Andy Murray's tennis highs and lows as Brit comes out of retirement

Andy Murray kisses the Wimbledon trophy after his 2016 win

Andy Murray’s professional tennis career has resumed just less than four months after it ended - he will become the coach of long-time rival Novak Djokovic ahead of the Australian Open. A tearful Murray bowed out as a player at the Paris Olympics in August, when he and Dan Evans lost their men’s doubles quarter-final against Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul to signal the final curtain. The Scot won three Grand Slams, including two Wimbledon titles, and two Olympics gold medals alongside a host of other achievements he can reflect on with immense pride. And now he will be back on the circuit as a coach after announcing a surprise link-up with Djokovic. Express Sport recaps the highs and lows of Murray's rollercoaster career... Highs Summer of 2012 Only a month after his tearful fourth grand slam final loss to Roger Federer at Wimbledon, Murray gained redemption in spectacular fashion by emphatically defeating the Swiss to claim Olympic gold on Centre Court. He followed it up at the US Open by ending the long wait for a British male grand slam singles champion with a dramatic five-set victory over Djokovic. First Wimbledon title The victory that will always be top of the pile came on a glorious summer’s day at SW19. Murray faced Djokovic again in front of an expectant crowd on Centre Court and rode the wave to finally consign Fred Perry to history, surviving a nerve-jangling final game. Davis Cup glory Wimbledon was Murray’s crowning individual glory but arguably his most extraordinary accomplishment was winning the Davis Cup for Britain almost single-handed. His brother Jamie and James Ward chipped in but Murray won an unprecedented 11 out of 12 rubbers across four ties.

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2016 Wimbledon and Olympics After reuniting with coach Ivan Lendl, Murray swept to his third slam title at Wimbledon, this time beating Milos Raonic. And a month later he made some history for himself, overcoming Juan Martin Del Potro in Rio to become the first tennis player to successfully defend an Olympics singles title. World number one The season of Murray’s career had a golden ending when a run of five straight tournament victories, culminating in victory at the ATP Finals in London, carried him to the world number one ranking. Return from hip surgery Murray broke new ground by becoming the first singles player to return to the elite level of the singles tour following a hip resurfacing operation. The Scot put years of pain behind him to climb back into the world’s top 50 and reach four ATP Tour finals, winning an emotional 46th title in Antwerp in 2019. Back on the scene While many expected Murray to return to the sport as a coach after his retirement, few expected it to be so soon or with Djokovic. The pair were regular sparring partners at the top level of the game, with Djokovic Murray’s victim for two of his Slams. The Serb does have 24 of his own, though, and will be hoping his old friend’s tactical acumen can help him make it 25 at the Australian Open.

Andy Murray won Olympic gold in London in 2012

Lows Knee trouble Murray feared his career might be over before it began when knee pain interrupted his training in Spain at the age of 16. He was diagnosed with a bipartite patella but was able to manage it effectively. Anyone but England Teenage joshing with Tim Henman during an interview in 2006 came back to haunt Murray when his joke that he would be supporting ‘anyone but England’ at that summer’s football World Cup was widely publicised and damaged his public image and his relationship with the press for several years. Back surgery Murray’s first time under the knife came in 2013 when he decided a troublesome back problem needed to be fixed by surgery. The Scot was only sidelined for three months but it took him a long time to fully recover.

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