Andy Murray is improbable to continue playing tennis past summer as his retirement approaches.

Murray suggests retirement is near after Dubai win

Andy Murray has said this year's Wimbledon Championships will be his last and that he will "probably" retire from tennis after this summer's Olympics.

The 36-year-old lost his second round match at the Dubai International on Wednesday and said afterward that he was "tired" of answering questions about his future. Andy Murray has said he will "probably" retire from tennis after this summer's Olympics, with this year's Wimbledon Championships expected to be his last.

But the three-time Grand Slam champion and two-time Wimbledon champion said he was unlikely to continue playing beyond the summer after losing to Hugo Humbert in a draw. "I probably won't play this summer," said Murray, who turns 37 in May. I get asked this question every game or tournament. Honestly, I'm tired of this question. ”

Murray has long said he has "an idea" about when he wants to retire, but told the Today show he cannot announce his future plans in advance.

"When the time comes, I'll probably say something before I play my last game and my last tournament," Murray said. "I don't know if I said anything a few months ago.

"There's no right way to retire, everyone's different, so what's good for (Roger) Federer might be bad for (Rafael) Nadal or bad for (Novak) Djokovic."

Wimbledon starts on July 1st and the Paris Olympics will be held on July 24th. Murray is the only male athlete in history to win back-to-back Olympic titles, winning singles gold at the 2012 London Games and the 2016 Rio Games.

In Dubai, Murray was looking for his first back-to-back wins of the season following his opening win over Denis Shapovalov, but the in-form Humbert took complete control and the Frenchman finished with 6 wins and 2 losses. They won 6-4 in 89 minutes.

Humbert, who has a career-high rating of 18, rarely allowed Murray to earn points on his serve, and the 36-year-old became increasingly frustrated as he struggled to attack on returns. "I have no idea what I'm doing. I feel terrible," Murray shouted on court after finishing the match without seeing a break point. Murray has won only two of his past 10 matches, including six consecutive losses since the end of last year.

After his first-round loss at the Australian Open, Murray hinted that this would "probably" be his last appearance at the tournament.