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‘A true British great’: Keir Starmer leads tributes to retiring Andy Murray

Keir Starmer with Andy Murray in Paris before the start of the 2024 Olympic Games.
Keir Starmer with Andy Murray in Paris before the start of the 2024 Olympic Games. Photograph: Lauren Hurley/No 10 Downing Street

The prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, led the tributes to Sir Andy Murray after his tennis career ended at the Olympics, while the Lawn Tennis Association announced they will name the centre court at Queen’s Club after the Briton in honour of his career.

Murray and Dan Evans lost to US pair Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz in the doubles quarter-finals at Roland Garros, bringing an end to Murray’s final tournament as a professional.

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