"People kept telling me I needed to say something, so I eventually did. And I feel a lot better for it.
I got lots of nice messages. I felt better that it was finally out there.
Then you can move on and see what’s next in life," said Jamie Murray.
The transition away from the professional tour brought unexpected emotions for the veteran athlete.
"I wasn’t expecting to get that much attention. It caught me a bit off-guard.
Tennis is so relentless with the tour and the scheduling that you don’t really have time to take stock of what you’ve achieved," said Jamie Murray.
In his official retirement statement published on Instagram, Murray expressed gratitude toward his family and coaching staff for supporting his lengthy career.
"My tennis journey comes to an end after 36 years. I feel very fortunate and privileged for all the amazing experiences this great sport has given me.
Thanks Mum, Dad, Andy, Ale, Alan, Louis and Thomas for all your incredible support, efforts and sacrifices throughout my career that allowed me to achieve everything I could in the game.
For everybody else that's helped/supported me - I appreciate all of you! Excited to enter the real world!"
said Jamie Murray.
The Scot emphasized how grateful he felt to compete at the highest level of international tennis for two decades.
"I was privileged to play top-level sport for pretty much 20 years," said Jamie Murray.
He recalled playing on the most iconic tennis courts in the world throughout his career.
