Finally Eating Anything You Want

Judy Murray has shared a heartwarming video of her son, Andy Murray, enjoying a donut following his retirement from tennis.

Andy, 37, played the final match of his illustrious career on Thursday, August 1, in the Paris Olympics. Partnering with Dan Evans, they were defeated 6-2, 6-4 by USA’s Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz in the men’s doubles quarter-finals.

This match marked the end of a remarkable 20-year career, during which Andy secured three Grand Slam titles and two Olympic gold medals.

Judy, 64, who coached her son during his early years, posted a clip on X showing Andy indulging in some well-deserved sweet treats while watching women’s gymnastics. She captioned it: “When you can finally eat whatever you want……” and added a donut emoji alongside a pig emoji.

In the background of the video, another tennis icon, former world No.1 Billie Jean King, is seen recording the gymnastics event on her phone.

Just a few hours after his match on Thursday, Murray entertained his fans with his famous deadpan humor by joking on X: “Never even liked tennis anyway.” He also updated his bio from “I play tennis” to “I played tennis,” subtly acknowledging his retirement.

Judy retweeted his post, adding, “Me neither.”

In an interview with Eurosport, Murray shared his thoughts on his career and what lies ahead. He revealed that he had received a congratulatory message from tennis legend Bjorn Borg. “He said, ‘Congrats to one of the all-time greats, good luck for what’s next,'” said Andy.

Reflecting on his career, Andy acknowledged the stiff competition he faced. “I’m very aware that the guys I was competing against had significantly better careers than I have. But, for a period in the middle part of my career, I was competing with them in the biggest tournaments consistently and I managed to get to number one in the world whilst they were all playing, and that meant a lot to me,” he explained.

“It hasn’t been easy to win the major competitions whilst they’ve been around. So, to have someone of that stature recognize that was obviously really special.”

To coincide with Andy’s retirement, his wife Kim gave an interview to The Telegraph, where she candidly spoke about the challenges they faced, especially with Andy’s injuries.

“It was very hard living with him throughout it,” she admitted. “I was trying to bring up a small child and he was genuinely miserable. He was in pain. Just walking the dog was awful. And I found it awful too because it was such hard work.”

Andy began dating Kim in 2005. She is the daughter of player-turned-coach Nigel Sears. The couple got engaged in 2014 and married the following year. They share four children.