Andy Murray determined to indicate some love and appreciation to Novak Djokovic forward of his probably last-ever match because the British tennis star took a second to acknowledge their rivalry and the moments they shared through the years.
On Sunday, Murray and Daniel Evans will play their Paris Olympics doubles first-round match versus Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori. And since Murray confirmed earlier than the beginning of the Olympics that he was enjoying his final match, that signifies that the three-time Slam champion’s profession might doubtlessly finish as quickly as tomorrow.
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Whereas Murray assembly Djokovic is not attainable for the reason that Briton pulled out of the singles occasion and the Serb just isn’t competing within the doubles occasion, the British former world No. 1 discovered a technique to mirror on his rivalry with Djokovic, which began once they had been juniors.
“Rivals, doubles companions, associates and lovers? (see slide 3). Thanks for the 25 years of competitors @djokernole and good luck for remainder of your profession,” Murray wrote on Instagram.
Murray and Djokovic met 36 instances
Between 2006 and 2017, Murray and Djokovic performed in opposition to one another 36 instances – with the Serb successful 25 of these conferences. Shockingly, they have not had any conferences within the final seven years however it ought to be famous that Murray had two hip surgical procedures and that he was by no means capable of regain his outdated stage and return to creating deep runs on the most important stage.
Earlier than the beginning of the Olympics, Djokovic additionally paid a pleasant tribute to Murray.
“I heard the information about Andy and I hope that he could have the very best farewell in his final aggressive match right here in Olympics for him and his nation. He’s a legend of our sport, he’s been an extremely necessary participant for tennis globally,” Djokovic mentioned.
Two of Murray’s three Grand Slam titles got here after beating Djokovic because the Briton beat the Serb within the 2012 US Open last for his first Main earlier than additionally successful their 2013 Wimbledon last.
