Andy Murray announces his retirement from tennis following the Paris Olympics.

British tennis star Andy Murray has announced he will retire after the Paris Olympics ends in August.

“Arrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament @Olympics. Competing for GB have been by far the most memorable weeks of my career and I’m extremely proud to get it one final time!” he wrote.

Mr. Murray is scheduled to compete in the men’s singles and the men’s doubles alongside Dan Evans at the Olympics, which will take place on the clay courts of Roland Garros stadium.

This will be the Scot’s fifth Olympic games, the first being Beijing in 2008.

Mr. Murray went on to win consecutive men’s singles Olympic gold medals in London 2012 and Rio 2016, also taking away a silver medal in mixed doubles in 2012 alongside Laura Robson. He is the only men’s player to have ever won two singles gold medals.

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