Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray says he “will not stop” tennis regardless of being in a “horrible second”.
The Briton, 36, is winless in 2024 after Monday’s first-round loss to Benoit Paire on the Open Sud de France.
Murray additionally suffered a first-round exit on the Australian Open, whereas his final ATP Tour victory was in October.
On Tuesday, he responded to a BBC reporter’s put up on X, which requested when Murray ought to “name time on a rare profession”.
The put up linked to an article which mentioned whereas the Scot’s standing as a legend was safe “at what level does bravely soldiering on begin to injury his legacy?”
“Tarnishing my legacy? Do me a favour,” two-time Wimbledon champion Murray wrote in reply.
“I am in a horrible second proper now, I will 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 in a different way.
“I will not stop. I’ll hold combating and dealing to provide the performances I do know I am able to.”
The article requested whether or not Murray’s “refusal to again down from a problem” was doing him “extra hurt than good”.
World quantity 49 Murray has suffered 9 defeats in 13 matches for the reason that begin of the US Open in August.
The previous British and world primary defied the percentages to return from hip substitute surgical procedure in 2019.
Nonetheless, since shedding to Daniil Medvedev within the Qatar Open last final yr, he has not gained greater than two matches at any tour-level occasion and is about to drop out of the world’s prime 50.
Murray mentioned in Melbourne earlier this month that there was a “particular risk” he had performed in his final Australian Open.
