threw a retirement party for his nearest and dearest including fellow legend Tim Henman just days after saying goodbye to . The 37-year-old Scot, who's , retreated to his , where he lives with his wife Kim and their four children, to start getting used to life off the court. Murray had only just called time on his career after bowing out of the in Paris alongside Dan Evans, following an that saw them knocked out by .
With the pair's belting performance, whispers were flying about whether Andy might be having second thoughts about retiring. But Henman has squashed all that chat, insisting Andy's totally relaxed with his choice. The English tennis icon, 49, said: "I actually saw him on Friday, he had a sort of a retirement bash for about 30 people at his house with Kim and his family.
"He was in great form there and I think he appreciates that this is absolutely the right time for him to stop," reports . Henman added: "He's overcome so many challenges physically over the last few years and hopefully now, there's a time for him to reflect a little bit and look back on what a phenomenal career he's had, the achievements and tournaments he won, everything that goes with it." "[It's] not only time to reflect, but to relax and spend time with his family because obviously the life of a professional tennis player is a massive commitment and it's really 24/7 with the tournaments, training, travel, it's on the road so much.
Hopefully he can enjoy spending time with his kids." Murray will be remembered as one of Britain's most successful tennis players, boasting three Grand Slam titles and 46 ATP Tour titles. He also secured gold medals in the Olympic singles events at London 2012 and Rio 2016.
Filling Murray's shoes will be a tough task for the next generatiTim Henman attended Andy Murray's retirement party at his luxury mansionon of British tennis stars, with Jack Draper currently the highest-ranked male player at 28th in the world. However, former British number one Henman, who reached the semi-finals of a major six times, thinks it would be a mistake to label the 22-year-old as the 'next Murray'. "There will only ever be one Andy Murray," Henman said.
"We've got some great up and coming players, on the men's side, Jack Draper is at the top of the list. But for Draper, it's not about trying to be Andy Murray, it's about trying to be the best version of himself. "You look at the way his game is progressing and the improvements he's made.
He's won a tour title this year. "He's still very raw, he's a long way off being a finished article but he's already in the top 30 in the world, hopefully he can have a big finish to the year and no reason why he can't finish in the top 20.".
