Murray, 37, is the only player to have won two gold medals at the Games. After a number of injuries, he has decided to say goodbye at Paris 2024, after opting not to play in Wimbledon to ensure his presence in Paris.

The Scot has pushed his physical condition to be present at the Olympic event, despite his ankle causing some problems. The Paris 2024 Olympics will be his "last tennis tournament".

Murray will be playing in his fifth Olympics after an emotional farewell at Wimbledon earlier this month, where he teamed up with his brother Jamie in the doubles for his final appearance at the All England Club. It has been a very tough experience for him.

His ankle started to bother him and he needed to be attended to. He underwent surgery and has been working hard to get back into the GB team for Paris 2024. He beat Roger Federer in the 2012 Olympic final and repeated his Olympic gold against Juan Martin Del Potro at Rio 2016.

Murray has also won Grand Slams and is one of the most important tennis players of recent years, sharing the top spot with the big three: Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal at the top. The years are taking their toll and although experience is important, playing at such a high level for so many years is complicated. 

With Federer's retirement, Djokovic is also struggling with injuries. And of course there is Nadal, who will be playing his last Olympics with Carlos Alcaraz.

Murray will retire as the winner of three major tournaments and the world number one. A few weeks ago, he withdrew from the singles at Wimbledon.He wanted to undergo surgery to remove a cyst from his spine. 

The Scotsman said several times after his Wimbledon retirement that he felt it was the end. It's the same with Nadal.  They feel good, but the injuries don't allow them to play at the level they used to. For the last Grand Slam of the season, the US Open, Murray has already announced that he will not be playing. 

He is now waiting to find out who will be his opponent, who could be Murray's last rival as a professional tennis player. Murray will also be competing in the doubles alongside Dan Evans. He will know his opponents on Thursday 25 July.

He has 46 career titles to his name, including two Olympic gold medals, the 2012 US Open title and two Wimbledon victories in 2013 and 2016, the first of which was an emotional one, ending a 77-year drought since Fred Perry won Wimbledon in 1936.

Murray is the only one to come close to the big three, and the supremacy of Federer, Djokovic and Nadal prevented him from winning many more Grand Slams, as he lost seven finals: a US Open in 2008, five Australian Opens in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016, and a Roland Garros in 2016. 

That year was his best season. He won Wimbledon, the Olympic gold medal in Rio 2016 and became world number one. It was also the year his injury problems began, requiring a hip replacement and keeping him off the court for more than a year and a half.