"Organizing a women's edition is a brilliant idea," Murray reflects on his presence at the Queen's tournament
After ending his collaboration with Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray is now enjoying his retirement. The Scottish champion, who retired at the Olympics last summer, was recently present on the center court of the Queen's women's tournament, where he inaugurated the 'Andy Murray Arena'—a stadium renamed in honor of the three-time Grand Slam winner as a tribute to his career.
For context, Murray has won the Queen's tournament five times (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2016), a record. During the match between Petra Kvitova and Beatriz Haddad Maia, the 38-year-old was there to unveil the new name of the court where he played the last singles tournament of his career last year.
After playing (and winning) his 1000th match on the tour against Alexei Popyrin, he was later forced to retire against Jordan Thompson due to a back injury. Murray reflected on his recent presence at the Queen's Club.
"It was really great. This tournament, this court... I’ve had so many good moments here. It was at Queen’s where I won my first ATP tour match. It’s the tournament I’ve won the most in my career. I love coming back here every early summer in the UK.
"I’m very proud of the results I’ve had here. I’m grateful to whoever decided to rename the center court like this. I don’t know exactly who initiated this change, but thank you!" he said, before commenting on the return of a women's tournament in the English capital.
"Organizing a women's edition is a brilliant idea. I just met the last winner of this tournament, Olga Morozova, who also coached me when I was 12 or 13.
"She was the last to win this tournament 52 years ago (in 1973), which is incredible. This court has seen some great matches being played. It’s a fantastic opportunity for women to also have the chance to compete here.
"We have great players, so you’re lucky because you’ll get to see some very good matches this week. I hope everything goes well," Murray concluded for *Tennis Up To Date*.
