Andy Murray says goodbye to tennis as Paris Olympics defeat brings retirement

Andy Murray has played his final tennis match after bowing out of the Paris Olympics men’s doubles with Dan Evans in a quarter-finals after defeat to American pair Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul.

This brought the career of an all-time British sporting great to an emotional but fitting conclusion.

Murray was in tears as the 37-year-old received a standing ovation in Paris before leaving the court for the last time, but was proud of how his final chapter unfolded and said he was ready to retire from the sport.

The British duo suffered a 6-2 6-4 defeat to the American pairing of Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz in what marks Murray's final game before retiring.

It would be one hurdle too many for a pair that had remarkably rescued five straight match points in their opening round match before saving two more in the second round.

Murray departs tennis as a two-time Olympic champion, a three-time Grand Slam champion, a former world No 1 and arguably Britain's greatest ever athlete.