Andy Murray announces ‘great challenge’ following retirement from professional tennis
Andy Murray is set embark away from Centre Court to the theatre stage next summer, after announcing that he will be staging four shows looking back on his 19-year professional career.
Murray played his last ever match at the Paris Olympics at the beginning of August, after reaching the doubles quarter-finals in dramatic fashion alongside Dan Evans.
This brought an end to Murray’s decorated career, having won a total of 46 singles titles, that includes claiming three Grand Slams and two Olympic golds.
And now Murray is set to tell some stories from his turbulent career at his new theatre show titled ‘Centre Stage’, where he will be interviewed by BBC reporter Andrew Cotter.
The show will begin in Murray’s home city of Glasgow, followed by dates in Edinburgh and London’s Eventim Apollo, before aptly concluding at the New Wimbledon Theatre the day before the 2025 Championships get underway.
Upon the announcement of this new venture, the former World No.1 spoke about why he wanted to do this, “After I retired this summer, I wanted to try some different things.
“I don’t think a tennis player has done anything like this before so it felt like a great challenge for me. I haven’t stepped on a tennis court for a long time, so hopefully my fans will enjoy seeing me in this new setting.”
I am stepping onto a different stage this Summer. Come and see me on my first ever theatre tour, with Andrew Cotter, in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Hammersmith and Wimbledon. Tickets on sale this Thursday on https://t.co/aX6EYKeOMM #CentreStage pic.twitter.com/uXeyHpJj75
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) November 12, 2024
Murray’s tour will get underway on 18th June in Glasgow, with tickets becoming available later this week on his official website.
Inside the baseline…
Andy Murray’s retirement has been one of a host of major retirements in 2024, with Rafael Nadal’s still to come. With that in mind, many people have been wondering what is next for Murray, who has hinted that he could move onto coaching at some point in the future. And this looks like a great night for any big tennis and Murray fan, with there obviously being lots of stories to share from his incredible career. It is also interesting that the tour finishes the day before Wimbledon, with rumours of Murray perhaps working in media for The Championships next year.
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