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Judy Murray has marked the end of her son Andy's career by digging into the family photo archives to share an old picture of the former World No1.
The legendary tennis player's career came to an end at the hands of American duo Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul on Thursday night.
The two US tennis stars beat Murray and his Team GB teammate Dan Evans 6-2 6-4 in the men's doubles quarter-final at the Paris Olympics.
It meant that after 19 years in the sport, the 37-year-old Briton waved goodbye to the tennis court for the final time in his career as emotion swept Court Suzanne Lenglen.
Following her son's farewell, Judy took to the social media app X to share a photo of Murray as a five-year-old playing his first match in the sport.
Judy Murray took to X to share a photo of her son Andy playing tennis as a five-year-old boy
Andy Murray waved goodbye to the sport following his doubles loss at the Paris Olympics
Judy was in the stands to cheer on her son for the final time at Court Suzanne Lenglen
The picture shows a young Murray smiling while squinting toward a camera with a tennis racquet in his hands.
The 64-year-old, who coached Andy in his younger days, posted the nostalgic picture alongside a snap of the two-time Wimbledon champion high-fiving his partner Dan Evans in their final match.
Above the photos, she captioned the post: 'First match age 5. Last match age 37.'
Murray himself also posted on social media following the match, joking on X that he 'never even liked tennis anyway'.
His final tournament was an emotional rollercoaster, stealing a win from the jaws of defeat on two occasions on his way to the quarter-final at the Paris Olympics.
Murray and Evans saved five match points in their first-round victory over Japanese pair Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel.
The British pair managed a similar feat in the second round, but they could not muster the same fight in their defeat to Fritz and Paul.
Murray ends his career with three Grand Slam titles to his name, which includes a triumph at the US Open in 2012, on top of winning Wimbledon twice.
Murray and partner Dan Evans put up a good fight during the Games but it wasn't to be
The Olympics also proved fruitful for Murray. He won two singles golds, in 2012 and 2016 respectively, as well as a silver in the men's doubles at the London Games.
But with his tennis career behind him, Murray - who was knighted in 2019 - is now ready to spend time with his family.
Speaking to BBC Sport, he said: 'I have four children below the age of eight so lay-ins don’t happen. I don’t know what I will do tonight. I can do whatever I want now, but I want to go home and spend time with my children.'
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