I know very well that these guys have achieved much more than me," Murray honest about the existence of the term Big 4
Retired since the Paris Olympics last year, Andy Murray quickly returned to the tennis world by serving as a coach for his former rival Novak Djokovic from January to May.
Present at Queen's last week to inaugurate the center court now named after him (Andy Murray Arena), the two-time Wimbledon winner gave an interview to GQ. Among other topics, he discussed the term Big 4, used by fans and observers to group him alongside Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic:
"It’s difficult because I know very well that these guys have achieved much more than me. Beyond that, the reason people started saying 'Big 4' is because, in the big tournaments—whether Grand Slams or Masters 1000—two or three of us were always present in the later stages of the competition.
When I suffered my hip injury in 2017, I was world No. 1. But after that, I was never able to return to the level I had. But between the ages of 22 and 29, I was always in the mix with them to win the big tournaments. I had incredible matches against them.
There was always a chance I could win. Tennis fans know it was an amazing time to play because you had three of the greatest players in history competing at the same time. Unfortunately, I was the one who was the extra. When I look back at my first Wimbledon win, I had to beat the greatest player in history (Djokovic). I’m proud I managed to do that.
