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Andy Murray details plans to continue playing tennis after retirement. The 37-year-old player is preparing for retirement in the coming weeks, although he does not plan to completely step away from tennis or sports in general.
Although he hasn’t set a definitive retirement date, the former world No. 1 has mentioned several times this year that he is “likely not going to play competitive tennis past this summer.” The Paris 2024 Olympic Games seem like a probable occasion for his retirement.
Murray’s post-retirement vision includes tennis and golf
Headline The 3-time Grand Slam champion revealed his future plans after retirement in an interview. Murray spoke with Hello! about his desire to keep playing tennis and spend much more time on another of his passions: golf.
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“I’ll definitely still be playing tennis, just not on the tour,” he said. “I plan to play a lot more golf, and I’ll probably carry on working with my strength and conditioning coach, Matt Little, as I transition from being a full-time athlete and adjust to not needing to do quite so much.”
The Scotsman had already expressed his interest in developing this discipline a couple of years ago: “I really like golf – explained the Scottish champion -: caddie for a professional on a tour would be exciting and would allow me to learn about another discipline,” he said back in 2021.
Murray also shared that he had struggled to maintain good habits during the COVID-19 pandemic and hopes to maintain his diet during retirement, including dietary supplements: “I put on weight during Covid when I wasn’t training as much and eating junk,” he added. “I didn’t really like it, so I need to avoid that. I’ve also been taking Vital Proteins collagen for a while.
“Following problems with my ankle, I was advised to use collagen supplements as I was only getting small amounts of collagen in my diet. So supplementing is a good option for me and supports my overall fitness plan,” the former world No. 1 concluded.
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Andy will participate in the Olympics and is confirmed for the Great Britain team as a singles player – alongside Jack Draper, Dan Evans, and Cameron Norrie – while he will team up with Evans in doubles. The tournament begins on Saturday, July 27 at Stade Roland Garros, where Murray played the final of the French Open in 2016 but lost to Novak Djokovic.
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