Andy Murray Hints at Possible Retirement from Tennis: ‘I Probably Don’t Have Too Long Left’

The end of Andy Murray’s decorated tennis career could be coming soon.

The British tennis star, 36, opened up about his future in the sport after winning a recent first-round match at the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships on Monday.

“I obviously still love competing and still love the game, but it obviously gets harder and harder the older you get to compete with the young guys and keep your body fit and fresh,” Murray, 36, said during an on-court interview after the match, per the Associated Press.

He added, “I probably don’t have too long left, but I’ll do as best as I can these last few months.”

Monday’s win marked Murray’s 500th career win on a hard court surface, adding him to a prestigious list of modern tennis greats that includes Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal. But it was also only the second time Murray won a match in 2024.

The three-time Grand Slam champion has struggled in recent years to look like his old self after bursting onto the tennis scene as a 17-year-old phenom in 2005, winning his first ATP title less than a year after turning