Andy Murray sent clear message as tennis star backed to retire before Rafael Nadal

Tennis fans believe that Andy Murray won’t enjoy another moment of glory before ending his career. The three-time Grand Slam champion recently confirmed that he would likely stop playing professional tennis after this summer. And Express Sport readers believe that the Brit will hang up his racket before old rival Rafael Nadal.

Murray is primed to retire this year, as he finally ended months of speculation about the end of his career when he shared his plans to stop playing. The former world No. 1 fuelled retirement rumours during an on-court interview in Dubai last month when he said: “I probably don’t have too long left but I’ll do the best I can these last few months.

The 36-year-old elaborated a couple of days later, saying: “I’m likely not going to play past this summer. I get asked about it after every single match that I play, every single tournament that I play. I’m bored of the question, to be honest. Yeah, I’m not going to talk more about that between now and whenever the time comes for me to stop. But yeah, I don’t plan on playing much past this summer.”

An overwhelming 87 per cent of Express Sport readers said no when asked whether Murray would be able to have one final crowning moment, with just 13 per cent backing him to add to his haul of 46 career titles. It’s unsurprising given that the Brit hasn’t lifted a trophy since October 2019 – just a few months after his hip resurfacing surgery.