Andy Murray retirement plea made by British icon Tim Henman – EXCLUSIVE.

Tim Henman believes that Andy Murray has “earned the right” to keep playing tennis following retirement suggestions. The three-time Grand Slam champion recently hit back at an article claiming that he was tarnishing his legacy by continuing to compete. And Henman told Express Sport that he wanted to see the former world No. 1 on the match court for as long as possible, looking to Wimbledon and the Olympics as opportunities for Murray to reverse his fortune.

Murray is currently winless in 2024 and has gone 1-9 in his last 10 matches, with his latest victory coming in October. The 36-year-old has been forced to shut down retirement chat in recent days, stating: “I won’t quit” and confirming that he still loved competing. And his comments will be music to Henman’s ears, as the former British No. 1 supported Murray’s decision to keep playing.

While obviously he has the energy and the enthusiasm and the hunger and desire and motivation to keep on playing, he should keep playing,” the former No. 4 told Express Sport. “A professional tennis player is the best job in the world and trust me, there’s plenty of time to be retired in the future.”

Henman understood why it was frustrating for Murray to find himself in the middle of a six-match losing streak but he backed his compatriot to rediscover his winning ways. The new Sky Sports pundit continued: “He wants a return on his investment and he hasn’t had that recently because he’s been working as hard as ever and he hasn’t got the wins.