Andy Murray will finish his career this year, and former ATP player Mats Wilander believes it's going to be at the Olympics.
Very few tennis players have had the Olympic career Murray had. The British player won two gold medals: in London in 2012 and then in Rio in 2016. That's an incredible achievement for Murray, as, for example, Novak Djokovic doesn't have a single one, showing how difficult it is to win an Olympic medal.
The Brit admitted earlier this year that he won't play further than the summer, which many assumed was a hint towards retirement at Wimbledon. After that initial comment, he confirmed his retirement intentions a few times, but for Wilander, the more likely outcome is a retirement at the Olympic Games.
The former number one thinks it would be very fitting, considering he's one of the best Olympic performers ever in tennis, and he explained to Eurosport why.
"I'm really, really looking forward to him playing the Olympics, because I hope that if he does quit this year - which I hope he doesn't - I do believe personally that it will happen at the Olympics."
It's a pretty interesting take from Wilander because many assumed that it was just going to be Wimbledon - on home soil, around his fans, on a court where he won the most important trophy of his life.
It was even more likely because Murray admitted earlier that he's unsure about playing at the Olympics, but Wilander believes his former Olympic success will be the reason for his retirement in Paris.
"That's where he's made the biggest impact on British tennis. That's where he has made the most fans and friends in his home nation of Great Britain because he played for his country and he won it twice."
Still, Murray wouldn't want to take away a spot from some other player without being competitive, which on clay seems rather unlikely.
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