Sir Andy Murray returns to action at Wimbledon tonight as he faces Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round.
The British tennis hero breezed past countryman Ryan Peniston in the opening round, beating him in straight sets to set up a meeting with Greek No.5 seed Tsitsipas on Centre Court.
Murray is targeting a hat-trick of Wimbledon wins at the age of 36, having won the prestigious competition twice before in 2013 and 2016.
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This year marks his 15th appearance at the championships, but the former World No.1 has faced suggestions that it could also be his last having struggled with injury in recent years.
Murray's career appeared all but done four years ago after undergoing two major hip surgeries and dropping out of the top 800, but a remarkable comeback has seen him rise back up the rankings.
Nevertheless, the three-time Grand Slam winner has been subject to a lot of speculation with pundits and former pros including Pat Cash suggesting this may be the last time he appears at SW19 as a player.
But Murray has cleared up any confusion by outlining his retirement plans and insisting he won't hang up his racket this year even if he completes a hat-trick of Wimbledon titles.
"I'm not planning on stopping after I've won the tournament here,” he said ahead of his return to SW19. “I have an idea in my head of when I would like to stop. That's not definitive. A lot of that is just I think it is good to do that so you can start planning a little bit.
“But, yeah, I don't think I would announce anything, like, way ahead of time because I want to play as long as I can whilst I'm still feeling good physically and competitive. I'm aware, based on how my last sort of five, six years have gone, that things can change very quickly, as well. I'm keeping an open mind to that. Yeah, I do have an idea of when I'd like to stop, yeah.”
He added that while he could go on until his body gives up, he wanted to finish his career on his own terms - but knows he won't be able to carry on forever.
"I started to think about it actually during the Australian Open this year, like after the matches I was having, it was like, this maybe isn't that good for me, like, long-term to be playing those sorts of matches," he admitted.
"I could keep doing that probably, I don't know, until the hip finishes. I don't really want to do that. I want to finish on my terms when I'm fit and healthy and still competing at a good level. I would like to finish in that way rather than it being, like, an injury.
"I know you can't control that entirely. But I do feel like I've still got a period of time left where I'm going to be able to dedicate the physical work and training on the court to allow me to still perform at the highest level. But that can't go on forever, unfortunately.”
