- Andy Murray’s incredible career came to an end at the Olympics on Thursday
- He and his British teammate Dan Evans were eliminated from the doubles in Paris.
- Judy took to X after the loss to share a photo of her son playing as a child.
Judy Murray has marked the end of her son Andy’s career by digging through the family photo archives to share an old image of the former world number one.
The legendary tennis player’s career came to an end at the hands of American duo Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul on Thursday night.
The two American tennis stars defeated Murray and his British teammate Dan Evans 6-2, 6-4 in the men’s doubles quarter-finals at the Paris Olympics.
It meant that after 19 years in the sport, the 37-year-old Briton said goodbye to the tennis court for the last time in his career as emotion filled the Suzanne Lenglen court.
Following her son’s farewell, Judy took to social media app X to share a photo of Murray as a five-year-old playing his first game in the sport.
Judy Murray took to X to share a photo of her son Andy playing tennis when he was five years old.
Andy Murray has retired from the sport after his doubles defeat at the Paris Olympics
Judy was in the stands to cheer on her son for the last time on Suzanne Lenglen Court.
The image shows a young Murray smiling as he squints at the camera with a tennis racket in his hands.
The 64-year-old, who coached Andy in his youth, posted the nostalgic image alongside a snap of the two-time Wimbledon champion shaking hands with partner Dan Evans in their final match.
Above the photos, he captioned the post: ‘First game at 5 years old. Last game at 37 years old.’
Murray himself also posted on social media after the match, joking on X that he “never liked tennis anyway.”
Her final tournament was a rollercoaster of emotions, as she twice snatched victory from the jaws of defeat en route to the quarter-finals at the Paris Olympics.
Murray and Evans saved five match points in their first-round win over Japanese pair Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel.
The British pair achieved a similar feat in the second round, but were unable to put up the same fight in their loss to Fritz and Paul.
Murray ends his career with three Grand Slam titles under his belt, including a US Open triumph in 2012, as well as winning Wimbledon twice.
Murray and his partner Dan Evans put up a good fight during the Games, but it wasn’t to be.
The Olympics also proved fruitful for Murray, who won two singles golds, in 2012 and 2016 respectively, as well as a silver in the men’s doubles at the London Games.
But with his tennis career behind him, Murray, who was knighted in 2019, is now ready to spend time with his family.
Speaking to BBC Sport, he said: “I’ve got four kids under eight so I can’t stay at home. I don’t know what I’m going to do tonight. I can do whatever I want now but I want to go home and spend time with my kids.”
