Mission Mark England said.
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"I'm not going to talk more about that between now and whenever the time comes for me to stop. But yeah, I don't plan on playing much past this summer," Andy Murray said after his exit from the Dubai Tennis Championships Round of 16 on Wednesday.
Andy Murray is a three-time Major Grand Slam winner and a five-time Australian Open finalist. Murray made an exit in the third round of the Australian Open last year but he looked out of touch in the ongoing Grand Slam.
Defending Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic will kick off his bid for the record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title with a first-round clash against qualifier Dino Prizmic at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena on Sunday, January 14.
Ten-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic takes the top seed for men's singles at the 2024 edition while the current world no.1 and four-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek tops the seedings chart in the women's singles event.
The 22-time Grand Slam winner lost his doubles match at Brisbane International 2024 to Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson at the Pat Rafter Arena on Sunday and faces former rival Dominic Thiem in the Round of 32 singles match on Tuesday.
"You never know how things will turn out but my intention is that next year will be my last year," Rafael Nadal said in his return post. Nadal last played a competitive tennis tournament during the Australian Open 2023 and missed the remainder season due to a hip flexor injury.
Former US Open champion Andy Murray crashed out of the ongoing season after losing to Grigor Dimitrov.
Top seed in the men's singles circuit of the ongoing US Open, Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the second round after his opponent decided to retire midway.
Andy Murray wins his first ATP Challenger title since 2005 and his first title on clay since 2016.
Murray needed multiple operations on his hip and now has an artificial joint. He also recently dealt with an abdominal issue that hampered his preparations last week.
The world number one Novak Djokovic and former champion Andy Murray reached the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships in contrasting styles.
Playing in Doha, the 34-year-old produced a strong first-round performance to brush past Daniel 6-2, 6-2.
The former No 1-ranked Murray, playing thanks to a wild-card invitation as he continues his career comeback from hip operations and thoughts of retirement, beat 21st-seeded Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1 3-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the second round at Melbourne Park.
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