Andy Murray follows Roger Federer in updating his social media bio after retirement at Paris Olympics 2024

Andy Murray has updated the bio on his social media accounts following his retirement from the sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics, similar to Roger Federer’s update when he retired in 2022.

The British tennis icon, who had announced that the Olympics would be his final tournament as a professional, concluded his 19-year career at the Suzanne Lenglen Arena in Paris on Thursday.

Representing Great Britain, Murray partnered with Daniel Evans in the men's doubles category but lost 2-6, 4-6 in the quarterfinals to the American duo Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz.

Following the quarterfinal clash, Andy Murray updated his X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram profile bio from “I play tennis” to “I played tennis.” His action mirrors that of Roger Federer, who also updated his profile bio upon retirement in 2022, changing it from “professional tennis player” to “no longer a professional tennis player.”

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During the tournament, Murray and Evans defeated the Japanese duo Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori in the first round and then overcame Joran Vliegen and Sander Gillé of Belgium in the second round.

The 2024 Paris Olympics marked the 37-year-old's fourth appearance at the Games. At his first appearance in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he was eliminated in the first round by Lu Yen-hsun. However, at the London 2012 Olympics, Andy Murray clinched gold in the men’s singles category on home soil by defeating Roger Federer in the final.

At the Rio 2016 Olympics, Murray defeated Argentina’s Juan Martín del Potro in the final to become the only player to win two Olympic gold medals in singles. The three-time Grand Slam winner did not participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to a right quad muscle strain.

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Roger Federer and Andy Murray faced off 25 times during their careers

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Andy Murray and Roger Federer have faced each other 25 times. Their first clash was in the final of the 2005 Thailand Open, and their last encounter being the semifinal of the 2015 Cincinnati Masters.

Federer led their head-to-head record 14-11. Only three players, Murray, Nadal, and Djokovic, have managed to defeat Federer at least ten times in their careers.

Both players were World No.1s at different stages of their careers. While Federer retired with a total of 103 singles titles, including 20 Grand Slams, Murray won 46 singles titles, three of which were Grand Slams.