CAREER OF EPIC HIGHS AND PAINFUL LOWS

HIGHS SUMMER OF 2012

Only a month after his tearful fourth Grand Slam final loss to Roger Federer at Wimbledon, Murray gained redemption in spectacular fashion by defeating the Swiss to claim Olympic gold on Centre Court. He followed it up at the US Open by ending the wait for a British male Grand Slam singles champion with a dramatic victory over Novak Djokovic.

FIRST WIMBLEDON

His greatest victory came on a glorious summer’s day at SW19. Murray faced Djokovic again in front of an expectant crowd on Centre Court and rode the wave to finally consign Fred Perry to history.

DAVIS CUP GLORY

Wimbledon was Murray’s crowning individual glory but arguably his most extraordinary accomplishment was winning the Davis Cup for Britain almost singlehanded. His brother Jamie and James Ward chipped in but Murray won an unprecedented 11 out of 12 rubbers across four ties.

2016 WIMBLEDON AND OLYMPICS

After reuniting with Ivan Lendl, the 31-year-old swept to his third slam title at Wimbledon, this time beating Milos Raonic. And a month later he made some history for himself, overcoming Juan Martin del Potro in Rio to become the first tennis player to successfully defend an Olympic singles title.

WORLD NUMBER ONE

The season of Murray’s career had a golden ending when a run of five straight tournament victories, culminating in victory at the ATP Finals in London, carried him to the world number one ranking.

LOWS KNEE TROUBLE

Murray feared his career might be over before it began when knee pain interrupted his training in Spain at the age of 16. He was diagnosed with a bipartite patella but was able to manage it effectively.

BACK SURGERY

Murray’s first time under the knife came in 2013, when he had surgery for a troublesome back problem. He was out for only three months but it took him a long time to fully recover.

LENDL SPLIT

In 2014, Murray was dealt a major body blow when mentor Lendl decided he no longer wanted to continue their relationship. Their reunion in 2016 helped the Scot win more of the sport’s biggest prizes.

HIP PAIN

The low that has overshadowed all the rest began after the French Open in 2017, when Murray found he was no longer able to recover from chronic hip pain that he had been managing. Despite surgery and long periods of recovery and rehabilitation, he has not found a solution.