Andy Murray

Profile & career

The Big Three's main rival.

Andy Murray was the main rival of the Big Three, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, in the 2010s. Although he won “only” three Grand Slam titles, he became world No. 1 in 2016, before ending his career in 2024 after the Paris Olympics, where he played doubles with Daniel Evans.

“What Andy Murray has shown most in his career are mental virtues and values,” Patrick Mouratoglou said after his retirement. “He is one of the ultimate champions in terms of mentality. When he became world number 1, he fought like hell. He played every week, he played incredible matches. He had that resilience and he never gave up without getting what he wanted.”

A serious hip injury in 2017 badly affected his last six years on the tour. He considered retiring in 2019, but gave himself five more years of professional tennis. “No matter what he had to go through, physically with numerous injuries and several operations, or disappointments, he never wanted to give up,” Mouratoglou added. “He was always back on court, and he gave 100% of himself to every point of every match. That's his trademark.”

Did you know?He is the only player of the Open era to have won two Olympic gold medals in singles.