Popsugar Health & Fitness Twitter Reactions Andy Murray Retirement Announcement January 2019 Andy Murray Announced His Retirement From Tennis in a Tearful Interview 11 January 2019 by Perri Konecky As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. Andy Murray is putting away his racket. In an emotional press conference ahead of the 2019 Australian Open, the 31-year-old British tennis player announced that his hip "is not great" and he plans on retiring after Wimbledon this year. Despite being in serious pain, Andy will play in the Australian Open this week, although he expressed fear over not being able to make it to Wimbledon this Summer due to the injury. "I'm not sure I can play through the pain for another four or five months," he said tearfully. "I can play with limitations. But having the limitations and the pain is not allowing me to enjoy competing or training." He said that after "20 months" of feeling like this, "I don't want to continue playing that way." He's a three-time Grand Slam champion and the former No. 1 player in the world (2016), and Andy's impact is absolutely felt in the sports world. Billie Jean King said it best after his press conference: "You are a champion on and off the court. So sorry you cannot retire on your own terms, but remember to look to the future. Your greatest impact on the world may be yet to come. Your voice for equality will inspire future generations," she wrote on Twitter, mentioning Andy's role as an advocate for gender equality. Watch his emotional video ahead, and see how fans are reacting to the news about Andy's retirement, including fellow tennis players. Related: You Will Love This Guide to How Tennis Scoring Works Andy's Emotional Press Conference Photos From Andy's Day at the Australian Open Practice Match Image Source: Getty / Michael Dodge Image Source: Getty / TPN Image Source: Getty / Scott Barbour Reactions to Andy's Retirement Announcement .@andy_murray You are a champion on and off the court. So sorry you cannot retire on your own terms, but remember to look to the future. Your greatest impact on the world may be yet to come. Your voice for equality will inspire future generations. Much love to you & your family. https://t.co/AQUOP3LGec— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) January 11, 2019 Andy, just watched your conference. Please don’t stop trying. Keep fighting. I can imagine your pain and sadness. I hope you can overcome this. You deserve to retire on your own terms, whenever that happens. We love you @andy_murray and we want to see you happy and doing well. 🙏— Juan M. del Potro (@delpotrojuan) January 11, 2019 If this is true, I tip my cap to @andy_murray ! Absolute legend. Short list of best tacticians in history. Unreal results in a brutal era ...... Nothing but respect here. I hope he can finish strong and healthy https://t.co/FZbwmvRC2r— andyroddick (@andyroddick) January 11, 2019 Olympic Gold 2012US Open 2012Wimbledon 2013Wimbledon 2016Olympic Gold 2016ATP World Tour Finals 2016World End Nr 1 201614 M1000 titles8 time Grand Slam finalist45 titles in total, Dubai 2017 being his last.What a career @andy_murray. Take care.— Runar Hansson (@runarhansson) January 11, 2019 Heartbroken for Andy Murray having to retire so early. One of my all-time favourites with everything he's achieved in sport. An absolute legend.— Liam Canning (@LiamPaulCanning) January 11, 2019 Tennis will come to an end for us all but the friendships will last a lifetime. What you’ve done for the sport will live on forever. I’m hoping for a strong and healthy finish for you, my friend! @andy_murray pic.twitter.com/Bcs0cdllJp— Grigor Dimitrov (@GrigorDimitrov) January 11, 2019 When you search for examples of “emptied the bucket to be as good as they could be” there should be a picture of Andy Murray sitting under that quote. Remarkable discipline for training, competition, sacrifice, perfection, a little crazy 😃 but a legend of a bloke. Bravo Andy 👏— Darren Cahill (@darren_cahill) January 11, 2019 Whatever you think “emptying the bucket” means....times that by 5 and that’s who @andy_murray is. Thank you Andy - thank you for always being you. #1 https://t.co/0jQgFI5EkA— Daniel Vallverdu (@danielvallverdu) January 11, 2019 Twitter ReactionsShoppableAthletesTennisAndy Murray