Marcus Buckland reveals how he inadvertently started Emma Raducanu and Judy Murray furore with ‘astonishing’ tweet
The three-time Grand Slam champion has said the summer Games will be his "last ever tennis tournament" in a post on social media.Murray - who will be competing in his fifth Olympic Games - is the only man to have won two gold medals in tennis.
Those in attendance on Centre Court were left in tears as their hero spoke at SW19 for the final time, and"I want to play forever, I love the sport and it's given me so much. It's taught me loads of lessons over the years I can use for the rest of my life. I don't want to stop so it is hard."He became the first British singles player ever to officially be ranked world number one in 2016 and is the only person to be named BBC Sports Personality of the Year three times.
Murray won three Grand Slam titles - starting with the US Open in 2012 before going on to clinch Wimbledon glory in 2013 and in 2016.
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