Andy Murray plays final tennis match at Olympics, posts the ultimate mic drop of a tweet
Now that is how you do it.
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After an emotional speech at Wimbledon confirming he'd shortly be retiring from professional tennis, Andy Murray entered the Olympic doubles with his partner Dan Evans — and was ultimately knocked out on Thursday in the quarter finals.
The game was his final match before retiring, so obviously it was only fitting that Murray mark the occasion in some way on social media.
Cue what may be one of the greatest retirement posts of all time.
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At the time of writing that's been shared 73,000 times.
Murray even updated his bio to really drum the message home.
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A truly glorious way to mark the end.
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