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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Andy Murray retires: ‘I’m glad I got to finish on my own terms … I feel lucky’

Andy Murray signs autographs
Andy Murray admitted that his pursuit of tennis greatness has taken a big physical toll. Photograph: Ed Alcock/The Guardian

Andy Murray said that he has ended his career as a happy man because he retired from professional tennis on his own terms at the Paris Olympics on Thursday night.

After a dramatic week in Paris, Murray and Dan Evans were defeated 6-2, 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles competition by the third seeds, Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz of the United States. It will be the final match of Murray’s career.

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