No one who watches tennis can ever deny the fact that Andy Murray has been the closest to challenging the Big 3.
His two wins at the Wimbledon just substantiate that he has been the only player to knock on the doors of the Big 3 to challenge them and also had a good chance of overthrowing them if not for the injury woes.
At one point in time, Andy Murray was slated to be the best player until he got struck by major injury issues and also a dip in form. Eventually, he stop challenging for titles and his major focus was to remain match fit.
Among all of these, it has been widely reported that Andy Murray would be for the final time competing in the Wimbledon since he would be bidding adieu to the sport of tennis.
All of these injuries woes have made it very difficult for Murray to continue being his best and it would only make sense more for him to relieve himself from all the pain.
Andy Murray to consider retirement after the Wimbledon
Andy who is currently 35 had also considered retirement 3 years back in January 2019 after a major hip injury which cause persistent pain and discomfort. However, he had surgery and could compete at the top levels again without any issues.
Murray has featured in just seven out of the eighteen grand slam titles since 2018. Things seemed to get better after 2018 when he got back to No 47 in the ATP rankings, however, that run of form did not last long.
He has failed to progress past Round 3 in a single grand slam title after 2018. Andy would be looking forward to participating in the Wimbledon since he has featured only in one Wimbledon championship in the past three years.
He entered the 2021 Wimbledon has a wildcard for the first time since 2005 and was defeated by Denis Shapovalov in the third round via a straight-set defeat.
Andy’s participation in this year’s Wimbledon is also not guaranteed since he has recently suffered from an abdominal strain in Stuttgart. Because of the injury, he has not been able to practice certain shots on the court.
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