Andy Murray confirms Paris Olympics will be the two-time gold medalist's last event before retiring

FILE - Britain's Andy Murray waves to the Center Court crowd as he leaves following his first round doubles loss at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Thursday, July 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

PARIS (AP) 鈥 Two-time Olympic mensa国际传媒 singles champion Andy Murray confirmed Tuesday he will end his career next week at the Paris Games.

鈥淎rrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament,鈥 the 37-year-old social media platform.

starts Saturday on the clay courts at Roland Garros.

Murray won his first gold medal on grass at Wimbledon at the 2012 London Olympics 鈥 beating Roger Federer in three straight seats 鈥 and retained his title in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, beating Juan Martin del Potro on hard courts.

"Competing for (Britain) have been by far the most memorable weeks of my career and I鈥檓 extremely proud to get do it one final time!鈥 Murray said Tuesday.

Murray had hip replacement surgery in 2019 and several subsequent injuries. He withdrew from singles at Wimbledon this month after a procedure to remove a cyst from his spine.

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