'Retiring at Wimbledon or Olympics would be fitting'

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Andy Murray says retiring astatine Wimbledon aliases nan Paris Olympics would "be fitting" and he is improbable to play astatine nan US Open aliases Davis Cup later this year.

Britain's Murray, 37, said successful February he was not readying to "play overmuch past nan summer".

However, nan erstwhile world number 1 has not confirmed which will beryllium his last tournament.

Speaking to BBC Sport astatine Queen's Club connected Sunday, Murray said he still does not deliberation he will proceed past nan Olympics.

Asked if he could play astatine nan US Open aliases Davis Cup, Murray responded: "I don’t deliberation so.

"Probably if I was going to decorativeness my profession I would alternatively decorativeness astatine Wimbledon aliases an Olympic Games - to maine that would astir apt beryllium much fitting.

"I've had astonishing experiences and memories from Wimbledon, but besides being portion of British Olympics teams."

Wimbledon, which Murray won successful 2013 and 2016, takes spot connected nan writer astatine nan All England Club betwixt 1-14 July.

Tennis astatine nan Olympics is being held connected nan Roland Garros clay from 27 July to 4 August.

Murray is simply a two-time Olympic golden medallist, having won nan singles astatine London 2012 and Rio 2016, and has been named successful Team GB's squad for Paris.

"To get a chance to compete astatine a 5th 1 is simply a logic to enactment motivated and proceed playing," said nan Scot of his Olympics prospects.

"Like I said, a batch of it is based connected results and physically really I'm emotion arsenic well."

After nan Olympics, nan US Open - nan tourney where Murray won nan first of his 3 awesome titles successful 2012 - takes spot connected nan New York difficult courts from 26 August to 8 September.

Later successful September, Great Britain play successful nan Davis Cup Finals group shape astatine nan AO Arena successful Manchester.

Murray is successful nan section for nan Queen's Club Championships which commencement connected Monday, pinch coverage connected nan BBC.

He said: "My plans haven't really changed. I'm not readying to playing overmuch past this summer.

"I'll spot really I consciousness successful nan adjacent mates of weeks.

"There are tons of things to facet successful to status from sport.

"I deliberation successful tons of careers, status is thing you observe and group really look guardant to that time – that's not thing I feel. I emotion playing tennis.

"Ultimately, if physically you're not capable to play to nan level you want to, nan results are not arsenic you wish, those things facet into nan decision."

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