Tennis News: Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Andre Agassi

Andy Murray is done. After three Grand Slam victories, 41 combined weeks atop the ATP rankings, 46 career titles, and various injuries, the Brit great retired after his run at the 2024 Paris Olympics ended. He was one of the great ambassadors of the sport - the good part is that he won't have to stop being that - and he was well-liked and well-respected by his fellow players.

Murray, unlike other members of the Big 4 - Murray, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic, won gold medals at the Olympics multiple times. He won two. Nadal won once. Federer and Djokovic, perhaps the two best players ever, have not won gold. In other words, Murray might be the lesser of the Big 4, but he accomplished something the other three won't.

Murray did not participate in singles at the Paris Games, but he played doubles with Daniel Evans and the pair reached the quarterfinals before losing to Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in straight sets. The match would be the last Murray would play professionally. The reaction by former players and the general public was swift and emotional.

Roger Federer responds to Andy Murray's retirement and Andre Agassi's unmatched record

Federer had a message for Murray that was posted on the ATP's social media channels that included, "Many, many congratulations my friend on an incredible career...So, Sir Andy Murray, incredible effort on the most wonderful of careers, [being a] great human being...you’ve been a true inspiration to me and many of the players out there, and I’m so happy you could do it as long as you did."

Nadal also had a video posted where he said, "I am very sad to do this video, honestly, because you are one of the players that the locker room loved the most for your character, for your charisma, and for the way that you have always been with me personally and with the rest of the players."

Murray's Olympic record in singles was 12-1, and he has been the only man to win multiple golds. He cannot join the ranks of those few players who never lost at the Games, however. After Alexander Zverev lost at this year's Games, there are now three men who have gone undefeated.

Those include Andre Agassi (who won gold in 1996 and was 6-0 all-time. Yevgeny Kafelnikov was also 6-0 and won gold in 2000. Miroslav Mecir won gold in 1988 and went 6-0.

Perhaps, though, Murray's record is even more impressive than those who were unbeaten. The others did all their work at one Games. Had Agassi played at another Olympics, chances are he would not have won gold again and has a loss on his record. Murray's 12 wins doubled the unbeatens and he has one more gold to his name.

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