Three-times Grand Slam champion Andy Murray hit again at options he might “harm his legacy” if he continues his profession after the 36-year-old Scot suffered a 3rd straight first-round exit to start out the season.
Murray breathed new life into his profession after having hip-resurfacing surgical procedure in 2019 however has struggled to succeed in the latter levels of the highest occasions. He has did not transcend the third spherical of a Grand Slam since reaching the Wimbledon quarters in 2017.
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After first-round exits at Brisbane and Melbourne Park, Murray’s defeat by Frenchman Benoit Paire in Montpellier on Tuesday prompted a BBC reporter to ask the query: “At what level does bravely soldiering on begin to harm his legacy?”
“Tarnishing my legacy? Do me a favour,” Murray responded on social media platform X, previously generally known as Twitter. “I am in a horrible second proper now I am going to offer you that. Most individuals would stop and quit in my state of affairs proper now. However I am not most individuals and my thoughts works otherwise.
“I will not stop. I’ll hold combating and dealing to provide the performances I do know I am able to.”
Former U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick railed on the report and stated nothing might detract from Murray’s achievements.
“Cannot take legacy away. Accomplishment lives eternally,” he posted on X.
