July 29th 2024.
British tennis star Andy Murray has recently announced that he will be retiring after this year's Paris Olympics. However, before hanging up his racket for good, the Team GB athlete is making sure to savor every moment of his last Olympic appearance.
Murray, who is 37 years old, made the decision to focus solely on the men's doubles competition, putting his plans for retirement on hold. Alongside his partner Dan Evans, he delivered a stunning performance in their opening-round match on Sunday. This win not only secured them a spot in the second round but also kept Murray's career alive.
The legendary Scot, who had previously announced that this would be his swansong Olympics, described the victory as one of the greatest comebacks of his career. "It's probably up there. The way we were playing up until that point didn't suggest that we were likely to come back," Murray said shortly after the thrilling match. "But then everything just clicked at the end and we played some pretty, pretty good stuff."
Aside from aiming for a fourth Olympic medal, Murray seems to have another goal in mind at the Games. According to his former doubles partner Laura Robson, who won silver with Murray at the 2012 London Olympics, the two-time Wimbledon champion has become obsessed with collecting Olympic pin badges from other competitors. "He's taking it very seriously. He didn't do it in 2012, but then followed it up at Rio and Tokyo, he went hard," Robson revealed.
In the athlete's village, Murray can be seen searching high and low for the most niche and unique pin badges, especially from smaller countries. Robson shared that he even managed to track down Romano Puentener, the sole athlete from Liechtenstein, just to get their official Olympic pin badge. "It was like he had won the Olympic gold," Robson said. "He came in and was showing everyone, 'Look what I've got!'"
However, Robson did point out that being Andy Murray does have its perks, as many athletes are eager to give him their pin badges. "It's a bit unfair in a way because it is a competition, and because he's Andy Murray, everyone wants to give him a pin. He's got an unfair advantage, it's a little unfair!" she jokingly added.
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