Andy Murray became a professional tennis player in 2005 when he became the youngest Briton to play in the Davis Cup. A month later, he was given a wild card entry to a clay-court tournament in Barcelona, the Open SEAT. Shortly thereafter, Murray reached the semi-finals of the boys’ French Open but lost in straight sets to Marin Cilic. That same year, Murray competed in his first Wimbledon and became the first Scot in the Open Era to reach the third round of the men’s singles tournament.

The following year Murray became the British No. 1 and became one of only two players to ever defeat Roger Federer. It was not until 2009, however, that Murray won his first Master’s title. That said, he made his titles worth the wait when he closed out 2009 with two Master’s titles.

Murray continued to rack up titles both in singles and in doubles with his brother, Jamie. In 2012, Andy Murray competed in the London Summer Olympics in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. He took home the silver in mixed doubles with Laura Robson and won the gold medal in singles. This made Murray the first British man to win the Olympic singles gold medal in tennis since Josiah Ritchie in 1908. For his service to tennis, Murray was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 New Year Honours. That same year, Murray became the Wimbledon champion despite having only 11 days to recover from a hip injury sustained during the Rome Masters. In 2016, Murray took home another singles gold medal at the Rio Summer Olympics.

The tennis star, however, has stated that his career will end after this season. The former world champion and three-time slam champion stated that hip pain has brought his serious playing days to a conclusion. Murray has made it clear that he does not want his career to come to a close, but the chronic weakness in his hip had made it almost unbearable to play against Stan Wawrinka in the 2017 French Open. Murray stated that he was “not sure [he] would be able to play through the pain” any longer. The champion had to leave the press conference to compose himself after he teared up while making the announcement.

Murray will certainly be a loss to the tennis world. He is the reigning Olympic champion, two time Wimbledon champion and has a total of 45 singles titles including three Grand Slam titles, 14 Masters 1000 Series titles and an ATP Finals title. While Murray himself would like to keep playing if he were healthy, the odds of him returning to the game are slim. One can only hope that Murray has a successful recovery and a happy retirement. He has certainly earned it.