Scottish tennis heavyweight Andy Murray is once again competing at the Olympics, making his last appearance with Team GB.
The tennis legend previously announced that he would be retiring from the sport after competing in Paris.
In a post on social media, he said: "Arrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament @Olympics.
"Competing for have been by far the most memorable weeks of my career and I’m extremely proud to get do it one final time!"
Who is Andy Murray?
Andy Murray is a 37-year-old Glasgow-born tennis player who has won gold and silver medals at various Olympics as well as the coveted Wimbledon title.
He first began playing tennis at the age of three when his mother Judy Murray took him to play on the local courts.
He then played in his first competitive tournament at the age of five before he started competing with adults in the Central District Tennis League at the age of eight.
Despite being born in Glasgow, Andy grew up in the Scottish town of Dunblane and attended Dunblane Primary School.
Murray began his professional career in 2005 and was ranked number 407 worldwide. He later ascended to the top 10 in 2007 after reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open and the semi-finals of the Miami Masters.
In 2013, he famously became the first British man in 77 years to lift the iconic Wimbledon trophy. He was ranked world number one in singles for 41 weeks and finished as the year-end number one in 2016.
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What is Andy Murray's current world ranking?
According to ATP Tour, Andy Murray's current world ranking in the men's tennis singles is 121.
Over the course of his professional career, he has won 46 titles and accumulated $64,677,584 in prize money.
In the doubles, he currently ranks 344 globally and has a career-best of 51 in this category, a feat he achieved in 2011.
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