The Olympic tennis tournament was Murray’s ‘last ever’ event in the sport, with the British icon eliminated alongside Dan Evans in the men’s doubles last eight.
Murray and Evans conjured up two rollercoaster wins and were just one victory away from earning themselves a spot in a medal match.
The Team GB duo were unable to battle past Team USA’s Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul, though, who beat the Brits 6-2 6-4 in Murray’s final professional outing.
‘I gave as much as I could to the sport and I love competing in the Olympic Games,’ Murray told the BBC after the match.
‘These weeks are so special and I will definitely miss them – I have done everything I could to prepare for this event.
‘It would have been a fairytale ending to win a medal, but it wasn’t to be. Proud to be a part of Team GB and I will miss it.’
Quizzed about his plans for retirement, the 37-year-old former world No.1 added: ‘I have four children below the age of eight… So lay-ins don’t happen! they’re up at 5am or 6am. I’m not sure what I will do tonight.
‘I’ll probably go back to the Village and find some pins for my collection! And then, I dunno. I can do whatever I want now. But I want to go home and spend time with my family.’
Asked about how it feels to finish his career, two-time Wimbledon champion and double Olympic gold medallist Murray said: ‘I feel good.
‘I have been ready for this moment for the last few months since I had the operation on my back – I knew it was the right time and I feel lucky to come and compete here.
‘I am grateful to Dan Evans for putting in the effort he did to giving us a good chance to having a great run. I am looking forward to stopping now.
‘I mean it was a great run (in Paris) and we lost to two top players today. They are both top tennis players, we would have had to play very well to win that match and we didn’t.
‘We got into it at the end, but if we found that form earlier we could have caused them problems, but it wasn’t to be.
‘We did make the quarters, but if you get through that match you get an opportunity to win a medal.’
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