Andy Murray admits the ‘complete opposite’ to what he expected has happened since retiring from tennis
Andy Murray and Dan Evans delivered as close to a fairytale ending as you could probably get after the Brit official retired from tennis at the Olympics.
With Dan Evans sacrificing his ATP ranking to play alongside Andy Murray in the Paris Olympics, the pair forged a remarkable run to the quarter-finals.
Surviving countless match points in their opening two matches, a meeting with the eventual bronze medallists, American duo Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul, saw the British pair eventually bow out.
It was a teary farewell with Fritz describing his role in Murray’s retirement as bittersweet.
Having been plagued by a back injury at Wimbledon, it initially looked like Murray’s exit would be underwhelming for all parties.
Andy Murray is surprisingly enjoying his tennis retirement
With Murray taking up golf immediately, the Scot has been settling in to retirement quite seamlessly.
As rumours circulated that Murray may move into tennis coaching, the Scot has yet to really decide what his next venture might be.
Speaking on Radio 4’s Today programme, Murray explained what’s really shocked him in the early stages of his retirement.
“Since I’ve stopped, I feel really free and have got lots of time to do whatever it is I want,” he told the BBC.
